Taraji P. Henson

Taraji P. Henson

Acting

Birthday

1970/09/11 (54 years old)

Gender

Female

Place of Birth

Washington, D.C., USA

Also know as

Taraji Penda Henson, Taraji Henson, 타라지 P. 헨슨, タラジ・P・ヘンソン , טאראג'י פ. הנסון, טראג'י פנדה הנסון, 塔拉吉·P·漢森

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 pe...Read more

Acting
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
7.0

(2023) PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie

as Victoria Vance (voice)

Animal
5.6

(2005) Animal

as Ramona

Muppets Haunted Mansion
6.4

(2021) Muppets Haunted Mansion

as The Bride

Hustle & Flow
7.1

(2005) Hustle & Flow

as Shug

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
7.6

(2008) The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

as Queenie

Talk to Me
6.9

(2007) Talk to Me

as Vernell Watson

Hurricane Season
6.8

(2009) Hurricane Season

as Dayna Collins

Four Brothers
6.8

(2005) Four Brothers

as Camille Mercer

I Can Do Bad All By Myself
6.3

(2009) I Can Do Bad All By Myself

as April

Date Night
6.1

(2010) Date Night

as Detective Arroyo

Not Easily Broken
6.2

(2009) Not Easily Broken

as Clarice Clark

Something New
6.5

(2006) Something New

as Nedra

0.0

Sorcerority

as ---

Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
6.8

(2008) Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys

as Pam

Once Fallen
5.0

(2010) Once Fallen

as Pearl

Baby Boy
7.2

(2001) Baby Boy

as Yvette

The Karate Kid
6.5

(2010) The Karate Kid

as Sherry Parker

The Good Doctor
6.2

(2011) The Good Doctor

as Nurse Theresa

Think Like a Man
6.8

(2012) Think Like a Man

as Lauren Harris

Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story
6.9

(2011) Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story

as Tiffany Rubin

The Color Purple
7.1

(2023) The Color Purple

as Shug Avery

Larry Crowne
6.0

(2011) Larry Crowne

as B'Ella

No Good Deed
5.9

(2014) No Good Deed

as Terri

Hair Show
5.7

(2004) Hair Show

as Tiffany

Think Like a Man Too
6.4

(2014) Think Like a Man Too

as Lauren Harris

From the Rough
6.3

(2013) From the Rough

as Catana Starks

Satan's School for Girls
4.6

(2000) Satan's School for Girls

as Paige

Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man
6.1

(2001) Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man

as Bess Pinckney

Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
6.9

(2023) Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project

as Self (voice)

Seasons of Love
3.2

(2014) Seasons of Love

as Jackie

Top Five
6.1

(2014) Top Five

as Self

Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4
7.1

(2022) Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4

as Self

Where’s Usher?
0.0

(2024) Where’s Usher?

as Self

Term Life
6.0

(2016) Term Life

as Samantha Thurman

Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
4.5

(2023) Oprah & The Color Purple Journey

as Self

Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You
7.5

(2012) Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You

as Self

Peep World
4.7

(2010) Peep World

as Mary

TIME100: The World's Most Influential People
0.0

(2024) TIME100: The World's Most Influential People

as Host

Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
6.4

(2016) Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade

as Ethel (voice)

Hidden Figures
8.1

(2016) Hidden Figures

as Katherine G. Johnson

0.0

Force

as ---

Smokin' Aces
6.5

(2006) Smokin' Aces

as Sharice Watters

Madly Madagascar
6.5

(2013) Madly Madagascar

as Okapi (voice)

The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
4.1

(2000) The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle

as Left-Wing Student

Proud Mary
5.5

(2018) Proud Mary

as Mary

The Best of Enemies
7.4

(2019) The Best of Enemies

as Ann Atwater

Acrimony
6.7

(2018) Acrimony

as Melinda Moore Gayle

Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special
8.0

(2017) Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special

as Self - Host / Mrs. Claus / Mary / Prancer

This Changes Everything
6.2

(2019) This Changes Everything

as Self

What Men Want
6.2

(2019) What Men Want

as Alison "Ali" Davis

Ralph Breaks the Internet
7.2

(2018) Ralph Breaks the Internet

as Yesss (voice)

Coffee & Kareem
5.5

(2020) Coffee & Kareem

as Vanessa Manning

Minions: The Rise of Gru
7.3

(2022) Minions: The Rise of Gru

as Belle Bottom (voice)

Feeding America Comedy Festival
6.8

(2020) Feeding America Comedy Festival

as Self

Streetwise
1.0

(1998) Streetwise

as ---

9.0

(2013) Picasso Baby

as Self

Mary J. Blige's My Life
6.4

(2021) Mary J. Blige's My Life

as Self

Annie Live!
5.3

(2021) Annie Live!

as Miss Hannigan

The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button
6.9

(2009) The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button

as Self

Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs
10.0

(2002) Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs

as Date #4 / Ghetto Girl (as Taraji Henson)

Eli Stone
6.8

(2008) Eli Stone

as ---

Saved by the Bell: The New Class
5.7

(1993) Saved by the Bell: The New Class

as Girl

House
8.6

(2004) House

as Moira

Person of Interest
8.1

(2011) Person of Interest

as Joss Carter

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
7.6

(2000) CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Christina

Half & Half
8.3

(2002) Half & Half

as Gabrielle

All of Us
7.4

(2003) All of Us

as ---

The Division
7.0

(2001) The Division

as Raina Washington

Smart Guy
7.6

(1997) Smart Guy

as ---

Sister, Sister
7.2

(1994) Sister, Sister

as ---

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
5.4

(1992) The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

as ---

The Parent 'Hood
7.2

(1995) The Parent 'Hood

as ---

Strong Medicine
7.1

(2000) Strong Medicine

as Crystal

ER
7.8

(1994) ER

as Patrice Robbins

A Little Late with Lilly Singh
3.8

(2019) A Little Late with Lilly Singh

as Self

The Cleveland Show
5.8

(2009) The Cleveland Show

as ---

That's My Jam
6.2

(2021) That's My Jam

as Self

Abbott Elementary
7.5

(2021) Abbott Elementary

as Vanetta

The Alec Baldwin Show
1.0

(2018) The Alec Baldwin Show

as Self

American Music Awards
8.1

(1974) American Music Awards

as Self - Host

Empire
7.2

(2015) Empire

as Cookie Lyon

The Daily Show
6.4

(1996) The Daily Show

as Self

Lip Sync Battle
6.4

(2015) Lip Sync Battle

as Self

Celebrity Prank Wars
6.2

(2023) Celebrity Prank Wars

as Self

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
5.5

(1988) LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self

Boston Legal
7.9

(2004) Boston Legal

as Whitney Rome

That's My Jam
6.2

(2021) That's My Jam

as Self - Guest

Carpool Karaoke: The Series
5.9

(2017) Carpool Karaoke: The Series

as Self

Celebrity IOU
6.1

(2020) Celebrity IOU

as Self

The Kelly Clarkson Show
6.3

(2019) The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

The Kelly Clarkson Show
6.3

(2019) The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self - Guest Host

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
5.7

(2015) Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

as Self

Hot Ones
7.4

(2015) Hot Ones

as Self

The Jennifer Hudson Show
6.6

(2022) The Jennifer Hudson Show

as Self

Sherri
4.2

(2022) Sherri

as Self - Guest

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
6.5

(2015) The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
4.4

(2014) Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self

Legendary
7.7

(2020) Legendary

as Self - Guest Judge

Hollywood Game Night
6.7

(2013) Hollywood Game Night

as Self

Saturday Night Live
6.9

(1975) Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

Hart to Heart
8.2

(2021) Hart to Heart

as Self

Taraji's White Hot Holidays
0.0

(2015) Taraji's White Hot Holidays

as Herself - Host

The Late Late Show with James Corden
5.4

(2015) The Late Late Show with James Corden

as Self

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
5.0

(2009) Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
7.2

(2024) Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist

as Vivian Thoma

The View
4.4

(1997) The View

as Self

RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
6.2

(2010) RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked

as Self - Guest

Entertainment Tonight
3.7

(1981) Entertainment Tonight

as Self

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
5.8

(2014) The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

Project Runway
6.2

(2004) Project Runway

as Self - Guest Judge

Conan
7.0

(2010) Conan

as Herself

RuPaul's Drag Race
7.5

(2009) RuPaul's Drag Race

as Self - Guest Judge

Felicity
6.5

(1998) Felicity

as R.A. #2

Felicity
6.5

(1998) Felicity

as Art Student

The Simpsons
8.0

(1989) The Simpsons

as Praline (voice)

The Wine Down with Mary J. Blige
0.0

(2023) The Wine Down with Mary J. Blige

as Self

History 101
7.1

(2020) History 101

as Self (archive footage)

ER
7.8

(1994) ER

as Elan

Pacific Blue
5.4

(1996) Pacific Blue

as Rhonda

0.0

(2018) Lie Detector

as Self (archive footage)

0.0

(2018) Lie Detector

as Self