Taraji P. Henson
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
Ramona
Animal
The Bride
Muppets Haunted Mansion
Shug
Hustle & Flow
Queenie
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Vernell Watson
Talk to Me
Dayna Collins
Hurricane Season
Camille Mercer
Four Brothers
April
I Can Do Bad All By Myself
Detective Arroyo
Date Night
Clarice Clark
Not Easily Broken
Nedra
Something New
Sorcerority
Pam
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
Pearl
Once Fallen
Yvette
Baby Boy
Sherry Parker
The Karate Kid
Nurse Theresa
The Good Doctor
Lauren Harris
Think Like a Man
Tiffany Rubin
Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story
Shug Avery
The Color Purple
B'Ella
Larry Crowne
Terry
No Good Deed
Tiffany
Hair Show
Lauren Harris
Think Like a Man Too
Catana Starks
From the Rough
Paige
Satan's School for Girls
Bess Pinckney
Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man
Self (voice)
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
Jackie
Seasons of Love
Self
Top Five
Self
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4
Self
Where’s Usher?
Samantha Thurman
Term Life
Self
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
Self
Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You
Mary
Peep World
Host
TIME100: The World's Most Influential People
Ethel (voice)
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
Katherine G. Johnson
Hidden Figures
Force
Sharice Watters
Smokin' Aces
Okapi (voice)
Madly Madagascar
Left-Wing Student
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
Mary
Proud Mary
Ann Atwater
The Best of Enemies
Melinda Moore Gayle
Acrimony
Self - Host / Mrs. Claus / Mary / Prancer
Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special
Self
This Changes Everything
Alison 'Ali' Davis
What Men Want
Yesss (voice)
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Vanessa Manning
Coffee & Kareem
Belle Bottom (voice)
Minions: The Rise of Gru
Self
Feeding America Comedy Festival
Tammy
Streetwise
Self
Picasso Baby
Self
Mary J. Blige's My Life
Miss Hannigan
Annie Live!
Self
The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button
Date #4 / Ghetto Girl (as Taraji Henson)
Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs
Janiyah Wiltkinson
STRAW
Victoria Vance (voice)
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
61
Gender
Female
Birthday
1970-09-11
Place of Birth
Washington, D.C., USA
Also Known As
Taraji Penda Henson