Taraji P. Henson
Acting
Born: September 11, 1970 (age 55) · Washington, D.C., USA
Highest Rated
Biography
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 Curious Case of Benjamin Button
2008
The Simpsons
1989
Hidden Figures
2016
Ralph Breaks the Internet
2018
House
2004
The Karate Kid
2010
Minions: The Rise of Gru
2022
Date Night
2010
Four Brothers
2005
Person of Interest
2011
Smokin' Aces
2006
What Men Want
2019
Photos (3)
Movies (49)
Minions: The Rise of Gru
Belle Bottom (voice)
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
Victoria Vance (voice)
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Yesss (voice)
Hidden Figures
Katherine G. Johnson
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Queenie
The Karate Kid
Sherry Parker
STRAW
Janiyah Wiltkinson
Four Brothers
Camille Mercer
Smokin' Aces
Sharice Watters
No Good Deed
Terry
What Men Want
Alison 'Ali' Davis
Larry Crowne
B'Ella
The Color Purple
Shug Avery
Date Night
Detective Arroyo
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
Ethel (voice)
Muppets Haunted Mansion
The Bride
Not Easily Broken
Clarice Clark
Something New
Nedra
Madly Madagascar
Okapi (voice)
Think Like a Man Too
Lauren Harris
Baby Boy
Yvette
Hustle & Flow
Shug
The Best of Enemies
Ann Atwater
Term Life
Samantha Thurman
Think Like a Man
Lauren Harris
The Good Doctor
Nurse Theresa
Top Five
Taraji P. Henson
Proud Mary
Mary
Acrimony
Melinda Moore Gayle
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
Pam
Coffee & Kareem
Vanessa Manning
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
Left-Wing Student
Hurricane Season
Dayna Collins
Talk to Me
Vernell Watson
Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man
Bess Pinckney
I Can Do Bad All By Myself
April
Animal
Ramona
Once Fallen
Pearl
Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs
Date #4 / Ghetto Girl (as Taraji Henson)
Escape Room
2025
Hair Show
Tiffany
Satan's School for Girls
Paige
Annie Live!
Miss Hannigan
Peep World
Mary
From the Rough
Catana Starks
Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story
Tiffany Rubin
Seasons of Love
Jackie
TIME100: The World's Most Influential People
Host
Streetwise
Tammy
TV Shows (25)
The Simpsons
Praline (voice) · 1 eps
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Christina · 1 eps
House
Moira · 1 eps
Person of Interest
Joss Carter · 90 eps
Boston Legal
Whitney Rome · 20 eps
ER
Patrice Robbins · 1 eps
ER
Elan · 1 eps
Strong Medicine
Crystal · 1 eps
Abbott Elementary
Vanetta · 3 eps
The Division
Raina Washington · 66 eps
The Cleveland Show
1 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1 eps
Empire
Cookie Lyon · 102 eps
Felicity
R.A. #2 · 1 eps
Felicity
Art Student · 1 eps
Pacific Blue
Rhonda · 1 eps
Sister, Sister
Briana · 1 eps
Saved by the Bell: The New Class
Girl · 1 eps
All of Us
1 eps
Half & Half
Gabrielle · 1 eps
Eli Stone
Angela Scott · 3 eps
Smart Guy
Monique · 2 eps
Smart Guy
Leslie · 1 eps
The Parent 'Hood
1 eps
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
Vivian Thoma · 8 eps
Self / Appearances (57)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · 5 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest · 4 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · 2 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self - Guest Host · 1 eps
The Daily Show
Self · 2 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · 1 eps
Conan
Herself · 1 eps
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self · 2 eps
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Guest Judge · 1 eps
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self · 1 eps
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The View
Self · 3 eps
Project Runway
Self - Guest Judge · 1 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self · 1 eps
The Talk
Self · 1 eps
Hot Ones
Self · 1 eps
Sherri
Self - Guest · 3 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · 1 eps
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Self · 1 eps
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · 2 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · 4 eps
The Masked Singer
Self - Panelist · 1 eps
Celebrity Family Feud
Self - Contestant · 1 eps
Number One on the Call Sheet
Self · 1 eps
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Self · 1 eps
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Lip Sync Battle
Self · 2 eps
American Music Awards
Self - Host · 1 eps
Hollywood Game Night
Self · 1 eps
Entertainment Tonight
Self · 2 eps
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
Self · 1 eps
Celebrity IOU
Self · 1 eps
History 101
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
Legendary
Self - Guest Judge · 1 eps
BET Awards
Self - Host · 2 eps
Hollywood Black
Self (archive footage) · 4 eps
That's My Jam
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Hart to Heart
Self · 1 eps
Celebrity Prank Wars
Self · 1 eps
My Happy Place
Self · 6 eps
The Alec Baldwin Show
Self · 1 eps
This Changes Everything
Self
Taraji's White Hot Holidays
Herself - Host · 3 eps
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4
Self
Feeding America Comedy Festival
Self
Where's Usher?
Self
The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button
Self
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
Self
Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You
Self
The Wine Down with Mary J. Blige
Self · 1 eps
Mary J. Blige's My Life
Self
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
Self (voice)
