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Taraji P. Henson

Born 11 September 1970 · Washington, D.C., USA

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.

Films and shows

  1. 2026Why Did I Get Married Again?1h 51mRoselyn
  2. 2026Give Me Some Sugah
  3. 2026Star Search1 seasonExecutive Producer
  4. 2026Darlene Love: I Know Where I've Been1h 55mExecutive Producer
  5. 2025STRAW1h 45mJaniyah Wiltkinson
  6. 2025Escape Room36m
  7. 2025My Happy Place1 seasonSelf
  8. 2024TIME100: The World's Most Influential People40mHost
  9. 2024Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist1 seasonVivian Thoma
  10. 2024Where's Usher?Self
  11. 2023The Color Purple2h 21mShug Avery
  12. 2023PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie1h 28mVictoria Vance (voice)
  13. 2023Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project1h 42mSelf (voice)
  14. 2023Oprah & The Color Purple Journey56mSelf
  15. 2022Minions: The Rise of Gru1h 27mBelle Bottom (voice)
  16. 2022Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 441mSelf
  17. 2022Tell It Like a Woman1h 52mDirector
  18. 2021Annie Live!2h 7mMiss Hannigan
  19. 2021Mary J. Blige's My Life1h 22mSelf
  20. 2021Muppets Haunted Mansion52mThe Bride
  21. 2020Coffee & Kareem1h 28mVanessa Manning
  22. 2019What Men Want1h 57mAlison 'Ali' Davis
  23. 2019The Best of Enemies2h 13mAnn Atwater
  24. 2019This Changes Everything1h 37mSelf
  25. 2018Proud Mary1h 28mMary
  26. 2018Acrimony2hMelinda Moore Gayle
  27. 2018Ralph Breaks the Internet1h 52mYesss (voice)
  28. 2017Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special1h 1mSelf - Host / Mrs. Claus / Mary / Prancer
  29. 2016Hidden Figures2h 7mKatherine G. Johnson
  30. 2016Term Life1h 33mSamantha Thurman
  31. 2016Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade25mEthel (voice)
  32. 2015Taraji's White Hot Holidays3 seasonsHerself - Host
  33. 2015Empire6 seasonsCookie Lyon
  34. 2014Seasons of Love1h 26mJackie
  35. 2014No Good Deed1h 24mTerry
  36. 2014Think Like a Man Too1h 45mLauren Harris
  37. 2013From the Rough1h 37mCatana Starks
  38. 2013Madly Madagascar21mOkapi (voice)
  39. 2013Picasso Baby11mSelf
  40. 2012Think Like a Man2h 2mLauren Harris
  41. 2012Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You1h 13mSelf
  42. 2011Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story1h 27mTiffany Rubin
  43. 2011The Good Doctor1h 33mNurse Theresa
  44. 2011Larry Crowne1h 38mB'Ella
  45. 2010Peep World1h 19mMary
  46. 2010Hurricane Season1h 43mDayna Collins
  47. 2010The Karate Kid2h 20mSherry Parker
  48. 2010Once Fallen1h 29mPearl
  49. 2010Date Night1h 28mDetective Arroyo
  50. 2009Not Easily Broken1h 39mClarice Clark
  51. 2009I Can Do Bad All By Myself1h 53mApril
  52. 2009The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button2h 55mSelf
  53. 2008The Curious Case of Benjamin Button2h 46mQueenie
  54. 2008Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys1h 50mPam
  55. 2007Talk to Me1h 58mVernell Watson
  56. 2006Something New1h 39mNedra
  57. 2006Smokin' Aces1h 49mSharice Watters
  58. 2005Hustle & Flow1h 56mShug
  59. 2005Animal1h 33mRamona
  60. 2005Four Brothers1h 49mCamille Mercer
  61. 2004Hair Show1h 44mTiffany
  62. 2001Baby Boy2h 10mYvette
  63. 2001The Division4 seasonsRaina Washington
  64. 2001Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man1h 45mBess Pinckney
  65. 2000Satan's School for Girls1h 27mPaige
  66. 2000The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle1h 32mLeft-Wing Student
  67. 1998Streetwise1h 55mTammy
  68. Force
  69. Sorcerority
  70. Two FacedDirector