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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Escape Room | 2025-08-22 | |
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STRAW | Janiyah Wiltkinson | 2025-06-05 |
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TIME100: The World's Most Influential People | Host | 2024-05-12 |
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Where’s Usher? | Self | 2024-02-08 |
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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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Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project | Self (voice) | 2023-11-03 |
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PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie | Victoria Vance (voice) | 2023-09-21 |
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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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Annie Live! | Miss Hannigan | 2021-12-02 |
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Mary J. Blige's My Life | Self | 2021-06-25 |
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Muppets Haunted Mansion | The Bride | 2021-10-08 |
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Feeding America Comedy Festival | Self | 2020-05-10 |
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Coffee & Kareem | Vanessa Manning | 2020-04-03 |
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What Men Want | Alison 'Ali' Davis | 2019-02-08 |
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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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Proud Mary | Mary | 2018-01-12 |
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Acrimony | Melinda Moore Gayle | 2018-03-30 |
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Ralph Breaks the Internet | Yesss (voice) | 2018-11-20 |
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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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Term Life | Samantha Thurman | 2016-04-29 |
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Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade | Ethel (voice) | 2016-03-19 |
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Top Five | Self | 2014-12-12 |
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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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No Good Deed | Terry | 2014-09-10 |
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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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Picasso Baby | Self | 2013-08-02 |
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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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Larry Crowne | B'Ella | 2011-06-30 |
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Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story | Tiffany Rubin | 2011-01-31 |
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The Good Doctor | Nurse Theresa | 2011-04-23 |
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Peep World | Mary | 2010-09-15 |
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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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The Karate Kid | Sherry Parker | 2010-06-10 |
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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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The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button | Self | 2009-05-05 |
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Hurricane Season | Dayna Collins | 2009-12-08 |
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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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Animal | Ramona | 2005-05-01 |
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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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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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Baby Boy | Yvette | 2001-06-27 |
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Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man | Bess Pinckney | 2001-05-02 |
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Satan's School for Girls | Paige | 2000-03-13 |
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The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle | Left-Wing Student | 2000-06-30 |
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Streetwise | Tammy | 1998-06-12 |
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