
Taraji P. Henson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 11, 1970 (age 56)
- Birthplace
- Washington, D.C., USA
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.
Known For
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Filmography
Sorcerority
Movie
Force
Movie

Why Did I Get Married Again?
Movie · as Roselyn
Give Me Some Sugah
Movie

STRAW
Movie · as Janiyah Wiltkinson

Escape Room
Movie

Number One on the Call Sheet
TV · as Self · 1 ep

My Happy Place
TV · as Self · 6 eps

Where's Usher?
Movie · as Self

TIME100: The World's Most Influential People
Movie · as Host

Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
TV · as Vivian Thoma · 8 eps

Hollywood Black
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 4 eps

The Color Purple
Movie · as Shug Avery

Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
Movie · as Self (voice)

Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
Movie · as Self

PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
Movie · as Victoria Vance (voice)

Celebrity Prank Wars
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The Wine Down with Mary J. Blige
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4
Movie · as Self

Minions: The Rise of Gru
Movie · as Belle Bottom (voice)

The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps

Sherri
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps

Muppets Haunted Mansion
Movie · as The Bride

Mary J. Blige's My Life
Movie · as Self

Annie Live!
Movie · as Miss Hannigan

Abbott Elementary
TV · as Vanetta · 3 eps

That's My Jam
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps

Hart to Heart
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Coffee & Kareem
Movie · as Vanessa Manning

Feeding America Comedy Festival
Movie · as Self

Celebrity IOU
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Legendary
TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep

History 101
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep

The Best of Enemies
Movie · as Ann Atwater

This Changes Everything
Movie · as Self

What Men Want
Movie · as Alison 'Ali' Davis

A Little Late with Lilly Singh
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self, Self - Guest Host · 2 eps

Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The Masked Singer
TV · as Self - Panelist · 1 ep

Proud Mary
Movie · as Mary

Acrimony
Movie · as Melinda Moore Gayle

Ralph Breaks the Internet
Movie · as Yesss (voice)

The Alec Baldwin Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Carpool Karaoke: The Series
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Term Life
Movie · as Samantha Thurman

Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
Movie · as Ethel (voice)

Hidden Figures
Movie · as Katherine G. Johnson

Empire
TV · as Cookie Lyon · 102 eps

Lip Sync Battle
TV · as Self · 2 eps

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
TV · as Self · 2 eps

Hot Ones
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

Taraji's White Hot Holidays
TV · as Herself - Host · 3 eps

The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 1 ep

Celebrity Family Feud
TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep

No Good Deed
Movie · as Terry

Think Like a Man Too
Movie · as Lauren Harris

Seasons of Love
Movie · as Jackie

Top Five
Movie · as Taraji P. Henson

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV · as Self · 4 eps

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 5 eps

Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

From the Rough
Movie · as Catana Starks

Madly Madagascar
Movie · as Okapi (voice)
Picasso Baby
Movie · as Self

Hollywood Game Night
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Think Like a Man
Movie · as Lauren Harris

Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You
Movie · as Self

The Good Doctor
Movie · as Nurse Theresa

Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story
Movie · as Tiffany Rubin

Larry Crowne
Movie · as B'Ella

Person of Interest
TV · as Joss Carter · 90 eps

Hurricane Season
Movie · as Dayna Collins

Date Night
Movie · as Detective Arroyo

Once Fallen
Movie · as Pearl

The Karate Kid
Movie · as Sherry Parker

Peep World
Movie · as Mary

RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

Conan
TV · as Herself · 1 ep

The Talk
TV · as Self · 1 ep

I Can Do Bad All By Myself
Movie · as April

Not Easily Broken
Movie · as Clarice Clark

The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button
Movie · as Self

The Cleveland Show
TV · 1 ep

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

RuPaul's Drag Race
TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Movie · as Queenie

Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
Movie · as Pam

Eli Stone
TV · as Angela Scott · 3 eps

Talk to Me
Movie · as Vernell Watson

Something New
Movie · as Nedra

Smokin' Aces
Movie · as Sharice Watters

Animal
Movie · as Ramona

Hustle & Flow
Movie · as Shug

Four Brothers
Movie · as Camille Mercer

Hair Show
Movie · as Tiffany

House
TV · as Moira · 1 ep

Boston Legal
TV · as Whitney Rome · 20 eps

Project Runway
TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep

All of Us
TV · 1 ep

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 1 ep

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs
Movie · as Date #4 / Ghetto Girl (as Taraji Henson)

Half & Half
TV · as Gabrielle · 1 ep

Baby Boy
Movie · as Yvette

Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man
Movie · as Bess Pinckney

The Division
TV · as Raina Washington · 66 eps

BET Awards
TV · as Self - Host · 2 eps

Satan's School for Girls
Movie · as Paige

The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
Movie · as Left-Wing Student

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV · as Christina · 1 ep

Strong Medicine
TV · as Crystal · 1 ep

Streetwise
Movie · as Tammy

Felicity
TV · as R.A. #2, Art Student · 1 ep

Smart Guy
TV · as Monique, Leslie · 2 eps

The View
TV · as Self · 3 eps

The Daily Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps

Pacific Blue
TV · as Rhonda · 1 ep

The Parent 'Hood
TV · 1 ep

Sister, Sister
TV · as Briana · 1 ep

ER
TV · as Patrice Robbins, Elan · 1 ep

Saved by the Bell: The New Class
TV · as Girl · 1 ep

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV · 1 ep

The Simpsons
TV · as Praline (voice) · 1 ep

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Entertainment Tonight
TV · as Self · 2 eps

Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep

American Music Awards
TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep


