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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No Good Deed | Terri | 2014-09-10 |
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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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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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Forehead Tittaes | Herself | 2010-03-07 |
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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 Karate Kid | Sherry Parker | 2010-06-10 |
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Peep World | Mary | 2010-09-15 |
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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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Hurricane Season | Dayna Collins | 2009-12-08 |
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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Queenie | 2008-12-25 |
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Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys | Pam | 2008-09-12 |
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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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Hustle & Flow | Shug | 2005-07-22 |
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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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