Biography
Taraji P. Henson (born September 11, 1970) is an American actress, producer and singer. She studied acting at Howard University and began her Hollywood career as guest star on several television shows before making her breakthrough in the movie Baby Boy (2001). In 2005, she starred in Hustle & Flow and played Queenie in David Fincher's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), for which she received an Academy Award nomination.
In 2016, Time named Henson one of the 100 most influential people in the world on the annual Time 100 list. Henson also released an autobiography titled Around The Way Girl.
Filmography
all 119
Movies 63
TV Shows 56
self 48
Voice 3
Director 2
Producer 2
Self
Where’s Usher? (2024)
Movie
Self
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey (2023)
Movie
Shug Avery
The Color Purple (2023)
Movie
Self - Reading Giovanni's Poems
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project (2023)
Movie
Victoria Vance (voice)
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie (2023)
Movie
5.8
Self
Celebrity Prank Wars (2023)
TV
Self
The Wine Down with Mary J. Blige (2023)
TV
Self
America in Black (2023)
TV
Self
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4 (2022)
Movie
7
Director
Tell It Like a Woman (2022)
Movie
Self - Guest
Sherri (2022)
TV
Self
The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022)
TV
Belle Bottom
Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022)
Movie
6.11
Vanetta
Abbott Elementary (2021)
TV
Miss Hannigan
Annie Live! (2021)
Movie
Self
That's My Jam (2021)
TV
The Bride
Muppets Haunted Mansion (2021)
Movie
8
Self
Hart to Heart (2021)
TV
Self
Mary J. Blige's My Life (2021)
Movie
Self - Guest Judge
Legendary (2020)
TV
Self (archive footage)
History 101 (2020)
TV
8.5
Self
Feeding America Comedy Festival (2020)
Movie
Self
Celebrity IOU (2020)
TV
Vanessa Manning
Coffee & Kareem (2020)
Movie
6.67
Self
A Little Late with Lilly Singh (2019)
TV
6.67
Self / Self - Guest Host
The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
TV
9.5
Self
This Changes Everything (2019)
Movie
Ann Atwater
The Best of Enemies (2019)
Movie
6
Ali Davis
What Men Want (2019)
Movie
7.33
Yesss (voice)
Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)
Movie
7.13
Self - Guest
The Alec Baldwin Show (2018)
TV
Melinda
Acrimony (2018)
Movie
5.33
Mary
Proud Mary (2018)
Movie
6
Self - Host
Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special (2017)
Movie
Self
Carpool Karaoke: The Series (2017)
TV
Katherine G. Johnson
Hidden Figures (2016)
Movie
7.23
Samantha Thurman
Term Life (2016)
Movie
2
Ethel
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade (2016)
Movie
7.5
Herself - Host
Taraji's White Hot Holidays (2015)
TV
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
TV
2
Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (2015)
TV
Self
Lip Sync Battle (2015)
TV
4.2
Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015)
TV
9.5
Self
Hot Ones (2015)
TV
6
Cookie Lyon
Empire (2015)
TV
7.08
Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014)
TV
Self
Top Five (2014)
Movie
6
Jackie / Executive Producer
Seasons of Love (2014)
Movie
Terry
No Good Deed (2014)
Movie
6
Lauren Harris
Think Like a Man Too (2014)
Movie
9
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
TV
6.58
Herself
Picasso Baby (2013)
Movie
Self
Hollywood Game Night (2013)
TV
6
Coach Starks
From the Rough (2013)
Movie
Okapi
Madly Madagascar (2013)
Movie
6.27
Self
Whitney Houston - We Will Always Love You (2012)
Movie
Lauren
Think Like a Man (2012)
Movie
8.33
Detective Jocelyn 'Joss' Carter
Person of Interest (2011)
TV
5.92
Taraji
Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain (2011)
Movie
6
B'Ella
Larry Crowne (2011)
Movie
Nurse Theresa
The Good Doctor (2011)
Movie
5.5
Tiffany Rubin
Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story (2011)
Movie
Herself
Conan (2010)
TV
6.43
Pearl
Once Fallen (2010)
Movie
Mary
Peep World (2010)
Movie
Sherry Parker
The Karate Kid (2010)
Movie
6.67
Detective Arroyo
Date Night (2010)
Movie
5.33
Actress
Forehead Tittaes (2010)
Movie
Self - Guest
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked (2010)
TV
Dayna Collins
Hurricane Season (2009)
Movie
The Cleveland Show (2009)
TV
6.31
April
I Can Do Bad All By Myself (2009)
Movie
6
Self - Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009)
TV
Self
The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button (2009)
Movie
Self - Judge
RuPaul's Drag Race (2009)
TV
6.63
Clarice Clark
Not Easily Broken (2009)
Movie
Self
Shooting Star(s): The Rise of Hip Hop Photographer Johnny Nunez (2009)
Movie
Queenie
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
Movie
8.53
Pam
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys (2008)
Movie
6
Eli Stone (2008)
TV
5.29
Vernell Watson
Talk to Me (2007)
Movie
Sharice Watters
Smokin' Aces (2006)
Movie
5.67
Nedra
Something New (2006)
Movie
6
Camille Mercer
Four Brothers (2005)
Movie
6
Shug
Hustle & Flow (2005)
Movie
7
Ramona
Animal (2005)
Movie
7.75
Self - Guest Judge
Project Runway (2004)
TV
8
Moira
House (2004)
TV
7.74
Tiffany
Hair Show (2004)
Movie
10
Whitney Rome
Boston Legal (2004)
TV
5.81
All of Us (2003)
TV
Half & Half (2002)
TV
7
Yvette
Baby Boy (2001)
Movie
8
Bess Pinckney
Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man (2001)
Movie
Inspector Raina Washington
The Division (2001)
TV
Christina
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
TV
6.33
Strong Medicine (2000)
TV
5
Left-Wing Student
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000)
Movie
Paige
Satan's School for Girls (2000)
Movie
R.A. #2 / Art Student
Felicity (1998)
TV
6.14
Tammy
Streetwise (1998)
Movie
Self
The View (1997)
TV
5.5
Smart Guy (1997)
TV
Self
The Daily Show (1996)
TV
6.75
The Parent 'Hood (1995)
TV
Patrice Robbins / Elan
ER (1994)
TV
5.44
Sister, Sister (1994)
TV
7
Saved by the Bell: The New Class (1993)
TV
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
TV
5.75
Praline (voice)
The Simpsons (1989)
TV
6.75
Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)
TV
Self
Entertainment Tonight (1981)
TV
Self - Host
Saturday Night Live (1975)
TV
6.36
Self - Host
American Music Awards (1974)
TV
Director
Two Faced
Movie
Vivian Thomas
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
TV
Marty
Force
Movie
Producer
Sorcerority
Movie
Self - Guest
The Mo'Nique Show
TV
Ratings
Average 6.21
Based on 4.28 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1974
2005
2012
2008
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Information
Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1970-09-11 (53 years old)
Birth PlaceWashington, D.C., United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesWashington · D.C., United States of America
Also Known AsTaraji Penda Henson, Taraji Henson, 타라지 P. 헨슨, タラジ・P・ヘンソン , טאראג'י פ. הנסון, טראג'י פנדה הנסון
AwardsLucy Award, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special, BET Award for Best Actor & Actress, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
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