Taraji P. Henson
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1970-09-11 (54 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.
Known For
Acting
(2025)
STRAW
as Janiyah Wiltkinson
(2024)
(2024)
Where’s Usher?
as Self
(2023)
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
as Victoria Vance (voice)
(2023)
The Color Purple
as Shug Avery
(2023)
(2023)
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
as Self (voice)
(2022)
Minions: The Rise of Gru
as Belle Bottom (voice)
(2022)
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4
as Self
(2021)
Muppets Haunted Mansion
as The Bride
(2021)
Mary J. Blige's My Life
as Self
(2021)
Annie Live!
as Miss Hannigan
(2020)
Coffee & Kareem
as Vanessa Manning
(2020)
(2019)
What Men Want
as Alison 'Ali' Davis
(2019)
The Best of Enemies
as Ann Atwater
(2019)
This Changes Everything
as Self
(2018)
Ralph Breaks the Internet
as Yesss (voice)
(2018)
Proud Mary
as Mary
(2018)
Acrimony
as Melinda Moore Gayle
(2017)
Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special
as Self - Host / Mrs. Claus / Mary / Prancer
(2016)
Hidden Figures
as Katherine G. Johnson
(2016)
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
as Ethel (voice)
(2016)
Term Life
as Samantha Thurman
(2014)
No Good Deed
as Terry
(2014)
Think Like a Man Too
as Lauren Harris
(2014)
Top Five
as Self
(2014)
Seasons of Love
as Jackie
(2013)
Madly Madagascar
as Okapi (voice)
(2013)
From the Rough
as Catana Starks
(2013)
Picasso Baby
as Self
(2012)
Think Like a Man
as Lauren Harris
(2012)
(2011)
Larry Crowne
as B'Ella
(2011)
The Good Doctor
as Nurse Theresa
(2011)
Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story
as Tiffany Rubin
(2010)
The Karate Kid
as Sherry Parker
(2010)
Date Night
as Detective Arroyo
(2010)
Once Fallen
as Pearl
(2010)
Peep World
as Mary
(2009)
Not Easily Broken
as Clarice Clark
(2009)
I Can Do Bad All By Myself
as April
(2009)
Hurricane Season
as Dayna Collins
(2009)
(2008)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
as Queenie
(2008)
(2007)
Talk to Me
as Vernell Watson
(2006)
Smokin' Aces
as Sharice Watters
(2006)
Something New
as Nedra
(2005)
Four Brothers
as Camille Mercer
(2005)
Hustle & Flow
as Shug
(2005)
Animal
as Ramona
(2004)
Hair Show
as Tiffany
(2002)
Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs
as Date #4 / Ghetto Girl (as Taraji Henson)
(2001)
Baby Boy
as Yvette
(2001)
Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man
as Bess Pinckney
(2000)
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
as Left-Wing Student
(2000)
Satan's School for Girls
as Paige
(1998)
Streetwise
as Tammy
Crew
Two Faced
Director
(2023)
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
Executive Producer
(2022)
Tell It Like a Woman
Director
(2019)
What Men Want
Executive Producer
(2018)
Proud Mary
Executive Producer
(2017)
Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special
Executive Producer
(2014)
No Good Deed
Executive Producer
(2014)
Seasons of Love
Executive Producer