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Taraji P. Henson

Taraji P. Henson

Actor · Born September 11, 1970 · Washington, D.C., USA

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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.

Acted in 71

2000s

  1. 2009

    The Cleveland Show

    TV · 4 Seasons · Comedy · Animation

    57

  2. I Can Do Bad All By Myself

    April

    55

  3. Not Easily Broken

    Clarice Clark

    51
  4. 2008

    The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

    Queenie

    75

  5. Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys

    Pam

    58

  6. Eli Stone

    Angela Scott · 3 episodes

    74
  7. 2007

    Talk to Me

    Vernell Watson

    73
  8. 2006

    Smokin' Aces

    Sharice Watters

    54

  9. Something New

    Nedra

    64
  10. 2005

    Four Brothers

    Camille Mercer

    63

  11. Hustle & Flow

    Shug

    74

  12. Animal

    Ramona

    58
  13. 2004

    House

    Moira · 1 episode

    87

  14. Hair Show

    Tiffany

  15. Boston Legal

    Whitney Rome · 20 episodes

    83
  16. 2003

    All of Us

    TV · 4 Seasons · Comedy · Family

    62
  17. 2002

    Half & Half

    Gabrielle · 1 episode

    75

  18. Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs

    Date #4 / Ghetto Girl (as Taraji Henson)

  19. 2001

    Baby Boy

    Yvette

    65

  20. Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man

    Bess Pinckney

  21. The Division

    Raina Washington · 66 episodes

    67
  22. 2000

    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

    Christina · 1 episode

    77

  23. Strong Medicine

    Crystal · 1 episode

    70

  24. The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle

    Left-Wing Student

    41

  25. Satan's School for Girls

    Paige

Produced 7

2020s

  1. 2026

    Darlene Love: I Know Where I've Been

    Producer, Executive Producer

  2. Star Search

    Executive Producer

  3. 2023

    Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project

    Executive Producer

Directed 2

2010s

  1. 2015

    Empire

    Director

    73
Appearances54

2010s

  1. 2019

    A Little Late with Lilly Singh

    Self · 1 episode

    20

  2. The Kelly Clarkson Show

    Self, Self - Guest Host · 2 episodes

    60

  3. This Changes Everything

    Self

    74

  4. Today with Jenna & Sheinelle

    Self · 1 episode

  5. The Masked Singer

    Self - Panelist · 1 episode

    63
  6. 2018

    The Alec Baldwin Show

    Self · 1 episode

  7. 2017

    Carpool Karaoke: The Series

    Self · 1 episode

    57
  8. 2015

    Taraji's White Hot Holidays

    Herself - Host · 3 episodes

  9. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    Self - Guest · 1 episode

    69

  10. Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    Self · 2 episodes

    68

  11. Celebrity Family Feud

    Self - Contestant · 1 episode

  12. Lip Sync Battle

    Self · 2 episodes

    70

  13. The Late Late Show with James Corden

    Self, Self - Guest · 1 episode

    55

  14. Hot Ones

    Self · 1 episode

    79
  15. 2014

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Self · 4 episodes

    61

  16. Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Self - Guest · 1 episode

    60

  17. The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    Self, Self - Guest · 5 episodes

    67
  18. 2013

    Hollywood Game Night

    Self · 1 episode

    71
  19. 2012

    Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You

    Self

  20. 2010

    Conan

    Herself · 1 episode

    79

  21. The Talk

    Self · 1 episode

    31

  22. RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked

    Self - Guest · 1 episode

    72