9.0
9.0
Picasso Baby
2013
as Self
Taraji P. Henson
Also known as: Taraji Penda Henson, Taraji Henson
Acting
Born:September 11, 1970(age 56)
Birthplace:Washington, D.C., USA
Nationality:United States
Education:Howard University, Oxon Hill High School, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
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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.
Filmography (63 movies)
8.4
8.4
Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special
2017
Executive Producer
8.1
8.1
Hidden Figures
2016
as Katherine G. Johnson
7.8
7.8
STRAW
2025
as Janiyah Wiltkinson
7.6
7.6
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
2008
as Queenie
7.5
7.5
Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You
2012
as Self
7.4
7.4
The Best of Enemies
2019
as Ann Atwater
7.3
7.3
Minions: The Rise of Gru
2022
as Belle Bottom (voice)
7.2
7.2
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4
2022
as Self
7.2
7.2
Ralph Breaks the Internet
2018
as Yesss (voice)
7.1
7.1
Baby Boy
2001
as Yvette
7.1
7.1
Hustle & Flow
2005
as Shug
7.0
7.0
The Color Purple
2023
as Shug Avery
7.0
7.0
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
2023
as Victoria Vance (voice)
6.9
6.9
The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button
2009
as Self
6.9
6.9
Talk to Me
2007
as Vernell Watson
6.8
6.8
Think Like a Man
2012
as Lauren Harris
6.8
6.8
Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story
2011
as Tiffany Rubin
6.8
6.8
Four Brothers
2005
as Camille Mercer
6.7
6.7
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
2008
as Pam
6.7
6.7
Acrimony
2018
as Melinda Moore Gayle
6.7
6.7
Why Did I Get Married Again?
2026
as Roselyn
6.6
6.6
Hurricane Season
2010
as Dayna Collins
6.6
6.6
Mary J. Blige's My Life
2021
as Self
6.6
6.6
The Karate Kid
2010
as Sherry Parker
6.5
6.5
Madly Madagascar
2013
as Okapi (voice)
6.5
6.5
Smokin' Aces
2006
as Sharice Watters
6.4
6.4
Something New
2006
as Nedra
6.4
6.4
Muppets Haunted Mansion
2021
as The Bride
6.4
6.4
Think Like a Man Too
2014
as Lauren Harris
6.4
6.4
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
2016
as Ethel (voice)
6.3
6.3
Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man
2001
as Bess Pinckney
6.2
6.2
This Changes Everything
2019
as Self
6.2
6.2
I Can Do Bad All By Myself
2009
as April
6.2
6.2
Not Easily Broken
2009
as Clarice Clark
6.2
6.2
What Men Want
2019
Executive Producer
6.2
6.2
The Good Doctor
2011
as Nurse Theresa
6.1
6.1
Date Night
2010
as Detective Arroyo
6.1
6.1
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
2023
Executive Producer
6.1
6.1
From the Rough
2013
as Catana Starks
6.0
6.0
Larry Crowne
2011
as B'Ella
6.0
6.0
Term Life
2016
as Samantha Thurman
5.9
5.9
No Good Deed
2014
Executive Producer
5.6
5.6
Animal
2005
as Ramona
5.5
5.5
Coffee & Kareem
2020
as Vanessa Manning
5.5
5.5
Annie Live!
2021
as Miss Hannigan
5.5
5.5
Proud Mary
2018
Executive Producer
5.2
5.2
Hair Show
2004
as Tiffany
5.2
5.2
Once Fallen
2010
as Pearl
4.7
4.7
Peep World
2010
as Mary
4.6
4.6
Satan's School for Girls
2000
as Paige
4.3
4.3
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
2000
as Left-Wing Student
4.2
4.2
Tell It Like a Woman
2022
Director
3.3
3.3
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
2023
as Self
3.2
3.2
Seasons of Love
2014
Executive Producer
1.0
1.0
Streetwise
1998
as Tammy
Where’s Usher?
2024
as Self
TIME100: The World's Most Influential People
2024
as Host
Sorcerority
TBA
Escape Room
2025
'Tis So Sweet
TBA
Force
TBA
Two Faced
TBA
Director
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