Taraji P. Henson
Known for Acting · 128 credits
- Born
- 1970-09-11 (age 55)
- Place of birth
- Washington, D.C., USA
- Also known as
- Taraji Penda Henson · Taraji Henson
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (64)
The Simpsons
1989
as Praline (voice)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self / Self - Guest
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Christina
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
House
2004
as Moira
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self / Self - Guest Host
Person of Interest
2011
as Joss Carter
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
Conan
2010
as Herself
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
as Self
ER
1994
as Patrice Robbins / Elan
Sherri
2022
as Self - Guest
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self / Self - Guest
The View
1997
as Self
Boston Legal
2004
as Whitney Rome
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self
Project Runway
2004
as Self - Guest Judge
Hot Ones
2015
as Self
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
as Self - Guest Judge
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self / Self - Guest
Empire
2015
as Cookie Lyon
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
Strong Medicine
2000
as Crystal
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Abbott Elementary
2021
as Vanetta
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
The Division
2001
as Raina Washington
Pacific Blue
1996
as Rhonda
Felicity
1998
as R.A. #2 / Art Student
The Masked Singer
2019
as Self - Panelist
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
as Self
Sister, Sister
1994
as Briana
The Cleveland Show
2009
Lip Sync Battle
2015
as Self
Celebrity Family Feud
2015
as Self - Contestant
Saved by the Bell: The New Class
1993
as Girl
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
2019
as Self
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
2010
as Self - Guest
American Music Awards
1974
as Self - Host
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
2017
as Self
Eli Stone
2008
as Angela Scott
All of Us
2003
Half & Half
2002
as Gabrielle
The Parent 'Hood
1995
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
2019
as Self
Hollywood Game Night
2013
as Self
Smart Guy
1997
as Monique / Leslie
Entertainment Tonight
1981
as Self
Celebrity IOU
2020
as Self
History 101
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Number One on the Call Sheet
2025
as Self
That's My Jam
2021
as Self - Guest
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
2024
as Vivian Thoma
Hart to Heart
2021
as Self
Hollywood Black
2024
as Self (archive footage)
BET Awards
2001
as Self - Host
Legendary
2020
as Self - Guest Judge
The Alec Baldwin Show
2018
as Self
Movies (64)
Minions: The Rise of Gru
2022
as Belle Bottom (voice)
Hidden Figures
2016
as Katherine G. Johnson
The Karate Kid
2010
as Sherry Parker
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
2023
as Victoria Vance (voice)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
2008
as Queenie
STRAW
2025
as Janiyah Wiltkinson
Ralph Breaks the Internet
2018
as Yesss (voice)
Smokin' Aces
2006
as Sharice Watters
No Good Deed
2014
as Terry
Four Brothers
2005
as Camille Mercer
Date Night
2010
as Detective Arroyo
What Men Want
2019
as Alison 'Ali' Davis
Larry Crowne
2011
as B'Ella
Baby Boy
2001
as Yvette
Madly Madagascar
2013
as Okapi (voice)
The Color Purple
2023
as Shug Avery
Hustle & Flow
2005
as Shug
Think Like a Man
2012
as Lauren Harris
Not Easily Broken
2009
as Clarice Clark
Think Like a Man Too
2014
as Lauren Harris
The Good Doctor
2011
as Nurse Theresa
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
2000
as Left-Wing Student
The Best of Enemies
2019
as Ann Atwater
Proud Mary
2018
as Mary
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
2016
as Ethel (voice)
Acrimony
2018
as Melinda Moore Gayle
Term Life
2016
as Samantha Thurman
Coffee & Kareem
2020
as Vanessa Manning
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
2008
as Pam
Feeding America Comedy Festival
2020
as Self
Hurricane Season
2010
as Dayna Collins
Muppets Haunted Mansion
2021
as The Bride
Top Five
2014
as Taraji P. Henson
Hair Show
2004
as Tiffany
Peep World
2010
as Mary
This Changes Everything
2019
as Self
Annie Live!
2021
as Miss Hannigan
Talk to Me
2007
as Vernell Watson
Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man
2001
as Bess Pinckney
Something New
2006
as Nedra
Animal
2005
as Ramona
Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special
2017
as Self - Host / Mrs. Claus / Mary / Prancer
The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button
2009
as Self
Once Fallen
2010
as Pearl
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4
2022
as Self
I Can Do Bad All By Myself
2009
as April
Picasso Baby
2013
as Self
Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs
2002
as Date #4 / Ghetto Girl (as Taraji Henson)
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
2023
as Self
Satan's School for Girls
2000
as Paige
Where's Usher?
2024
as Self
Mary J. Blige's My Life
2021
as Self
From the Rough
2013
as Catana Starks
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
2023
as Self (voice)
Seasons of Love
2014
as Jackie
Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You
2012
as Self
Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story
2011
as Tiffany Rubin
Escape Room
2025
Force
Streetwise
1998
as Tammy
Why Did I Get Married Again?
'Tis So Sweet
TIME100: The World's Most Influential People
2024
as Host
Sorcerority
About Taraji P. Henson
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. Hen… With 128 credits spanning from 1974 to 2025, Taraji P. Henson has appeared in 64 films and 64 TV shows.
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Most Popular Taraji P. Henson Movies
- Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022) — as Belle Bottom (voice)
- Hidden Figures (2016) — as Katherine G. Johnson
- The Karate Kid (2010) — as Sherry Parker
- PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie (2023) — as Victoria Vance (voice)
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) — as Queenie
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