Taraji P. Henson

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1970-09-11 (55 years old)

Place of Birth

Washington, D.C., USA

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.

Acting

2005

Animal

as Ramona

2021

2005

2007

Talk to Me

as Vernell Watson

2009

Hurricane Season

as Dayna Collins

2005

Four Brothers

as Camille Mercer

2010

Date Night

as Detective Arroyo

2009

Not Easily Broken

as Clarice Clark

2006

2010

Once Fallen

as Pearl

2001

Baby Boy

as Yvette

2010

The Karate Kid

as Sherry Parker

2011

The Good Doctor

as Nurse Theresa

2012

Think Like a Man

as Lauren Harris

2023

The Color Purple

as Shug Avery

2011

Larry Crowne

as B'Ella

2014

No Good Deed

as Terry

2004

Hair Show

as Tiffany

2014

Think Like a Man Too

as Lauren Harris

2013

From the Rough

as Catana Starks

2014

2014

Top Five

as Self

2024

2016

Term Life

as Samantha Thurman

2010

Peep World

as Mary

2016

2016

Hidden Figures

as Katherine G. Johnson

2006

Smokin' Aces

as Sharice Watters

2000

2013

Madly Madagascar

as Okapi (voice)

2018

Proud Mary

as Mary

2019

The Best of Enemies

as Ann Atwater

2018

Acrimony

as Melinda Moore Gayle

2017

Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special

as Self - Host / Mrs. Claus / Mary / Prancer

2019

What Men Want

as Alison 'Ali' Davis

2018

2020

Coffee & Kareem

as Vanessa Manning

2022

Minions: The Rise of Gru

as Belle Bottom (voice)

1998

Streetwise

as Tammy

2013

2021

Annie Live!

as Miss Hannigan

2002

Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs

as Date #4 / Ghetto Girl (as Taraji Henson)

2025

STRAW

as Janiyah Wiltkinson

2023

PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie

as Victoria Vance (voice)

Production

2022

2014

No Good Deed

as Executive Producer

2014

Seasons of Love

as Executive Producer

2018

Proud Mary

as Executive Producer

2017

2019

What Men Want

as Executive Producer

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Two Faced

as Director

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