Taraji P. Henson

Taraji P. Henson

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1970-09-11 (53 years old)

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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.

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Filmography

all 117

Movies 63

TV Shows 54

self 44

Voice 4

Director 2

Producer 2

Self
Where’s Usher?

Where’s Usher? (2024)

Movie
Self
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey

Oprah & The Color Purple Journey (2023)

Movie
Shug Avery
The Color Purple

The Color Purple (2023)

Movie
Self - Reading Giovanni's Poems
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project

Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project (2023)

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

PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie (2023)

Movie
5.8
Self
Celebrity Prank Wars

Celebrity Prank Wars (2023)

TV
Self
The Wine Down with Mary J. Blige

The Wine Down with Mary J. Blige (2023)

TV
Self
America in Black

America in Black (2023)

TV
Self
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4

Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4 (2022)

Movie
7
Director
Tell It Like a Woman

Tell It Like a Woman (2022)

Movie
Self - Guest
Sherri

Sherri (2022)

TV
The Jennifer Hudson Show

The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022)

TV
Belle Bottom
Minions: The Rise of Gru

Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022)

Movie
6.11
Vanetta
Abbott Elementary

Abbott Elementary (2021)

TV
Miss Hannigan
Annie Live!

Annie Live! (2021)

Movie
Self
That's My Jam

That's My Jam (2021)

TV
The Bride
Muppets Haunted Mansion

Muppets Haunted Mansion (2021)

Movie
8
Self
Hart to Heart

Hart to Heart (2021)

TV
Self
Mary J. Blige's My Life

Mary J. Blige's My Life (2021)

Movie
Self - Guest Judge
Legendary

Legendary (2020)

TV
Self (archive footage)
History 101

History 101 (2020)

TV
8.5
Self
Feeding America Comedy Festival

Feeding America Comedy Festival (2020)

Movie
Self
Celebrity IOU

Celebrity IOU (2020)

TV
Vanessa Manning
Coffee & Kareem

Coffee & Kareem (2020)

Movie
6.67
Self
A Little Late with Lilly Singh

A Little Late with Lilly Singh (2019)

TV
6.67
Guest Host
The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)

TV
9.5
Self
This Changes Everything

This Changes Everything (2019)

Movie
Ann Atwater
The Best of Enemies

The Best of Enemies (2019)

Movie
6
Ali Davis
What Men Want

What Men Want (2019)

Movie
7.33
Yesss
Ralph Breaks the Internet

Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)

Movie
7.13
Self - Guest
The Alec Baldwin Show

The Alec Baldwin Show (2018)

TV
Melinda
Acrimony

Acrimony (2018)

Movie
5.33
Mary
Proud Mary

Proud Mary (2018)

Movie
6
Self - Host / Mrs. Claus / Mary
Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special

Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special (2017)

Movie
Self
Carpool Karaoke: The Series

Carpool Karaoke: The Series (2017)

TV
Katherine G. Johnson
Hidden Figures

Hidden Figures (2016)

Movie
7.23
Samantha Thurman
Term Life

Term Life (2016)

Movie
2
Ethel (voice)
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade

Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade (2016)

Movie
7.5
Herself - Host
Taraji's White Hot Holidays

Taraji's White Hot Holidays (2015)

TV
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)

TV
2
Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (2015)

TV
Self
Lip Sync Battle

Lip Sync Battle (2015)

TV
4.2
Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden

The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015)

TV
9.5
Self
Hot Ones

Hot Ones (2015)

TV
6
Cookie Lyon
Empire

Empire (2015)

TV
7.08
Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014)

TV
Self
Top Five

Top Five (2014)

Movie
6
Jackie / Executive Producer
Seasons of Love

Seasons of Love (2014)

Movie
Terry
No Good Deed

No Good Deed (2014)

Movie
6
Lauren Harris
Think Like a Man Too

Think Like a Man Too (2014)

Movie
9
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)

TV
6.58
Herself
Picasso Baby

Picasso Baby (2013)

Movie
Self
Hollywood Game Night

Hollywood Game Night (2013)

TV
6
Coach Starks
From the Rough

From the Rough (2013)

Movie
Okapi (voice)
Madly Madagascar

Madly Madagascar (2013)

Movie
6.27
self
Whitney Houston - We Will Always Love You

Whitney Houston - We Will Always Love You (2012)

Movie
Lauren Harris
Think Like a Man

Think Like a Man (2012)

Movie
8.33
Joss Carter
Person of Interest

Person of Interest (2011)

TV
5.92
Taraji
Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain

Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain (2011)

Movie
6
B'Ella
Larry Crowne

Larry Crowne (2011)

Movie
Nurse Theresa
The Good Doctor

The Good Doctor (2011)

Movie
5.5
Tiffany Rubin
Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story

Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story (2011)

Movie
Herself
Conan

Conan (2010)

TV
6.43
Pearl
Once Fallen

Once Fallen (2010)

Movie
Mary
Peep World

Peep World (2010)

Movie
Sherry Parker
The Karate Kid

The Karate Kid (2010)

Movie
6.67
Detective Arroyo
Date Night

Date Night (2010)

Movie
5.33
Actress
Forehead Tittaes

Forehead Tittaes (2010)

Movie
Dayna Collins
Hurricane Season

Hurricane Season (2009)

Movie
The Cleveland Show

The Cleveland Show (2009)

TV
6.31
April
I Can Do Bad All By Myself

I Can Do Bad All By Myself (2009)

Movie
6
Self - Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009)

TV
Self
The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button

The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button (2009)

Movie
Self - Judge
RuPaul's Drag Race

RuPaul's Drag Race (2009)

TV
6.63
Clarice Clark
Not Easily Broken

Not Easily Broken (2009)

Movie
Self
Shooting Star(s): The Rise of Hip Hop Photographer Johnny Nunez

Shooting Star(s): The Rise of Hip Hop Photographer Johnny Nunez (2009)

Movie
Queenie
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

Movie
8.53
Pam
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys

Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys (2008)

Movie
6
Eli Stone

Eli Stone (2008)

TV
5.29
Vernell Watson
Talk to Me

Talk to Me (2007)

Movie
Sharice Watters
Smokin' Aces

Smokin' Aces (2006)

Movie
5.67
Nedra
Something New

Something New (2006)

Movie
6
Camille Mercer
Four Brothers

Four Brothers (2005)

Movie
6
Shug
Hustle & Flow

Hustle & Flow (2005)

Movie
7
Ramona
Animal

Animal (2005)

Movie
7.75
Self - Guest Judge
Project Runway

Project Runway (2004)

TV
8
Moira
House

House (2004)

TV
7.74
Tiffany
Hair Show

Hair Show (2004)

Movie
10
Whitney Rome
Boston Legal

Boston Legal (2004)

TV
5.81
All of Us

All of Us (2003)

TV
Half & Half

Half & Half (2002)

TV
7
Yvette
Baby Boy

Baby Boy (2001)

Movie
8
Bess Pinckney
Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man

Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man (2001)

Movie
Inspector Raina Washington
The Division

The Division (2001)

TV
Christina
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)

TV
6.33
Strong Medicine

Strong Medicine (2000)

TV
5
Left-Wing Student
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle

The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000)

Movie
Paige
Satan's School for Girls

Satan's School for Girls (2000)

Movie
R.A. #2 / Art Student
Felicity

Felicity (1998)

TV
6.14
Tammy
Streetwise

Streetwise (1998)

Movie
Self
The View

The View (1997)

TV
5.5
Smart Guy

Smart Guy (1997)

TV
Self
The Daily Show

The Daily Show (1996)

TV
6.75
The Parent 'Hood

The Parent 'Hood (1995)

TV
Patrice Robbins / Elan
ER

ER (1994)

TV
5.44
Sister, Sister

Sister, Sister (1994)

TV
7
Saved by the Bell: The New Class

Saved by the Bell: The New Class (1993)

TV
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)

TV
5.75
Praline (voice)
The Simpsons

The Simpsons (1989)

TV
6.75
Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)

TV
Self - Host
Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live (1975)

TV
6.36
Self - Host
American Music Awards

American Music Awards (1974)

TV
Director
Two Faced

Two Faced

Movie
Vivian Thomas
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist

Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist

TV
Marty
Force

Force

Movie
Producer
Sorcerority

Sorcerority

Movie
Self - Guest
The Mo'Nique Show

The Mo'Nique Show

TV

Ratings

Average 6.22
Based on 4.26 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1974
2005
2012
2008
2024
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1970-09-11 (53 years old)

Birth Place
Washington, D.C., United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America

Residences
Washington · D.C., United States of America

Also Known As
Taraji Penda Henson, Taraji Henson, 타라지 P. 헨슨, タラジ・P・ヘンソン , טאראג'י פ. הנסון, טראג'י פנדה הנסון

Awards
Lucy 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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