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Taraji P. Henson
🎭 Acting

Taraji P. Henson

September 11, 1970 (age 55)
Washington, D.C., USA
Female
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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…

Movies

64 credits
The Karate Kid Movie
★ 6.6
Action, Adventure
2010 Action, Adventure
Hidden Figures Movie
★ 8.0
Drama, History
2016 Drama, History
Minions: The Rise of Gru Movie
★ 7.3
PRO
Adventure, Animation
2022 Adventure, Animation
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
★ 7.0
+
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
2023 as Victoria Vance (voice)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Movie
★ 7.6
Drama, Fantasy
STRAW Movie
★ 7.7
PRO
Crime, Drama
2025 Crime, Drama
Ralph Breaks the Internet
★ 7.2
+
Ralph Breaks the Internet
2018 as Yesss (voice)
Four Brothers
★ 6.8
+
Four Brothers
2005 as Camille Mercer
Smokin' Aces
★ 6.5
+
Smokin' Aces
2006 as Sharice Watters
No Good Deed
★ 6.0
+
No Good Deed
2014 as Terry
Baby Boy
★ 7.1
+
Baby Boy
2001 as Yvette
Date Night
★ 6.1
+
Date Night
2010 as Detective Arroyo
The Color Purple
★ 7.0
+
The Color Purple
2023 as Shug Avery
What Men Want
★ 6.2
+
What Men Want
2019 as Alison 'Ali' Davis
Larry Crowne
★ 6.0
+
Larry Crowne
2011 as B'Ella
Think Like a Man
★ 6.8
+
Think Like a Man
2012 as Lauren Harris
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
★ 6.8
+
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
2008 as Pam
Hustle & Flow
★ 7.1
+
Hustle & Flow
2005 as Shug
Madly Madagascar
★ 6.5
+
Madly Madagascar
2013 as Okapi (voice)
Top Five
★ 6.1
+
Top Five
2014 as Taraji P. Henson
Think Like a Man Too
★ 6.4
+
Think Like a Man Too
2014 as Lauren Harris
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
★ 4.3
+
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
2000 as Left-Wing Student
The Best of Enemies
★ 7.4
+
The Best of Enemies
2019 as Ann Atwater
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
★ 6.4
+
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
2016 as Ethel (voice)
Term Life
★ 6.0
+
Term Life
2016 as Samantha Thurman
The Good Doctor
★ 6.2
+
The Good Doctor
2011 as Nurse Theresa
Proud Mary
★ 5.5
+
Proud Mary
2018 as Mary
Not Easily Broken
★ 6.3
+
Not Easily Broken
2009 as Clarice Clark
Acrimony
★ 6.8
+
Acrimony
2018 as Melinda Moore Gayle
Something New
★ 6.4
+
Something New
2006 as Nedra

TV Shows

71 credits
The Simpsons TV
★ 8.0
Animation, Comedy
1989 Animation, Comedy
House TV
★ 8.6
PRO
Drama
2004 Drama
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation TV
★ 7.6
Crime, Drama
2000 Crime, Drama
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen TV
★ 5.0
Comedy, Talk
The Daily Show TV
★ 6.4
Comedy, News
1996 Comedy, News
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon TV
★ 5.9
Comedy, Talk
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon TV
★ 5.9
Comedy, Talk
Person of Interest TV
★ 8.1
PRO
Action & Adventure, Crime
2011 Action & Adventure, Crime
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert TV
★ 6.2
Comedy, Talk
Conan TV
★ 7.1
PRO
Comedy, News
2010 Comedy, News
ER TV
★ 7.8
Drama
ER
1994 Drama
ER TV
★ 7.8
Drama
ER
1994 Drama
The Kelly Clarkson Show TV
★ 6.4
Talk
The Kelly Clarkson Show TV
★ 6.4
Talk
Saturday Night Live TV
★ 7.0
PRO
Comedy, News
1975 Comedy, News
The Jennifer Hudson Show TV
★ 5.6
PRO
Talk
Sherri TV
+
Sherri
2022 as Self - Guest
Boston Legal TV
★ 7.9
Comedy, Drama
2004 Comedy, Drama
The Late Late Show with James Corden TV
★ 5.2
Talk
The Late Late Show with James Corden TV
★ 5.2
Talk
Hot Ones TV
★ 7.2
PRO
Comedy, Talk
2015 Comedy, Talk
Empire TV
★ 7.1
Drama, Soap
2015 Drama, Soap
RuPaul’s Drag Race TV
★ 7.5
Reality
2009 Reality
The View TV
★ 4.4
Talk
1997 Talk
Jimmy Kimmel Live! TV
★ 5.4
Comedy, Talk
2003 Comedy, Talk
Jimmy Kimmel Live! TV
★ 5.4
Comedy, Talk
2003 Comedy, Talk
Abbott Elementary TV
★ 7.4
Comedy
2021 Comedy
Project Runway TV
★ 6.2
PRO
Reality
2004 Reality
Felicity TV
★ 6.6
Drama, Soap
1998 Drama, Soap
Felicity TV
★ 6.6
Drama, Soap
1998 Drama, Soap
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