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Taraji P. Henson
Actor, Producer, Director
Born September 11, 1970 (53 years)
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.
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
Filmography
| 2024 | Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist (TV Series) · as Vivian Thoma |
| 2024 | Despicable Me 4 · as Belle Bottom (voice) (uncredited) |
| 2023 | The Color Purple · as Shug Avery |
| 2023 | PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie · as Victoria Vance (voice) |
| 2022 | Minions: The Rise of Gru · as Belle Bottom (voice) |
| 2021 | Abbott Elementary (TV Series) · as Vanetta |
| 2021 | Annie Live! · as Miss Hannigan |
| 2021 | Muppets Haunted Mansion · as The Bride |
| 2020 | Coffee & Kareem · as Vanessa Manning |
| 2019 | Tuca & Bertie (TV Series) · as Terry |
| 2019 | The Best of Enemies · as Ann Atwater |
| 2019 | What Men Want · as Alison "ali" Davis |
| 2018 | Ralph Breaks the Internet · as Yesss (voice) |
| 2018 | Acrimony · as Melinda Moore Gayle |
| 2018 | Proud Mary · as Mary |
| 2016 | Hidden Figures · as Katherine G. Johnson |
| 2016 | Term Life · as Samantha Thurman |
| 2016 | Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade · as Ethel (voice) |
| 2015 | Empire (2015) (TV Series) · as Cookie Lyon |
| 2014 | Seasons of Love · as Jackie |
| 2014 | No Good Deed · as Terri |
| 2014 | Think Like a Man Too · as Lauren Harris |
| 2013 | From the Rough · as Catana Starks |
| 2013 | Madly Madagascar · as Okapi (voice) |
| 2012 | Living in the Age of Surveillance · as Various |
| 2012 | Think Like a Man · as Lauren Harris |
| 2011 | Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain · as Taraji |
| 2011 | The Good Doctor · as Nurse Theresa |
| 2011 | Person of Interest (TV Series) · as Joss Carter |
| 2011 | Larry Crowne · as B'ella |
| 2011 | Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story · as Tiffany Rubin |
| 2010 | Once Fallen · as Pearl |
| 2010 | Peep World · as Mary |
| 2010 | The Karate Kid · as Sherry Parker |
| 2010 | Date Night · as Detective Arroyo |
| 2009 | Hurricane Season · as Dayna Collins |
| 2009 | The Cleveland Show (TV Series) |
| 2009 | I Can Do Bad All by Myself · as April |
| 2009 | Not Easily Broken · as Clarice Clark |
| 2008 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button · as Queenie |
| 2008 | The Family That Preys · as Pam |
| 2008 | Eli Stone (TV Series) |
| 2007 | Talk to Me · as Vernell Watson |
| 2006 | Smokin' Aces · as Sharice Watters |
| 2006 | Something New · as Nedra |
| 2005 | |
| 2005 | Hustle & Flow · as Shug |
| 2005 | Four Brothers · as Camille Mercer |
| 2004 | House (TV Series) · as Moira |
| 2004 | Hair Show · as Tiffany |
| 2004 | Boston Legal (TV Series) · as Whitney Rome |
| 2003 | All of Us (TV Series) |
| 2002 | Half & Half (TV Series) · as Gabrielle |
| 2002 | Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs · as Date #4 |
| 2001 | Baby Boy · as Yvette |
| 2001 | Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man · as Bess Pinckney |
| 2001 | All or Nothing · as Kiko |
| 2001 | The Division (TV Series) · as Raina Washington |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV Series) · as Christina |
| 2000 | Strong Medicine (TV Series) · as Crystal |
| 2000 | The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle · as Left-Wing Student |
| 2000 | Satan's School for Girls · as Paige |
| 1998 | Felicity (TV Series) · as Art Student |
| 1998 | |
| 1997 | Smart Guy (TV Series) |
| 1996 | Pacific Blue (TV Series) · as Rhonda |
| 1995 | The Parent 'Hood (TV Series) |
| 1994 | ER (TV Series) · as Patrice Robbins |
| 1994 | Sister, Sister (TV Series) |
| 1993 | Saved by the Bell: The New Class (TV Series) |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons (TV Series) · as Praline (voice) |