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Taraji P. Henson

Acting 55 years old Washington, D.C., USA ★ 5.0
Born: September 11, 1970

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.

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Known For

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Self - Guest 2009
The Simpsons
The Simpsons Praline (voice) 1989
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show Self - Guest Host 2019
Person of Interest
Person of Interest Joss Carter 2011
ER
ER Patrice Robbins 1994

Filmography

Acting Credits (133)

Escape Room
Escape Room 2025
STRAW
STRAW Janiyah Wiltkinson 2025
My Happy Place
My Happy Place Self 2025
Number One on the Call Sheet
Number One on the Call Sheet Self 2025
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist Vivian Thoma 2024
TIME100: The World's Most Influential People
TIME100: The World's Most Influential People Host 2024
Where's Usher?
Where's Usher? Self 2024
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey Self 2023
The Color Purple
The Color Purple Shug Avery 2023
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project Self (voice) 2023
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie Victoria Vance (voice) 2023
Celebrity Prank Wars
Celebrity Prank Wars Self 2023
The Wine Down with Mary J. Blige
The Wine Down with Mary J. Blige Self 2023
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4 Self 2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
The Jennifer Hudson Show Self 2022
Sherri
Sherri Self - Guest 2022
Minions: The Rise of Gru
Minions: The Rise of Gru Belle Bottom (voice) 2022
Abbott Elementary
Abbott Elementary Vanetta 2021
Annie Live!
Annie Live! Miss Hannigan 2021
That's My Jam
That's My Jam Self - Guest 2021
Muppets Haunted Mansion
Muppets Haunted Mansion The Bride 2021
Hart to Heart
Hart to Heart Self 2021
Mary J. Blige's My Life
Mary J. Blige's My Life Self 2021
Legendary
Legendary Self - Guest Judge 2020
History 101
History 101 Self (archive footage) 2020
Feeding America Comedy Festival
Feeding America Comedy Festival Self 2020
Celebrity IOU
Celebrity IOU Self 2020
Coffee & Kareem
Coffee & Kareem Vanessa Manning 2020
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
A Little Late with Lilly Singh Self 2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show Self 2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show Self - Guest Host 2019
This Changes Everything
This Changes Everything Self 2019
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle Self 2019
The Best of Enemies
The Best of Enemies Ann Atwater 2019
What Men Want
What Men Want Alison 'Ali' Davis 2019
The Masked Singer
The Masked Singer Self - Panelist 2019
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Ralph Breaks the Internet Yesss (voice) 2018
The Alec Baldwin Show
The Alec Baldwin Show Self 2018
Acrimony
Acrimony Melinda Moore Gayle 2018
Proud Mary
Proud Mary Mary 2018
Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special
Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special Self - Host / Mrs. Claus / Mary / Prancer 2017
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Carpool Karaoke: The Series Self 2017
Hidden Figures
Hidden Figures Katherine G. Johnson 2016
Term Life
Term Life Samantha Thurman 2016
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade Ethel (voice) 2016
Taraji's White Hot Holidays
Taraji's White Hot Holidays Herself - Host 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Self - Guest 2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter Self 2015
Celebrity Family Feud
Celebrity Family Feud Self - Contestant 2015
Lip Sync Battle
Lip Sync Battle Self 2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
The Late Late Show with James Corden Self 2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
The Late Late Show with James Corden Self - Guest 2015
Hot Ones
Hot Ones Self 2015
Empire
Empire Cookie Lyon 2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Self 2014
Top Five
Top Five Taraji P. Henson 2014
Seasons of Love
Seasons of Love Jackie 2014
No Good Deed
No Good Deed Terry 2014
Think Like a Man Too
Think Like a Man Too Lauren Harris 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Self 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Self - Guest 2014
Picasso Baby
Picasso Baby Self 2013
Hollywood Game Night
Hollywood Game Night Self 2013
From the Rough
From the Rough Catana Starks 2013
Madly Madagascar
Madly Madagascar Okapi (voice) 2013
Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You
Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You Self 2012
Think Like a Man
Think Like a Man Lauren Harris 2012
Person of Interest
Person of Interest Joss Carter 2011
Larry Crowne
Larry Crowne B'Ella 2011
The Good Doctor
The Good Doctor Nurse Theresa 2011
Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story
Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story Tiffany Rubin 2011
Conan
Conan Herself 2010
Once Fallen
Once Fallen Pearl 2010
Peep World
Peep World Mary 2010
The Karate Kid
The Karate Kid Sherry Parker 2010
Date Night
Date Night Detective Arroyo 2010
Hurricane Season
Hurricane Season Dayna Collins 2010
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked Self - Guest 2010
The Cleveland Show
The Cleveland Show 2009
I Can Do Bad All By Myself
I Can Do Bad All By Myself April 2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Self - Guest 2009
The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button
The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button Self 2009
RuPaul's Drag Race
RuPaul's Drag Race Self - Guest Judge 2009
Not Easily Broken
Not Easily Broken Clarice Clark 2009
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Queenie 2008
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys Pam 2008
Eli Stone
Eli Stone Angela Scott 2008
Talk to Me
Talk to Me Vernell Watson 2007
Smokin' Aces
Smokin' Aces Sharice Watters 2006
Something New
Something New Nedra 2006
Four Brothers
Four Brothers Camille Mercer 2005
Hustle & Flow
Hustle & Flow Shug 2005
Animal
Animal Ramona 2005
Project Runway
Project Runway Self - Guest Judge 2004
House
House Moira 2004
Hair Show
Hair Show Tiffany 2004
Boston Legal
Boston Legal Whitney Rome 2004
All of Us
All of Us 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Self 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Self - Guest 2003
Half & Half
Half & Half Gabrielle 2002
Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs
Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs Date #4 / Ghetto Girl (as Taraji Henson) 2002
Baby Boy
Baby Boy Yvette 2001
BET Awards
BET Awards Self - Host 2001
Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man
Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man Bess Pinckney 2001
The Division
The Division Raina Washington 2001
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Christina 2000
Strong Medicine
Strong Medicine Crystal 2000
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle Left-Wing Student 2000
Satan's School for Girls
Satan's School for Girls Paige 2000
Felicity
Felicity R.A. #2 1998
Felicity
Felicity Art Student 1998
Streetwise
Streetwise Tammy 1998
The View
The View Self 1997
Smart Guy
Smart Guy Monique 1997
Smart Guy
Smart Guy Leslie 1997
The Daily Show
The Daily Show Self 1996
Pacific Blue
Pacific Blue Rhonda 1996
The Parent 'Hood
The Parent 'Hood 1995
ER
ER Patrice Robbins 1994
ER
ER Elan 1994
Sister, Sister
Sister, Sister Briana 1994
Saved by the Bell: The New Class
Saved by the Bell: The New Class Girl 1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 1992
The Simpsons
The Simpsons Praline (voice) 1989
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark Self 1988
Entertainment Tonight
Entertainment Tonight Self 1981
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live Self - Host 1975
American Music Awards
American Music Awards Self - Host 1974
Sorcerority
Sorcerority
Force
Force
Why Did I Get Married Again?
Why Did I Get Married Again?
'Tis So Sweet
'Tis So Sweet

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