Acting
Taraji P. Henson
EN cinema · 66 credits
Born
11 September 1970 (age 56)
Birthplace
Washington, D.C., USA
Also known as Taraji Penda Henson · Taraji Henson
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
Filmography
Two Faced
Two Faced
Director
Why Did I Get Married Again?
as Roselyn
Darlene Love: I Know Where I've Been
Producer, Executive Producer
STRAW
as Janiyah Wiltkinson
The Color Purple
as Shug Avery
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
as Self (voice), Executive Producer
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
as Victoria Vance (voice)
Minions: The Rise of Gru
as Belle Bottom (voice)
Tell It Like a Woman
Director
Muppets Haunted Mansion
as The Bride
Annie Live!
as Miss Hannigan
Coffee & Kareem
as Vanessa Manning
The Best of Enemies
as Ann Atwater
What Men Want
as Alison 'Ali' Davis, Executive Producer
Proud Mary
as Mary, Executive Producer
Acrimony
as Melinda Moore Gayle
Ralph Breaks the Internet
as Yesss (voice)
Term Life
as Samantha Thurman
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
as Ethel (voice)
Hidden Figures
as Katherine G. Johnson
No Good Deed
as Terry, Executive Producer
Think Like a Man Too
as Lauren Harris
Seasons of Love
as Jackie, Executive Producer
Top Five
as Taraji P. Henson
From the Rough
as Catana Starks
Madly Madagascar
as Okapi (voice)
Think Like a Man
as Lauren Harris
The Good Doctor
as Nurse Theresa
Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story
as Tiffany Rubin
Larry Crowne
as B'Ella
Hurricane Season
as Dayna Collins
Date Night
as Detective Arroyo
Once Fallen
as Pearl
The Karate Kid
as Sherry Parker
Peep World
as Mary
Not Easily Broken
as Clarice Clark
Talk to Me
as Vernell Watson
Something New
as Nedra
Smokin' Aces
as Sharice Watters
Animal
as Ramona
Hustle & Flow
as Shug
Four Brothers
as Camille Mercer
Hair Show
as Tiffany
Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs
as Date #4 / Ghetto Girl (as Taraji Henson)
Baby Boy
as Yvette
Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man
as Bess Pinckney
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
as Left-Wing Student
Streetwise
as Tammy