1970-09-11 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.
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STRAW | Janiyah Wiltkinson | 2025-06-05 |
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Where’s Usher? | Self | 2024-02-08 |
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TIME100: The World's Most Influential People | Host | 2024-05-12 |
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Oprah & The Color Purple Journey | Self | 2023-12-28 |
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The Color Purple | Shug Avery | 2023-12-25 |
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PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie | Victoria Vance (voice) | 2023-09-21 |
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Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project | Self (voice) | 2023-11-03 |
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Minions: The Rise of Gru | Belle Bottom (voice) | 2022-06-29 |
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Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4 | Self | 2022-11-09 |
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Mary J. Blige's My Life | Self | 2021-06-25 |
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Annie Live! | Miss Hannigan | 2021-12-02 |
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Muppets Haunted Mansion | The Bride | 2021-10-08 |
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Coffee & Kareem | Vanessa Manning | 2020-04-03 |
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Feeding America Comedy Festival | Self | 2020-05-10 |
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This Changes Everything | Self | 2019-06-28 |
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The Best of Enemies | Ann Atwater | 2019-04-05 |
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What Men Want | Alison 'Ali' Davis | 2019-02-08 |
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Ralph Breaks the Internet | Yesss (voice) | 2018-11-20 |
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Proud Mary | Mary | 2018-01-12 |
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Acrimony | Melinda Moore Gayle | 2018-03-30 |
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Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special | Self - Host / Mrs. Claus / Mary / Prancer | 2017-12-14 |
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Hidden Figures | Katherine G. Johnson | 2016-12-10 |
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Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade | Ethel (voice) | 2016-03-19 |
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Term Life | Samantha Thurman | 2016-04-29 |
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Top Five | Self | 2014-12-12 |
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No Good Deed | Terry | 2014-09-10 |
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Seasons of Love | Jackie | 2014-11-23 |
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Think Like a Man Too | Lauren Harris | 2014-06-20 |
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Picasso Baby | Self | 2013-08-02 |
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From the Rough | Catana Starks | 2013-06-08 |
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Madly Madagascar | Okapi (voice) | 2013-01-29 |
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Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You | Self | 2012-07-01 |
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Think Like a Man | Lauren Harris | 2012-04-20 |
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The Good Doctor | Nurse Theresa | 2011-04-23 |
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Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story | Tiffany Rubin | 2011-01-31 |
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Larry Crowne | B'Ella | 2011-06-30 |
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The Karate Kid | Sherry Parker | 2010-06-10 |
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Once Fallen | Pearl | 2010-11-02 |
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Date Night | Detective Arroyo | 2010-04-08 |
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Peep World | Mary | 2010-09-15 |
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Hurricane Season | Dayna Collins | 2009-12-08 |
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The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button | Self | 2009-05-05 |
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I Can Do Bad All By Myself | April | 2009-09-11 |
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Not Easily Broken | Clarice Clark | 2009-01-09 |
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Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys | Pam | 2008-09-12 |
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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Queenie | 2008-12-25 |
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Talk to Me | Vernell Watson | 2007-07-13 |
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Smokin' Aces | Sharice Watters | 2006-12-09 |
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Something New | Nedra | 2006-01-29 |
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Hustle & Flow | Shug | 2005-07-22 |
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Four Brothers | Camille Mercer | 2005-08-11 |
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Animal | Ramona | 2005-05-01 |
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Hair Show | Tiffany | 2004-10-17 |
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Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs | Date #4 / Ghetto Girl (as Taraji Henson) | 2002-02-14 |
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Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man | Bess Pinckney | 2001-05-02 |
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Baby Boy | Yvette | 2001-06-27 |
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The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle | Left-Wing Student | 2000-06-30 |
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Satan's School for Girls | Paige | 2000-03-13 |
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Streetwise | Tammy | 1998-06-12 |
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