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Taraji P. Henson

b. 1970 · 65 titles in the catalogue

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.

Their work

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  1. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button2008as Queenie
  2. The Simpsons1989as Praline (voice)
  3. Hidden Figures2016as Katherine G. Johnson
  4. Ralph Breaks the Internet2018as Yesss (voice)
  5. House2004as Moira
  6. The Karate Kid2010as Sherry Parker
  7. Minions: The Rise of Gru2022as Belle Bottom (voice)
  8. Date Night2010as Detective Arroyo
  9. Four Brothers2005as Camille Mercer
  10. Person of Interest2011as Joss Carter
  11. Smokin' Aces2006as Sharice Watters
  12. What Men Want2019as Alison 'Ali' Davis · Executive Producer
  13. Larry Crowne2011as B'Ella
  14. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation2000as Christina
  15. STRAW2025as Janiyah Wiltkinson
  16. ER1994as Elan
  17. Think Like a Man2012as Lauren Harris
  18. Empire2015as Cookie Lyon · Director
  19. No Good Deed2014as Terry · Executive Producer
  20. The Daily Show1996as Self
  21. Think Like a Man Too2014as Lauren Harris
  22. PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie2023as Victoria Vance (voice)
  23. Proud Mary2018as Mary · Executive Producer
  24. Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade2016as Ethel (voice)
  25. Saturday Night Live1975as Self - Host
  26. Top Five2014as Taraji P. Henson
  27. The Best of Enemies2019as Ann Atwater
  28. The Cleveland Show2009guest actor
  29. Hustle & Flow2005as Shug
  30. Coffee & Kareem2020as Vanessa Manning
  31. Acrimony2018as Melinda Moore Gayle
  32. The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle2000as Left-Wing Student
  33. Boston Legal2004as Whitney Rome
  34. The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014as Self
  35. The Color Purple2023as Shug Avery
  36. Baby Boy2001as Yvette
  37. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015as Self - Guest
  38. Term Life2016as Samantha Thurman
  39. Abbott Elementary2021as Vanetta
  40. RuPaul's Drag Race2009as Self - Guest Judge
  41. Something New2006as Nedra
  42. The Good Doctor2011as Nurse Theresa
  43. Conan2010as Herself
  44. Madly Madagascar2013as Okapi (voice)
  45. Muppets Haunted Mansion2021as The Bride
  46. Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003as Self - Guest
  47. The Ellen DeGeneres Show2003as Self
  48. The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button2009as Self
  49. The Late Late Show with James Corden2015as Self
  50. I Can Do Bad All By Myself2009as April
  51. Talk to Me2007as Vernell Watson
  52. Late Night with Seth Meyers2014as Self - Guest
  53. Sister, Sister1994as Briana
  54. The Masked Singer2019as Self - Panelist
  55. Lip Sync Battle2015as Self
  56. The View1997as Self
  57. History 1012020as Self (archive footage)
  58. Project Runway2004as Self - Guest Judge
  59. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno1992guest actor
  60. Pacific Blue1996as Rhonda
  61. Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys2008as Pam
  62. Felicity1998as Art Student
  63. Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen2009as Self - Guest
  64. Eli Stone2008as Angela Scott
  65. Hurricane Season2010as Dayna Collins