Taraji P. Henson
Born in Washington, D.C., USA — Sep 11 1970
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 r…
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Taraji P. Henson's Credits
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Christina
The Simpsons
Praline (voice)
House
Moira
Person of Interest
Joss Carter
ER
Patrice Robbins
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Guest Judge
Project Runway
Self - Guest Judge
Strong Medicine
Crystal
Boston Legal
Whitney Rome
The Masked Singer
Self - Panelist
Abbott Elementary
Vanetta
Empire
Cookie Lyon
The Division
Raina Washington
Pacific Blue
Rhonda
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
Self - Guest
Felicity
R.A. #2
Sister, Sister
Briana
Saved by the Bell: The New Class
Girl
Celebrity Family Feud
Self - Contestant
Lip Sync Battle
Self
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Self
The Cleveland Show
Half & Half
Gabrielle
All of Us
Smart Guy
Monique
Eli Stone
Angela Scott
The Parent 'Hood
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
Self
Hollywood Game Night
Self
History 101
Self (archive footage)
Celebrity IOU
Self
Number One on the Call Sheet
Self
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Queenie
STRAW
Janiyah Wiltkinson
Hidden Figures
Katherine G. Johnson
Minions: The Rise of Gru
Belle Bottom (voice)
BET Awards
Self - Host
The Karate Kid
Sherry Parker
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Yesss (voice)
Legendary
Self - Guest Judge
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
Victoria Vance (voice)
That's My Jam
Self - Guest
No Good Deed
Terry
Smokin' Aces
Sharice Watters
The Color Purple
Shug Avery
What Men Want
Alison 'Ali' Davis
Four Brothers
Camille Mercer
Date Night
Detective Arroyo
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
Vivian Thoma
Baby Boy
Yvette
Larry Crowne
B'Ella
Taraji's White Hot Holidays
Herself - Host
Celebrity Prank Wars
Self
Hustle & Flow
Shug
Not Easily Broken
Clarice Clark
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
Ethel (voice)
Think Like a Man Too
Lauren Harris
Think Like a Man
Lauren Harris
The Good Doctor
Nurse Theresa
Term Life
Samantha Thurman
Muppets Haunted Mansion
The Bride
The Best of Enemies
Ann Atwater
Feeding America Comedy Festival
Self
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
Pam
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
Left-Wing Student
Madly Madagascar
Okapi (voice)
The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button
Self
Proud Mary
Mary
This Changes Everything
Self
Something New
Nedra
My Happy Place
Self
Tell It Like a Woman
Directing
Top Five
Taraji P. Henson
Star Search
Production
Hair Show
Tiffany
Acrimony
Melinda Moore Gayle
Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man
Bess Pinckney
Once Fallen
Pearl
Peep World
Mary
Hurricane Season
Dayna Collins
I Can Do Bad All By Myself
April
Escape Room
Animal
Ramona
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
Self
Talk to Me
Vernell Watson
Coffee & Kareem
Vanessa Manning
Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You
Self
Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs
Date #4 / Ghetto Girl (as Taraji Henson)
Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special
Self - Host / Mrs. Claus / Mary / Prancer
Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story
Tiffany Rubin
Satan's School for Girls
Paige
Sorcerority
From the Rough
Catana Starks
Annie Live!
Miss Hannigan
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4
Self
Seasons of Love
Jackie
The Wine Down with Mary J. Blige
Self
Picasso Baby
Self
Why Did I Get Married Again?
Where's Usher?
Self
Mary J. Blige's My Life
Self
'Tis So Sweet
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
Self (voice)
Force
Two Faced
Directing
Streetwise
Tammy
TIME100: The World's Most Influential People
Host