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Taraji P. Henson

Taraji P. Henson

Actor · Born 1970-09-11 · Washington, D.C., USA

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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.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) — Queenie
  2. The Simpsons (1989) — Praline (voice)
  3. Hidden Figures (2016) — Katherine G. Johnson
  4. Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018) — Yesss (voice)
  5. House (2004) — Moira
  6. The Karate Kid (2010) — Sherry Parker
  7. Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022) — Belle Bottom (voice)
  8. Date Night (2010) — Detective Arroyo
  9. Four Brothers (2005) — Camille Mercer
  10. Person of Interest (2011) — Joss Carter
  11. Smokin' Aces (2006) — Sharice Watters
  12. What Men Want (2019) — Alison 'Ali' Davis
  13. Larry Crowne (2011) — B'Ella
  14. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) — Christina
  15. STRAW (2025) — Janiyah Wiltkinson
  16. ER (1994) — Patrice Robbins
  17. Think Like a Man (2012) — Lauren Harris
  18. Empire (2015) — Cookie Lyon
  19. No Good Deed (2014) — Terry
  20. The Daily Show (1996) — Self
  21. Think Like a Man Too (2014) — Lauren Harris
  22. PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie (2023) — Victoria Vance (voice)
  23. Proud Mary (2018) — Mary
  24. Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade (2016) — Ethel (voice)
  25. Saturday Night Live (1975) — Self - Host
  26. Top Five (2014) — Taraji P. Henson
  27. The Best of Enemies (2019) — Ann Atwater
  28. The Cleveland Show (2009)
  29. Hustle & Flow (2005) — Shug
  30. Coffee & Kareem (2020) — Vanessa Manning
  31. Acrimony (2018) — Melinda Moore Gayle
  32. The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000) — Left-Wing Student
  33. Boston Legal (2004) — Whitney Rome
  34. The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) — Self
  35. The Color Purple (2023) — Shug Avery
  36. Baby Boy (2001) — Yvette
  37. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) — Self - Guest
  38. Term Life (2016) — Samantha Thurman
  39. Abbott Elementary (2021) — Vanetta
  40. RuPaul's Drag Race (2009) — Self - Guest Judge

Directed

  1. Empire (2015) — Director
  2. Tell It Like a Woman (2022) — Director
  3. Two Faced — Director