Person
Taraji P. Henson
Acting · 1970-09-11 · Washington, D.C., USA
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 (21)
| Year | Film | As |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Why Did I Get Married Again? | Roselyn |
| 2025 | STRAW | Janiyah Wiltkinson |
| 2023 | PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie | Victoria Vance (voice) |
| 2023 | The Color Purple | Shug Avery |
| 2022 | Minions: The Rise of Gru | Belle Bottom (voice) |
| 2021 | Muppets Haunted Mansion | The Bride |
| 2019 | What Men Want | Executive Producer |
| 2019 | The Best of Enemies | Ann Atwater |
| 2019 | What Men Want | Alison 'Ali' Davis |
| 2018 | Ralph Breaks the Internet | Yesss (voice) |
| 2016 | Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade | Ethel (voice) |
| 2016 | Hidden Figures | Katherine G. Johnson |
| 2014 | No Good Deed | Executive Producer |
| 2014 | No Good Deed | Terry |
| 2014 | Think Like a Man Too | Lauren Harris |
| 2011 | Larry Crowne | B'Ella |
| 2010 | Date Night | Detective Arroyo |
| 2010 | The Karate Kid | Sherry Parker |
| 2008 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Queenie |
| 2006 | Smokin' Aces | Sharice Watters |
| 2005 | Four Brothers | Camille Mercer |