Taraji P. Henson

Taraji P. Henson

b. 1970 (age 56) Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Actress Director

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

Hustle & Flow

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

The Karate Kid

Hidden Figures

Filmography

Straw

Escape Room

My Happy Place

Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist

Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist

The 77th Annual Tony Awards

BET Awards 2024

55th NAACP Image Awards

The Color Purple

The Color Purple

Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project

Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project

Bowl of Dreams U.0 (2024)

OWN Celebrates the New Color Purple

Glamour Women of the Year Awards

Tell It Like a Woman

Tell It Like a Woman

Savage x Fenty Show Vol. 4

Savage x Fenty Show Vol. 4

BET Awards 2022

2022 Billboard Music Awards

Deadline: Special Report

Muppets Haunted Mansion

Muppets Haunted Mansion

Annie Live!

That's My Jam

Mary J Blige's My Life

Mary J Blige's My Life

Hart to Heart

BET Awards 2021

Critics Choice 3rd Annual Celebration of Black Cinema

Minions: The Rise of Gru

Minions: The Rise of Gru

Coffee & Kareem

Coffee & Kareem

American Music Awards 2020

2020 Billboard Music Awards

Peace of Mind with Taraji

The American Music Awards Wipe It Down

What Men Want

The Best of Enemies

The Best of Enemies

2019 FOX Fall Preview

Ralph Breaks the Internet

Ralph Breaks the Internet

Proud Mary

Acrimony

Proud Mary: If Looks Could Kill

D'Astrain at the Cinema

In Session: Live With Dr. Jess

Hidden Figures

Black Girls Rock! 2017

The 48th NAACP Image Awards

Taraji's White Hot Holidays

Taraji's White Hot Holidays

Billboard Women in Music Pre-Show

Dear Mama: An Event to Honor Moms

Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade

Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade

Taraji's White Hot Holidays

2016 Golden Globe Arrivals Special

TV Land Icon Awards 2016

Celebration of Gospel

The 10th Annual CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute

Empire

2015 Actress Director

Taraji and Terrence's White Hot Holidays

Guys Choice Awards 2015

VH1 Big in 2015 with Entertainment Weekly

You've Lost That Loving Feeling for CR Magazine

No Good Deed

Seasons of Love

Seasons of Love

Pitbull's New Year's Revolution

Pitbull's New Year's Revolution

I Love Black Movies

Think Like a Man

Think Like a Man

We Will Always Love You: A Grammy Salute to Whitney Houston

We Will Always Love You: A Grammy Salute to Whitney Houston

Huff Post's BV 365

In Performance at the White House; Red, White and Blues

In Performance at the White House; Red, White and Blues

Person of Interest

Person of Interest

The Good Doctor

The Good Doctor

Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain

Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain

From the Rough

Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story

Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story

BET Awards 2011

An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Chaka Khan

Mama & Me

The Karate Kid

Date Night

Peep World

Once Fallen

BET Awards 2010

2010 Soul Train Awards

I Can Do Bad All by Myself

I Can Do Bad All by Myself

Hurricane Season

Hurricane Season

Not Easily Broken

Not Easily Broken

The Mo'Nique Show

2009 Soul Train Awards

Star Movies: Live from the Red Carpet

Shooting Star(s): The Rise of Hip Hop Photographer Johnny Nunez

Shooting Star(s): The Rise of Hip Hop Photographer Johnny Nunez

The 17th Annual Diversity Awards

The 59th Annual American Cinema Editors Awards

The Family That Preys

The Family That Preys

Talk to Me

Something New

Four Brothers

Hustle & Flow

Hair Show

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