Taraji P. Henson
Acting
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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Taraji P. Henson
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Filmography of
Taraji P. Henson
Janiyah Wiltkinson
... 2025
... 2024
Self
... 2024
... 2023
Shug Avery
... 2023
Self (voice)
... 2023
Victoria Vance (voice)
... 2023
... 2022
Belle Bottom (voice)
... 2022
Miss Hannigan
... 2021
The Bride
... 2021
... 2021
... 2020
Vanessa Manning
... 2020
... 2019
Ann Atwater
... 2019
Alison 'Ali' Davis
... 2019
Yesss (voice)
... 2018
Melinda Moore Gayle
... 2018
Mary
... 2018
Self - Host / Mrs. Claus / Mary / Prancer
... 2017
Katherine G. Johnson
... 2016
Samantha Thurman
... 2016
Ethel (voice)
... 2016
Self
... 2014
Jackie
... 2014
Terry
... 2014
Lauren Harris
... 2014
Self
... 2013
Catana Starks
... 2013
Okapi (voice)
... 2013
... 2012
Lauren Harris
... 2012
B'Ella
... 2011
Nurse Theresa
... 2011
Tiffany Rubin
... 2011
Pearl
... 2010
Mary
... 2010
Sherry Parker
... 2010
Detective Arroyo
... 2010
Dayna Collins
... 2009
... 2009
... 2009
Clarice Clark
... 2009
... 2008
... 2008
Vernell Watson
... 2007
Sharice Watters
... 2006
Nedra
... 2006
Camille Mercer
... 2005
Shug
... 2005
Ramona
... 2005
Tiffany
... 2004
Date #4 / Ghetto Girl (as Taraji Henson)
... 2002
Yvette
... 2001
Bess Pinckney
... 2001
Left-Wing Student
... 2000
Paige
... 2000
Tammy
... 1998