Taraji P. Henson
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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 most influential people in the world on the annual Time 100 list. Henson also released an autobiography titled Around The Way Girl.
Known for
Credits
Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022)
as Belle Bottom (voice)
Hidden Figures (2016)
as Katherine G. Johnson
The Karate Kid (2010)
as Sherry Parker
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
as Queenie
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie (2023)
as Victoria Vance (voice)
Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)
as Yesss (voice)
STRAW (2025)
as Janiyah Wiltkinson
Four Brothers (2005)
as Camille Mercer
Smokin' Aces (2006)
as Sharice Watters
No Good Deed (2014)
as Terry
The Color Purple (2023)
as Shug Avery
What Men Want (2019)
as Alison 'Ali' Davis
Larry Crowne (2011)
as B'Ella
The Good Doctor (2011)
as Nurse Theresa
Date Night (2010)
as Detective Arroyo
Think Like a Man (2012)
as Lauren Harris
Baby Boy (2001)
as Yvette
The Best of Enemies (2019)
as Ann Atwater
Not Easily Broken (2009)
as Clarice Clark
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade (2016)
as Ethel (voice)
Think Like a Man Too (2014)
as Lauren Harris
Madly Madagascar (2013)
as Okapi (voice)
Term Life (2016)
as Samantha Thurman
Something New (2006)
as Nedra
Hustle & Flow (2005)
as Shug
Proud Mary (2018)
as Mary
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000)
as Left-Wing Student
Muppets Haunted Mansion (2021)
as The Bride
Acrimony (2018)
as Melinda Moore Gayle
Top Five (2014)
as Taraji P. Henson
Hurricane Season (2010)
as Dayna Collins
Animal (2005)
as Ramona
Talk to Me (2007)
as Vernell Watson
The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button (2009)
as Self
Peep World (2010)
as Mary
This Changes Everything (2019)
as Self
Where's Usher? (2024)
as Self
Coffee & Kareem (2020)
as Vanessa Manning
I Can Do Bad All By Myself (2009)
as April
Feeding America Comedy Festival (2020)
as Self
Escape Room (2025)
Actor
Satan's School for Girls (2000)
as Paige
Hair Show (2004)
as Tiffany
Seasons of Love (2014)
as Jackie
Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man (2001)
as Bess Pinckney
Once Fallen (2010)
as Pearl
Force (—)
Actor
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey (2023)
as Self
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4 (2022)
as Self
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys (2008)
as Pam
From the Rough (2013)
as Catana Starks
Why Did I Get Married Again? (2026)
Actor
Mary J. Blige's My Life (2021)
as Self
Picasso Baby (2013)
as Self
Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story (2011)
as Tiffany Rubin
Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You (2012)
as Self
Sorcerority (—)
Actor
Annie Live! (2021)
as Miss Hannigan
Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs (2002)
as Date #4 / Ghetto Girl (as Taraji Henson)
'Tis So Sweet (—)
Actor
Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special (2017)
as Self - Host / Mrs. Claus / Mary / Prancer
TIME100: The World's Most Influential People (2024)
as Host
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project (2023)
as Self (voice)
Streetwise (1998)
as Tammy