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