Taraji P. Henson
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.
Acting (59 movies)
Animal
2005
Muppets Haunted Mansion
2021
Hustle & Flow
2005
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
2008
Talk to Me
2007
Hurricane Season
2010
Four Brothers
2005
I Can Do Bad All By Myself
2009
Date Night
2010
Not Easily Broken
2009
Something New
2006
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
2008
Once Fallen
2010
Baby Boy
2001
The Karate Kid
2010
The Good Doctor
2011
Think Like a Man
2012
Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story
2011
The Color Purple
2023
Larry Crowne
2011
No Good Deed
2014
Hair Show
2004
Think Like a Man Too
2014
From the Rough
2013
Satan's School for Girls
2000
Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man
2001
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
2023
Seasons of Love
2014
Top Five
2014
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4
2022
Where’s Usher?
2024
Term Life
2016
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
2023
Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You
2012
Peep World
2010
TIME100: The World's Most Influential People
2024
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
2016
Hidden Figures
2016
Smokin' Aces
2006
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
2000
Madly Madagascar
2013
Proud Mary
2018
The Best of Enemies
2019
Acrimony
2018
Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special
2017
This Changes Everything
2019
What Men Want
2019
Ralph Breaks the Internet
2018
Coffee & Kareem
2020
Minions: The Rise of Gru
2022
Feeding America Comedy Festival
2020
Streetwise
1998
Mary J. Blige's My Life
2021
Annie Live!
2021
The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button
2009
Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs
2002
STRAW
2025
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
2023
Escape Room
2025
Directing (1 movie)
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| No Good Deed | 2014 | Executive Producer |
| Seasons of Love | 2014 | Executive Producer |
| Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special | 2017 | Executive Producer |
| Proud Mary | 2018 | Executive Producer |
| What Men Want | 2019 | Executive Producer |
| Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project | 2023 | Executive Producer |