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.
Acted in
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
2024
as Vivian Thoma
TIME100: The World's Most Influential People
2024
as Host
Where’s Usher?
2024
as Self
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
2023
as Self
The Color Purple
2023
as Shug Avery
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
2023
as Self (voice)
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
2023
as Victoria Vance (voice)
Celebrity Prank Wars
2023
as Self
The Wine Down with Mary J. Blige
2023
as Self
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4
2022
as Self
Minions: The Rise of Gru
2022
as Belle Bottom (voice)
Abbott Elementary
2021
as Vanetta
Annie Live!
2021
as Miss Hannigan
That's My Jam
2021
as Self
That's My Jam
2021
as Self - Guest
Muppets Haunted Mansion
2021
as The Bride
Mary J. Blige's My Life
2021
as Self
Legendary
2020
as Self - Guest Judge
History 101
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Feeding America Comedy Festival
2020
as Self
Celebrity IOU
2020
as Self
Coffee & Kareem
2020
as Vanessa Manning
This Changes Everything
2019
as Self
The Best of Enemies
2019
as Ann Atwater
What Men Want
2019
as Alison "Ali" Davis
Ralph Breaks the Internet
2018
as Yesss (voice)
Acrimony
2018
as Melinda Moore Gayle
Lie Detector
2018
as Self (archival footage)
Lie Detector
2018
as Self
Proud Mary
2018
as Mary
Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special
2017
as Self - Host / Mrs. Claus / Mary / Prancer
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
2017
as Self
Hidden Figures
2016
as Katherine G. Johnson
Term Life
2016
as Samantha Thurman
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
2016
as Ethel (voice)
Taraji's White Hot Holidays
2015
as Herself - Host
Lip Sync Battle
2015
as Self
Empire
2015
as Cookie Lyon
Top Five
2014
as Self
Seasons of Love
2014
as Jackie
No Good Deed
2014
as Terri
Think Like a Man Too
2014
as Lauren Harris
Picasso Baby
2013
as Self
Hollywood Game Night
2013
as Self
From the Rough
2013
as Catana Starks
Madly Madagascar
2013
as Okapi (voice)
Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You
2012
as Self
Think Like a Man
2012
as Lauren Harris
Person of Interest
2011
as Joss Carter
Larry Crowne
2011
as B'Ella
The Good Doctor
2011
as Nurse Theresa
Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story
2011
as Tiffany Rubin
Once Fallen
2010
as Pearl
Peep World
2010
as Mary
The Karate Kid
2010
as Sherry Parker
Date Night
2010
as Detective Arroyo
Forehead Tittaes
2010
as Herself
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
2010
as Self - Guest
Hurricane Season
2009
as Dayna Collins
The Cleveland Show
2009
I Can Do Bad All By Myself
2009
as April
The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button
2009
as Self
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
as Self - Judge
Not Easily Broken
2009
as Clarice Clark
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
2008
as Queenie
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
2008
as Pam
Eli Stone
2008
Talk to Me
2007
as Vernell Watson
Smokin' Aces
2006
as Sharice Watters
Something New
2006
as Nedra
Four Brothers
2005
as Camille Mercer
Hustle & Flow
2005
as Shug
Animal
2005
as Ramona
Project Runway
2004
as Self - Guest Judge
House
2004
as Moira
Hair Show
2004
as Tiffany
Boston Legal
2004
as Whitney Rome
All of Us
2003
Half & Half
2002
as Gabrielle
Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs
2002
as Date #4 / Ghetto Girl (as Taraji Henson)
Baby Boy
2001
as Yvette
Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man
2001
as Bess Pinckney
The Division
2001
as Raina Washington
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Christina
Strong Medicine
2000
as Crystal
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
2000
as Left-Wing Student
Satan's School for Girls
2000
as Paige
Felicity
1998
as R.A. #2
Felicity
1998
as Art Student
Streetwise
1998
Smart Guy
1997
Pacific Blue
1996
as Rhonda
The Parent 'Hood
1995
ER
1994
as Patrice Robbins
ER
1994
as Elan
Sister, Sister
1994
Saved by the Bell: The New Class
1993
as Girl
The Simpsons
1989
as Praline (voice)
Sorcerority