Taraji P. Henson
ActingAlso Known As
Taraji Penda Henson, Taraji Henson, Taraji P. Hensonová
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.
Movies
(64 total)
Hidden Figures
as Katherine G. Johnson
Ralph Breaks the Internet
as Yesss (voice)
The Karate Kid
as Sherry Parker
Minions: The Rise of Gru
as Belle Bottom (voice)
Date Night
as Detective Arroyo
Four Brothers
as Camille Mercer
Smokin' Aces
as Sharice Watters
What Men Want
as Alison 'Ali' Davis
Larry Crowne
as B'Ella
STRAW
as Janiyah Wiltkinson
Think Like a Man
as Lauren Harris
No Good Deed
as Terry
Think Like a Man Too
as Lauren Harris
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
as Victoria Vance (voice)
Proud Mary
as Mary
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
as Ethel (voice)
Top Five
as Taraji P. Henson
The Best of Enemies
as Ann Atwater
Coffee & Kareem
as Vanessa Manning
TV Shows
(69 total)
The Simpsons
as Praline (voice)
House
as Moira
Person of Interest
as Joss Carter
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Christina
ER
as Patrice Robbins
ER
as Elan
Empire
as Cookie Lyon
The Daily Show
as Self
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest
Boston Legal
as Whitney Rome
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest
RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Guest Judge
Abbott Elementary
as Vanetta
Conan
as Herself
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
