Cast
Taraji P. Henson
Acting
Cast
Taraji P. Henson
Known for
Acting
Born
1970-09-11
From
Washington, D.C., USA
Also known as Taraji Penda Henson, Taraji 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.
Hidden Figures
as Katherine G. Johnson
Minions: The Rise of Gru
as Belle Bottom (voice)
The Karate Kid
as Sherry Parker
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
as Victoria Vance (voice)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
as Queenie
Ralph Breaks the Internet
as Yesss (voice)
STRAW
as Janiyah Wiltkinson
Smokin' Aces
as Sharice Watters
No Good Deed
as Terry
Four Brothers
as Camille Mercer
Date Night
as Detective Arroyo
What Men Want
as Alison 'Ali' Davis
Larry Crowne
as B'Ella
Baby Boy
as Yvette
The Color Purple
as Shug Avery
Madly Madagascar
as Okapi (voice)
Think Like a Man
as Lauren Harris
Think Like a Man Too
as Lauren Harris
Not Easily Broken
as Clarice Clark
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
as Left-Wing Student
Hustle & Flow
as Shug
The Good Doctor
as Nurse Theresa
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
as Ethel (voice)
Acrimony
as Melinda Moore Gayle
Proud Mary
as Mary
Top Five
as Taraji P. Henson
The Best of Enemies
as Ann Atwater
This Changes Everything
as Self
Feeding America Comedy Festival
as Self
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
as Pam
Term Life
as Samantha Thurman
Muppets Haunted Mansion
as The Bride
Coffee & Kareem
as Vanessa Manning
Hurricane Season
as Dayna Collins
Hair Show
as Tiffany
Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man
as Bess Pinckney
Animal
as Ramona
Talk to Me
as Vernell Watson
Peep World
as Mary
Something New
as Nedra
The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button
as Self
Once Fallen
as Pearl
Annie Live!
as Miss Hannigan
Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special
as Self - Host / Mrs. Claus / Mary / Prancer
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4
as Self
Picasso Baby
as Self
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
as Self
I Can Do Bad All By Myself
as April
Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs
as Date #4 / Ghetto Girl (as Taraji Henson)
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
as Self (voice)
Satan's School for Girls
as Paige
Where's Usher?
as Self
From the Rough
as Catana Starks
Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You
as Self
Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story
as Tiffany Rubin
Mary J. Blige's My Life
as Self
Seasons of Love
as Jackie
Escape Room
Why Did I Get Married Again?
Sorcerority
TIME100: The World's Most Influential People
as Host
Force
'Tis So Sweet
Streetwise
as Tammy