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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
132
Gender
Female
Birthday
1970-09-11 (54 years old)
Place of Birth
Washington, D.C., USA
Acting
2025
Number One on the Call Sheet as Self2024
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist as Vivian Thoma2024
Where’s Usher? as Self2024
TIME100: The World's Most Influential People as Host2023
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie as Victoria Vance (voice)2023
The Color Purple as Shug Avery2023
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey as Self2023
Celebrity Prank Wars as Self2023
The Wine Down with Mary J. Blige as Self2023
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project as Self (voice)2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show as Self2022
Sherri as Self - Guest2022
Minions: The Rise of Gru as Belle Bottom (voice)2022
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4 as Self2021
Abbott Elementary as Vanetta2021
Muppets Haunted Mansion as The Bride2021
That's My Jam as Self2021
That's My Jam as Self - Guest2021
Hart to Heart as Self2021
Annie Live! as Miss Hannigan2021
Mary J. Blige's My Life as Self2020
Feeding America Comedy Festival as Self2020
Legendary as Self - Guest Judge2020
History 101 as Self (archive footage)2020
Celebrity IOU as Self2020
Coffee & Kareem as Vanessa Manning2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self - Guest Host2019
A Little Late with Lilly Singh as Self2019
What Men Want as Alison "Ali" Davis2019
This Changes Everything as Self2019
Today with Hoda & Jenna as Self2019
The Best of Enemies as Ann Atwater2018
Ralph Breaks the Internet as Yesss (voice)2018
Lie Detector as Self (archive footage)2018
Lie Detector as Self2018
Acrimony as Melinda Moore Gayle2018
Proud Mary as Mary2018
The Alec Baldwin Show as Self2017
Carpool Karaoke: The Series as Self2017
Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special as Self - Host / Mrs. Claus / Mary / Prancer2016
Hidden Figures as Katherine G. Johnson2016
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade as Ethel (voice)2016
Term Life as Samantha Thurman2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self2015
Hot Ones as Self2015
Empire as Cookie Lyon2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self2015
Lip Sync Battle as Self2015
Taraji's White Hot Holidays as Herself - Host2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self2014
Think Like a Man Too as Lauren Harris2014
Top Five as Self2014
No Good Deed as Terry2014
Seasons of Love as Jackie2013
Hollywood Game Night as Self2013
Picasso Baby as Self2013
From the Rough as Catana Starks2013
Madly Madagascar as Okapi (voice)2012
Think Like a Man as Lauren Harris2012
Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You as Self2011
Person of Interest as Joss Carter2011
Larry Crowne as B'Ella2011
The Good Doctor as Nurse Theresa2011
Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story as Tiffany Rubin2010
Conan as Herself2010
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked as Self - Guest2010
The Karate Kid as Sherry Parker2010
Date Night as Detective Arroyo2010
Peep World as Mary2010
Once Fallen as Pearl2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest2009
RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Guest Judge2009
The Cleveland Show as Not available2009
Not Easily Broken as Clarice Clark2009
Hurricane Season as Dayna Collins2009
I Can Do Bad All By Myself as April2009
The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button as Self2008
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button as Queenie2008
Eli Stone as Not available2008
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys as Pam2007
Talk to Me as Vernell Watson2006
Smokin' Aces as Sharice Watters2006
Something New as Nedra2005
Four Brothers as Camille Mercer2005
Animal as Ramona2005
Hustle & Flow as Shug2004
House as Moira2004
Project Runway as Self - Guest Judge2004
Boston Legal as Whitney Rome2004
Hair Show as Tiffany2003
All of Us as Not available2002
Half & Half as Gabrielle2002
Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs as Date #4 / Ghetto Girl (as Taraji Henson)2001
The Division as Raina Washington2001
Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man as Bess Pinckney2001
Baby Boy as Yvette2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Christina2000
Strong Medicine as Crystal2000
Satan's School for Girls as Paige2000
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle as Left-Wing Student1998
Felicity as R.A. #21998
Felicity as Art Student1997
The View as Self1997
Smart Guy as Not available1996
The Daily Show as Self1996
Pacific Blue as Rhonda1995
The Parent 'Hood as Not available1994
ER as Patrice Robbins1994
ER as Elan1994
Sister, Sister as Not available1993
Saved by the Bell: The New Class as Girl1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as Not available1989
The Simpsons as Praline (voice)1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self1981
Entertainment Tonight as Self1975
Saturday Night Live as Self - Host1974
American Music Awards as Self - HostNaN
Straw as Not availableNaN
Sorcerority as Not availableNaN
Force as Not available1998
Streetwise as Not availableCrew
2023
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project Executive Producer2022
Tell It Like a Woman Director2019
What Men Want Executive Producer2018
Proud Mary Executive Producer2017
Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special Executive Producer2014
No Good Deed Executive Producer2014
Seasons of Love Executive ProducerNaN
Two Faced Director