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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Escape Room
Character:
Release Date:22/08/2025
STRAW
Character:Janiyah Wiltkinson
Release Date:05/06/2025
TIME100: The World's Most Influential People
Character:Host
Release Date:12/05/2024
Where's Usher?
Character:Self
Release Date:08/02/2024
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
Character:Self
Release Date:28/12/2023
The Color Purple
Character:Shug Avery
Release Date:25/12/2023
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
Character:Self (voice)
Release Date:03/11/2023
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
Character:Victoria Vance (voice)
Release Date:21/09/2023
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4
Character:Self
Release Date:09/11/2022
Minions: The Rise of Gru
Character:Belle Bottom (voice)
Release Date:29/06/2022
Annie Live!
Character:Miss Hannigan
Release Date:02/12/2021
Muppets Haunted Mansion
Character:The Bride
Release Date:08/10/2021
Mary J. Blige's My Life
Character:Self
Release Date:25/06/2021
Feeding America Comedy Festival
Character:Self
Release Date:10/05/2020
Coffee & Kareem
Character:Vanessa Manning
Release Date:03/04/2020
This Changes Everything
Character:Self
Release Date:28/06/2019
The Best of Enemies
Character:Ann Atwater
Release Date:05/04/2019
What Men Want
Character:Alison 'Ali' Davis
Release Date:08/02/2019
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Character:Yesss (voice)
Release Date:20/11/2018
Acrimony
Character:Melinda Moore Gayle
Release Date:30/03/2018
Proud Mary
Character:Mary
Release Date:12/01/2018
Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special
Character:Self - Host / Mrs. Claus / Mary / Prancer
Release Date:14/12/2017
Hidden Figures
Character:Katherine G. Johnson
Release Date:10/12/2016
Term Life
Character:Samantha Thurman
Release Date:29/04/2016
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
Character:Ethel (voice)
Release Date:19/03/2016
Top Five
Character:Self
Release Date:12/12/2014
Seasons of Love
Character:Jackie
Release Date:23/11/2014
No Good Deed
Character:Terry
Release Date:10/09/2014
Think Like a Man Too
Character:Lauren Harris
Release Date:20/06/2014
Picasso Baby
Character:Self
Release Date:02/08/2013
From the Rough
Character:Catana Starks
Release Date:08/06/2013
Madly Madagascar
Character:Okapi (voice)
Release Date:29/01/2013
Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You
Character:Self
Release Date:01/07/2012
Think Like a Man
Character:Lauren Harris
Release Date:20/04/2012
Larry Crowne
Character:B'Ella
Release Date:30/06/2011
The Good Doctor
Character:Nurse Theresa
Release Date:23/04/2011
Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story
Character:Tiffany Rubin
Release Date:31/01/2011
Once Fallen
Character:Pearl
Release Date:02/11/2010
Peep World
Character:Mary
Release Date:15/09/2010
The Karate Kid
Character:Sherry Parker
Release Date:10/06/2010
Date Night
Character:Detective Arroyo
Release Date:08/04/2010
Hurricane Season
Character:Dayna Collins
Release Date:09/02/2010
I Can Do Bad All By Myself
Character:April
Release Date:11/09/2009
The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button
Character:Self
Release Date:05/05/2009
Not Easily Broken
Character:Clarice Clark
Release Date:09/01/2009
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Character:Queenie
Release Date:25/12/2008
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
Character:Pam
Release Date:12/09/2008
Talk to Me
Character:Vernell Watson
Release Date:13/07/2007
Smokin' Aces
Character:Sharice Watters
Release Date:09/12/2006
Something New
Character:Nedra
Release Date:29/01/2006
Four Brothers
Character:Camille Mercer
Release Date:11/08/2005
Hustle & Flow
Character:Shug
Release Date:22/07/2005
Animal
Character:Ramona
Release Date:01/05/2005
Hair Show
Character:Tiffany
Release Date:17/10/2004
Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs
Character:Date #4 / Ghetto Girl (as Taraji Henson)
Release Date:14/02/2002
Baby Boy
Character:Yvette
Release Date:27/06/2001
Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man
Character:Bess Pinckney
Release Date:02/05/2001
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
Character:Left-Wing Student
Release Date:30/06/2000
Satan's School for Girls
Character:Paige
Release Date:13/03/2000
Streetwise
Character:Tammy
Release Date:12/06/1998
Television Appearances
My Happy Place
Character:Self
Number One on the Call Sheet
Character:Self
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
Character:Vivian Thoma
Celebrity Prank Wars
Character:Self
The Wine Down with Mary J. Blige
Character:Self
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Character:Self
Sherri
Character:Self - Guest
Abbott Elementary
Character:Vanetta
That's My Jam
Character:Self - Guest
Hart to Heart
Character:Self
Legendary
Character:Self - Guest Judge
History 101
Character:Self (archive footage)
Celebrity IOU
Character:Self
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Character:Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Character:Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Character:Self - Guest Host
Today with Hoda & Jenna
Character:Self
The Alec Baldwin Show
Character:Self
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Character:Self
Taraji's White Hot Holidays
Character:Herself - Host
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Character:Self
Celebrity Family Feud
Character:Self - Contestant
Lip Sync Battle
Character:Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Character:Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Character:Self - Guest
Hot Ones
Character:Self
Empire
Character:Cookie Lyon
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self - Guest
Hollywood Game Night
Character:Self
Person of Interest
Character:Joss Carter
Conan
Character:Herself
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
Character:Self - Guest
The Cleveland Show
Character:
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Character:Self - Guest
RuPaul's Drag Race
Character:Self - Guest Judge
Eli Stone
Character:Angela Scott
Project Runway
Character:Self - Guest Judge
House
Character:Moira
Boston Legal
Character:Whitney Rome
All of Us
Character:
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self
Half & Half
Character:Gabrielle
BET Awards
Character:Self - Host
The Division
Character:Raina Washington
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Character:Christina
Strong Medicine
Character:Crystal
Felicity
Character:R.A. #2
Felicity
Character:Art Student
The View
Character:Self
Smart Guy
Character:Monique
Smart Guy
Character:Leslie
The Daily Show
Character:Self
Pacific Blue
Character:Rhonda
The Parent 'Hood
Character:
ER
Character:Patrice Robbins
ER
Character:Elan
Sister, Sister
Character:Briana
Saved by the Bell: The New Class
Character:Girl
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Character:
The Simpsons
Character:Praline (voice)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character:Self
Entertainment Tonight
Character:Self
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Host
American Music Awards
Character:Self - Host
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
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