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Taraji P. Henson
Born · September 11, 1970 (54 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Washington, D.C., USA
Bio
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.
TIME100: The World's Most Influential People
Host
0.0
2024
Where’s Usher?
Self
0.0
2024
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
Self
4.5
2023
The Color Purple
Shug Avery
7.1
2023
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
Self (voice)
6.9
2023
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
Victoria Vance (voice)
7.0
2023
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4
Self
7.0
2022
Minions: The Rise of Gru
Belle Bottom (voice)
7.3
2022
Annie Live!
Miss Hannigan
5.3
2021
Muppets Haunted Mansion
The Bride
6.4
2021
Mary J. Blige's My Life
Self
6.4
2021
Feeding America Comedy Festival
Self
6.8
2020
Coffee & Kareem
Vanessa Manning
5.5
2020
This Changes Everything
Self
6.2
2019
The Best of Enemies
Ann Atwater
7.4
2019
What Men Want
Alison "Ali" Davis
6.2
2019
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Yesss (voice)
7.2
2018
Acrimony
Melinda Moore Gayle
6.7
2018
Proud Mary
Mary
5.5
2018
Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special
Self - Host / Mrs. Claus / Mary / Prancer
8.0
2017
Hidden Figures
Katherine G. Johnson
8.1
2016
Term Life
Samantha Thurman
6.0
2016
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
Ethel (voice)
6.4
2016
Top Five
Self
6.1
2014
Seasons of Love
Jackie
3.2
2014
No Good Deed
Terri
5.9
2014
Think Like a Man Too
Lauren Harris
6.4
2014
Picasso Baby
Self
9.0
2013
From the Rough
Catana Starks
6.3
2013
Madly Madagascar
Okapi (voice)
6.5
2013
Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You
Self
7.5
2012
Think Like a Man
Lauren Harris
6.8
2012
Larry Crowne
B'Ella
6.0
2011
The Good Doctor
Nurse Theresa
6.2
2011
Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story
Tiffany Rubin
6.9
2011
Once Fallen
Pearl
5.0
2010
Peep World
Mary
4.7
2010
The Karate Kid
Sherry Parker
6.5
2010
Date Night
Detective Arroyo
6.1
2010
Forehead Tittaes
Herself
4.9
2010
Hurricane Season
Dayna Collins
6.8
2009
I Can Do Bad All By Myself
April
6.3
2009
The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button
Self
6.9
2009
Not Easily Broken
Clarice Clark
6.2
2009
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Queenie
7.6
2008
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
Pam
6.8
2008
Talk to Me
Vernell Watson
6.9
2007
Smokin' Aces
Sharice Watters
6.5
2006
Something New
Nedra
6.5
2006
Four Brothers
Camille Mercer
6.8
2005
Hustle & Flow
Shug
7.1
2005
Animal
Ramona
5.6
2005
Sorcerority
0.0
Hair Show
Tiffany
5.7
2004
Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs
Date #4 / Ghetto Girl (as Taraji Henson)
10.0
2002
Baby Boy
Yvette
7.2
2001
Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man
Bess Pinckney
6.1
2001
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
Left-Wing Student
4.1
2000
Satan's School for Girls
Paige
4.8
2000
Force
0.0
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
Vivian Thoma · (8 episodes)
7.2
2024
Celebrity Prank Wars
Self · (1 episode)
6.2
2023
The Wine Down with Mary J. Blige
Self · (1 episode)
0.0
2023
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self · (1 episode)
6.4
2022
Sherri
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
4.2
2022
Abbott Elementary
Vanetta · (2 episodes)
7.5
2021
That's My Jam
Self · (1 episode)
6.2
2021
That's My Jam
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
6.2
2021
Hart to Heart
Self · (1 episode)
8.2
2021
Legendary
Self - Guest Judge · (1 episode)
7.7
2020
History 101
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
7.1
2020
Celebrity IOU
Self · (1 episode)
6.1
2020
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Self · (1 episode)
3.8
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · (2 episodes)
6.2
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self - Guest Host · (1 episode)
6.2
2019
The Alec Baldwin Show
Self · (1 episode)
1.0
2018
Lie Detector
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
0.0
2018
Lie Detector
Self · (1 episode)
0.0
2018
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Self · (1 episode)
5.9
2017
Taraji's White Hot Holidays
Herself - Host · (3 episodes)
0.0
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · (1 episode)
6.6
2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · (2 episodes)
5.7
2015
Lip Sync Battle
Self · (3 episodes)
6.4
2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self · (1 episode)
5.4
2015
Hot Ones
Self · (1 episode)
7.4
2015
Empire
Cookie Lyon · (102 episodes)
7.2
2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · (4 episodes)
4.4
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · (5 episodes)
5.8
2014
Hollywood Game Night
Self · (1 episode)
6.8
2013
Person of Interest
Joss Carter · (90 episodes)
8.1
2011
Conan
Herself · (1 episode)
7.0
2010
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
6.2
2010
The Cleveland Show
(1 episode)
5.8
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
5.0
2009
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Guest Judge · (1 episode)
7.5
2009
Eli Stone
(3 episodes)
6.8
2008
Project Runway
Self - Guest Judge · (1 episode)
6.2
2004
House
Moira · (1 episode)
8.6
2004
Boston Legal
Whitney Rome · (20 episodes)
7.9
2004
All of Us
(1 episode)
7.4
2003
Half & Half
Gabrielle · (1 episode)
8.3
2002
The Division
Raina Washington · (66 episodes)
7.0
2001
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Christina · (1 episode)
7.6
2000
Strong Medicine
Crystal · (1 episode)
7.1
2000
Felicity
R.A. #2 · (1 episode)
6.5
1998
Felicity
Art Student · (1 episode)
6.5
1998
Streetwise
1.0
1998
The View
Self · (2 episodes)
4.4
1997
Smart Guy
(2 episodes)
7.6
1997
The Daily Show
Self · (2 episodes)
6.4
1996
Pacific Blue
Rhonda · (1 episode)
5.4
1996
The Parent 'Hood
(1 episode)
7.2
1995
ER
Patrice Robbins · (2 episodes)
7.8
1994
ER
Elan · (1 episode)
7.8
1994
Sister, Sister
(1 episode)
7.2
1994
Saved by the Bell: The New Class
Girl · (1 episode)
5.7
1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
(1 episode)
5.4
1992
The Simpsons
Praline (voice) · (1 episode)
8.0
1989
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self · (1 episode)
5.2
1988
Entertainment Tonight
Self · (2 episodes)
3.7
1981
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · (1 episode)
6.9
1975
American Music Awards
Self - Host · (1 episode)
8.1
1974