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