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
| Birth Location | Washington, D.C., USA |
|---|---|
| Born | 1970-09-11 |
Movies
Where’s Usher?
as Self
2024
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
as Self
2023
The Color Purple
as Shug Avery
2023
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
as Self (voice)
2023
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
as Victoria Vance (voice)
2023
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4
as Self
2022
Minions: The Rise of Gru
as Belle Bottom (voice)
2022
Annie Live!
as Miss Hannigan
2021
Muppets Haunted Mansion
as The Bride
2021
Mary J. Blige's My Life
as Self
2021
Feeding America Comedy Festival
as Self
2020
Coffee & Kareem
as Vanessa Manning
2020
This Changes Everything
as Self
2019
The Best of Enemies
as Ann Atwater
2019
What Men Want
as Alison "Ali" Davis
2019
Ralph Breaks the Internet
as Yesss (voice)
2018
Acrimony
as Melinda Moore Gayle
2018
Proud Mary
as Mary
2018
Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special
as Herself - Host / Mrs. Claus / Mary / Prancer
2017
Hidden Figures
as Katherine G. Johnson
2016
Term Life
as Samantha Thurman
2016
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
as Ethel (voice)
2016
Top Five
as Self
2014
Seasons of Love
as Jackie
2014
No Good Deed
as Terri
2014
Think Like a Man Too
as Lauren Harris
2014
Picasso Baby
as Herself
2013
From the Rough
as Catana Starks
2013
Madly Madagascar
as Okapi (voice)
2013
2012
Think Like a Man
as Lauren Harris
2012
Larry Crowne
as B'Ella
2011
The Good Doctor
as Nurse Theresa
2011
Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story
as Tiffany Rubin
2011
Once Fallen
as Pearl
2010
Peep World
as Mary
2010
The Karate Kid
as Sherry Parker
2010
Date Night
as Detective Arroyo
2010
Forehead Tittaes
as Herself
2010
Hurricane Season
as Dayna Collins
2009
I Can Do Bad All By Myself
as April
2009
2009
Not Easily Broken
as Clarice Clark
2009
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
as Queenie
2008
2008
Talk to Me
as Vernell Watson
2007
Smokin' Aces
as Sharice Watters
2006
Something New
as Nedra
2006
Four Brothers
as Camille Mercer
2005
Hustle & Flow
as Shug
2005
Animal
as Ramona
2005
Hair Show
as Tiffany
2004
Baby Boy
as Yvette
2001
Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man
as Bess Pinckney
2001
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
as Left-Wing Student
2000
Satan's School for Girls
as Paige
2000
1998
Movies
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
Executive Producer
2023
Tell It Like a Woman
Director
2022
What Men Want
Executive Producer
2019
Proud Mary
Executive Producer
2018
Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special
Executive Producer
2017
Seasons of Love
Executive Producer
2014
No Good Deed
Executive Producer
2014
Two Faced
Director
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