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.
Filmography
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Give Me Some Sugah
2026
Why Did I Get Married Again?
2026
Escape Room
2025
STRAW
2025
as Janiyah Wiltkinson
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)
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4
2022
as Self
Minions: The Rise of Gru
2022
as Belle Bottom (voice)
Annie Live!
2021
as Miss Hannigan
Muppets Haunted Mansion
2021
as The Bride
Mary J. Blige's My Life
2021
as Self
Feeding America Comedy Festival
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
Proud Mary
2018
as Mary
Hidden Figures
2016
as Katherine G. Johnson