Taraji P. Henson
Acting
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
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movieSTRAW
2025
Janiyah Wiltkinson
tvFight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
2024
Vivian Thoma
tvHollywood Black
2024
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Color Purple
2023
Shug Avery
moviePAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
2023
Victoria Vance (voice)
tvSherri
2022
Self - Guest
movieMinions: The Rise of Gru
2022
Belle Bottom (voice)
tvAbbott Elementary
2021
Vanetta
movieAnnie Live!
2021
Miss Hannigan
tvThat's My Jam
2021
Self - Guest
movieMuppets Haunted Mansion
2021
The Bride
tvLegendary
2020
Self - Guest Judge
tvHistory 101
2020
Self (archive footage)
movieCoffee & Kareem
2020
Vanessa Manning
tvThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Self / Self - Guest Host
movieThe Best of Enemies
2019
Ann Atwater
movieWhat Men Want
2019
Alison 'Ali' Davis
tvThe Masked Singer
2019
Self - Panelist
movieRalph Breaks the Internet
2018
Yesss (voice)
movieAcrimony
2018
Melinda Moore Gayle
movieTaraji's White Hot Holiday Special
2017
Self - Host / Mrs. Claus / Mary / Prancer
movieHidden Figures
2016
Katherine G. Johnson
movieTerm Life
2016
Samantha Thurman
movieIce Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
2016
Ethel (voice)
tvTaraji's White Hot Holidays
2015
Herself - Host
tvThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Self - Guest
tvCelebrity Family Feud
2015
Self - Contestant
tvThe Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
Self / Self - Guest
tvHot Ones
2015
Self
tvEmpire
2015
Cookie Lyon
movieTop Five
2014
Taraji P. Henson
movieSeasons of Love
2014
Jackie
movieThink Like a Man Too
2014
Lauren Harris
tvLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Self - Guest
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Self / Self - Guest
movieFrom the Rough
2013
Catana Starks
movieMadly Madagascar
2013
Okapi (voice)
movieThink Like a Man
2012
Lauren Harris
tvPerson of Interest
2011
Joss Carter
movieLarry Crowne
2011
B'Ella
movieThe Good Doctor
2011
Nurse Theresa
movieTaken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story
2011
Tiffany Rubin
tvConan
2010
Herself
movieOnce Fallen
2010
Pearl
tvThe Talk
2010
Self
movieThe Karate Kid
2010
Sherry Parker
movieDate Night
2010
Detective Arroyo
movieHurricane Season
2010
Dayna Collins
tvRuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
2010
Self - Guest
tvWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Self - Guest
tvRuPaul's Drag Race
2009
Self - Guest Judge
movieNot Easily Broken
2009
Clarice Clark
tvEli Stone
2008
Angela Scott
movieTalk to Me
2007
Vernell Watson
movieSmokin' Aces
2006
Sharice Watters
movieFour Brothers
2005
Camille Mercer
movieAnimal
2005
Ramona
tvProject Runway
2004
Self - Guest Judge
tvHouse
2004
Moira
movieHair Show
2004
Tiffany
tvBoston Legal
2004
Whitney Rome
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Self / Self - Guest
tvHalf & Half
2002
Gabrielle
movieBook of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs
2002
Date #4 / Ghetto Girl (as Taraji Henson)
movieBaby Boy
2001
Yvette
tvBET Awards
2001
Self - Host
movieMurder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man
2001
Bess Pinckney
tvThe Division
2001
Raina Washington
tvCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
Christina
tvStrong Medicine
2000
Crystal
movieThe Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
2000
Left-Wing Student
tvFelicity
1998
R.A. #2 / Art Student
movieStreetwise
1998
Tammy
tvThe View
1997
Self
tvSmart Guy
1997
Monique / Leslie
tvPacific Blue
1996
Rhonda
tvER
1994
Patrice Robbins / Elan
tvSister, Sister
1994
Briana
tvThe Simpsons
1989
Praline (voice)
tvSaturday Night Live
1975
Self - Host
tvAmerican Music Awards
1974
Self - Host
Production8
tvStar Search
2026
Executive Producer
movieGoing to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
2023
Executive Producer
movieWhat Men Want
2019
Executive Producer
movieProud Mary
2018
Executive Producer
movieTaraji's White Hot Holiday Special
2017
Executive Producer
movieSeasons of Love
2014
Executive Producer
movieNo Good Deed
2014
Executive Producer
Darlene Love: I Know Where I've Been
Producer, Executive Producer
