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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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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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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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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Muppets Haunted Mansion | The Bride | 2021-10-08 |
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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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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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What Men Want | Alison "Ali" Davis | 2019-02-08 |
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The Best of Enemies | Ann Atwater | 2019-04-05 |
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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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Proud Mary | Mary | 2018-01-12 |
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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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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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Seasons of Love | Jackie | 2014-11-23 |
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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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No Good Deed | Terry | 2014-09-10 |
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Madly Madagascar | Okapi (voice) | 2013-01-29 |
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From the Rough | Catana Starks | 2013-06-08 |
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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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The Good Doctor | Nurse Theresa | 2011-04-23 |
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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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Date Night | Detective Arroyo | 2010-04-08 |
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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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Peep World | Mary | 2010-09-15 |
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Hurricane Season | Dayna Collins | 2009-12-08 |
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I Can Do Bad All By Myself | April | 2009-09-11 |
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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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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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Something New | Nedra | 2006-01-29 |
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Smokin' Aces | Sharice Watters | 2006-12-09 |
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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 | 1998-06-12 | |
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