Taraji P. Henson
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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
Credits
Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022)
as Belle Bottom (voice)
The Karate Kid (2010)
as Sherry Parker
Hidden Figures (2016)
as Katherine G. Johnson
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie (2023)
as Victoria Vance (voice)
STRAW (2025)
as Janiyah Wiltkinson
Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)
as Yesss (voice)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
as Queenie
Four Brothers (2005)
as Camille Mercer
Smokin' Aces (2006)
as Sharice Watters
No Good Deed (2014)
as Terry
Date Night (2010)
as Detective Arroyo
Larry Crowne (2011)
as B'Ella
What Men Want (2019)
as Alison 'Ali' Davis
Baby Boy (2001)
as Yvette
Hustle & Flow (2005)
as Shug
The Color Purple (2023)
as Shug Avery
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade (2016)
as Ethel (voice)
Term Life (2016)
as Samantha Thurman
Madly Madagascar (2013)
as Okapi (voice)
Something New (2006)
as Nedra
The Good Doctor (2011)
as Nurse Theresa
Proud Mary (2018)
as Mary
Think Like a Man (2012)
as Lauren Harris
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000)
as Left-Wing Student
Top Five (2014)
as Taraji P. Henson
Think Like a Man Too (2014)
as Lauren Harris
The Best of Enemies (2019)
as Ann Atwater
Not Easily Broken (2009)
as Clarice Clark
Acrimony (2018)
as Melinda Moore Gayle
Coffee & Kareem (2020)
as Vanessa Manning
Talk to Me (2007)
as Vernell Watson
Once Fallen (2010)
as Pearl
Muppets Haunted Mansion (2021)
as The Bride
Hair Show (2004)
as Tiffany
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys (2008)
as Pam
Annie Live! (2021)
as Miss Hannigan
Hurricane Season (2010)
as Dayna Collins
Peep World (2010)
as Mary
Animal (2005)
as Ramona
The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button (2009)
as Self
Picasso Baby (2013)
as Self
This Changes Everything (2019)
as Self
I Can Do Bad All By Myself (2009)
as April
Feeding America Comedy Festival (2020)
as Self
Satan's School for Girls (2000)
as Paige
Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man (2001)
as Bess Pinckney
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey (2023)
as Self
Escape Room (2025)
Actor
Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story (2011)
as Tiffany Rubin
Seasons of Love (2014)
as Jackie
Why Did I Get Married Again? (—)
Actor
Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special (2017)
as Self - Host / Mrs. Claus / Mary / Prancer
Where's Usher? (2024)
as Self
Force (—)
Actor
From the Rough (2013)
as Catana Starks
Streetwise (1998)
as Tammy
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project (2023)
as Self (voice)
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4 (2022)
as Self
Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You (2012)
as Self
Mary J. Blige's My Life (2021)
as Self
Sorcerority (—)
Actor
Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs (2002)
as Date #4 / Ghetto Girl (as Taraji Henson)
'Tis So Sweet (—)
Actor
TIME100: The World's Most Influential People (2024)
as Host