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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Escape Room | 2025-08-22 | |
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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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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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The Color Purple | Shug Avery | 2023-12-25 |
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Oprah & The Color Purple Journey | Self | 2023-12-28 |
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Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4 | Self | 2022-11-09 |
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Minions: The Rise of Gru | Belle Bottom (voice) | 2022-06-29 |
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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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Feeding America Comedy Festival | Self | 2020-05-10 |
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Coffee & Kareem | Vanessa Manning | 2020-04-03 |
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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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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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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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Hidden Figures | Katherine G. Johnson | 2016-12-10 |
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Seasons of Love | Jackie | 2014-11-23 |
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No Good Deed | Terry | 2014-09-10 |
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Top Five | Self | 2014-12-12 |
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Think Like a Man Too | Lauren Harris | 2014-06-20 |
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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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From the Rough | Catana Starks | 2013-06-08 |
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Think Like a Man | Lauren Harris | 2012-04-20 |
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Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You | Self | 2012-07-01 |
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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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Hurricane Season | Dayna Collins | 2010-02-09 |
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Peep World | Mary | 2010-09-15 |
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The Karate Kid | Sherry Parker | 2010-06-10 |
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Date Night | Detective Arroyo | 2010-04-08 |
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Once Fallen | Pearl | 2010-11-02 |
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The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button | Self | 2009-05-05 |
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Not Easily Broken | Clarice Clark | 2009-01-09 |
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I Can Do Bad All By Myself | April | 2009-09-11 |
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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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Four Brothers | Camille Mercer | 2005-08-11 |
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Animal | Ramona | 2005-05-01 |
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Hustle & Flow | Shug | 2005-07-22 |
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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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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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Why Did I Get Married Again? | ||
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Force | ||
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