Taraji P. Henson
Taraji P. 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
Actor
as Self
as Vivian Thoma
as Self
as Shug Avery
as Self (voice)
as Victoria Vance (voice)
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Belle Bottom (voice)
as Self
as Self - Guest
as Miss Hannigan
as The Bride
as Self
as Vanetta
as Self
as Self - Guest
as Self
as Self
as Vanessa Manning
as Self - Guest Judge
as Self (archive footage)
as Self
as Self
as Ann Atwater
as Alison "Ali" Davis
as Self
as Self
as Self - Guest Host
as Yesss (voice)
as Melinda Moore Gayle
as Mary
as Self
as Self (archival footage)
as Self
as Self - Host / Mrs. Claus / Mary / Prancer
as Self
as Katherine G. Johnson
as Samantha Thurman
as Ethel (voice)
as Herself - Host
as Self
as Self
as Cookie Lyon
as Self
as Jackie
as Terri
as Lauren Harris
as Self
as Self
as Catana Starks
as Okapi (voice)
as Self
as Lauren Harris
as B'Ella
as Nurse Theresa
as Tiffany Rubin
as Joss Carter
as Pearl
as Mary
as Sherry Parker
as Detective Arroyo
as Herself
as Herself
as Self - Guest
as Dayna Collins
as April
as Clarice Clark
as Self - Guest
as Self - Judge
as Queenie
as Vernell Watson
as Sharice Watters
as Nedra
as Camille Mercer
as Shug
as Ramona
as Tiffany
as Self - Guest Judge
as Moira
as Whitney Rome
as Date #4 / Ghetto Girl (as Taraji Henson)
as Gabrielle
as Yvette
as Bess Pinckney
as Raina Washington
as Left-Wing Student
as Paige
as Christina
as Crystal
as R.A. #2
as Art Student
as Self
as Self
as Rhonda
as Patrice Robbins
as Elan
as Girl
as Praline (voice)
as Self
as Self
as Self - Host
as Self - Host
Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
Director
as Director
as Director