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