Known For
Acting
Born
Sep 11, 1970
Place of Birth
Washington, D.C., USA
Credits
135 titles
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
Filmography
Why Did I Get Married Again?
Star Search
Executive Producer
Escape Room
STRAW
Janiyah Wiltkinson
My Happy Place
Self
Number One on the Call Sheet
Self
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
Vivian Thoma
Hollywood Black
Self (archive footage)
TIME100: The World's Most Influential People
Host
Where's Usher?
Self
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
Self
The Color Purple
Shug Avery
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
Self (voice)
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
Victoria Vance (voice)
Celebrity Prank Wars
Self
The Wine Down with Mary J. Blige
Self
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4
Self
Tell It Like a Woman
Director
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self
Sherri
Self - Guest
Minions: The Rise of Gru
Belle Bottom (voice)
Abbott Elementary
Vanetta
Annie Live!
Miss Hannigan
That's My Jam
Self - Guest
Muppets Haunted Mansion
The Bride
Hart to Heart
Self
Mary J. Blige's My Life
Self
Legendary
Self - Guest Judge
History 101
Self (archive footage)
Feeding America Comedy Festival
Self
Celebrity IOU
Self
Coffee & Kareem
Vanessa Manning
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
This Changes Everything
Self
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
Self
The Best of Enemies
Ann Atwater
What Men Want
Alison 'Ali' Davis
The Masked Singer
Self - Panelist
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Yesss (voice)
The Alec Baldwin Show
Self
Acrimony
Melinda Moore Gayle
Proud Mary
Mary
Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special
Self - Host / Mrs. Claus / Mary / Prancer
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Self
Hidden Figures
Katherine G. Johnson
Term Life
Samantha Thurman
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
Ethel (voice)
WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews
Taraji's White Hot Holidays
Herself - Host