Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderFemale
- Birthday1970-09-11 (54 years)
- Place of BirthWashington, D.C., USA
- Also Known AsTaraji Penda HensonTaraji Hensonטאראג'י פ. הנסוןטראג'י פנדה הנסוןتاراجی پی. هنسونタラジ P. ヘンソンتاراجي هينسونטאראג'י פ' הנסוןتراجی پی. هنسونTaraji P. Hensonová
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...Read More
Acting Career
- 2025
STRAW
As: Janiyah Wiltkinson
- 2024
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
As: Vivian Thoma
- 2024
TIME100: The World's Most Influential People
As: Host
- 2023
The Color Purple
As: Shug Avery
- 2023
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
As: Victoria Vance (voice)
- 2022
Minions: The Rise of Gru
As: Belle Bottom (voice)
- 2021
Abbott Elementary
As: Vanetta
- 2021
Annie Live!
As: Miss Hannigan
2021Muppets Haunted Mansion
As: The Bride
2020Coffee & Kareem
As: Vanessa Manning
2019The Best of Enemies
As: Ann Atwater
2019What Men Want
As: Alison 'Ali' Davis
- 2018
Ralph Breaks the Internet
As: Yesss (voice)
2018Acrimony
As: Melinda Moore Gayle
2018Proud Mary
As: Mary
- 2016
Hidden Figures
As: Katherine G. Johnson
2016Term Life
As: Samantha Thurman
2016Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
As: Ethel (voice)
2015Empire
As: Cookie Lyon
2014Seasons of Love
As: Jackie
2014No Good Deed
As: Terry
2014Think Like a Man Too
As: Lauren Harris
2013From the Rough
As: Catana Starks
2013Madly Madagascar
As: Okapi (voice)
2012Think Like a Man
As: Lauren Harris
2011Person of Interest
As: Joss Carter
2011Larry Crowne
As: B'Ella
2011The Good Doctor
As: Nurse Theresa
2011Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story
As: Tiffany Rubin
2010Once Fallen
As: Pearl
2010Peep World
As: Mary
- 2010
The Karate Kid
As: Sherry Parker
2010Date Night
As: Detective Arroyo
2009Hurricane Season
As: Dayna Collins
2009I Can Do Bad All By Myself
As: April
2009Not Easily Broken
As: Clarice Clark
- 2008
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
As: Queenie
2008Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
As: Pam
2008Eli Stone
As: Angela Scott
2007Talk to Me
As: Vernell Watson
2006Smokin' Aces
As: Sharice Watters
2006Something New
As: Nedra
2005Four Brothers
As: Camille Mercer
2005Hustle & Flow
As: Shug
2005Animal
As: Ramona
2004House
As: Moira
2004Hair Show
As: Tiffany
2004Boston Legal
As: Whitney Rome
2002Half & Half
As: Gabrielle
2002Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs
As: Date #4 / Ghetto Girl (as Taraji Henson)
2001Baby Boy
As: Yvette
2001Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man
As: Bess Pinckney
2001The Division
As: Raina Washington
2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
As: Christina
2000Strong Medicine
As: Crystal
2000The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
As: Left-Wing Student
2000Satan's School for Girls
As: Paige
1998Felicity
As: R.A. #2
- 1998
Felicity
As: Art Student
1998Streetwise
As: Tammy
1996Pacific Blue
As: Rhonda
1994ER
As: Patrice Robbins
- 1994
ER
As: Elan
1994Sister, Sister
As: Briana
1993Saved by the Bell: The New Class
As: Girl
1989The Simpsons
As: Praline (voice)