Taraji P. Henson
Acting
Born: Sep 11, 1970
From: Washington, D.C., USA
Credits: 30 titles
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
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Color Purple | Shug Avery | 2023 | 7.007 |
| Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project | Self (voice) | 2023 | 6.389 |
| Muppets Haunted Mansion | The Bride | 2021 | 6.426 |
| No Good Deed | Terry | 2014 | 5.952 |
| Think Like a Man Too | Lauren Harris | 2014 | 6.416 |
| Seasons of Love | Jackie | 2014 | 3.2 |
| Top Five | Taraji P. Henson | 2014 | 6.087 |
| From the Rough | Catana Starks | 2013 | 6.1 |
| Think Like a Man | Lauren Harris | 2012 | 6.801 |
| The Good Doctor | Nurse Theresa | 2011 | 6.184 |
| Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story | Tiffany Rubin | 2011 | 6.8 |
| Larry Crowne | B'Ella | 2011 | 5.995 |
| Hurricane Season | Dayna Collins | 2010 | 6.6 |
| Date Night | Detective Arroyo | 2010 | 6.109 |
| Once Fallen | Pearl | 2010 | 5.2 |
| The Karate Kid | Sherry Parker | 2010 | 6.564 |
| I Can Do Bad All By Myself | April | 2009 | 6.3 |
| Not Easily Broken | Clarice Clark | 2009 | 6.3 |
| The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Queenie | 2008 | 7.598 |
| Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys | Pam | 2008 | 6.8 |
| Talk to Me | Vernell Watson | 2007 | 6.8 |
| Something New | Nedra | 2006 | 6.4 |
| Animal | Ramona | 2005 | 5.643 |
| Hustle & Flow | Shug | 2005 | 7.126 |
| Four Brothers | Camille Mercer | 2005 | 6.802 |
| Hair Show | Tiffany | 2004 | 5.5 |
| Baby Boy | Yvette | 2001 | 7.08 |
| Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man | Bess Pinckney | 2001 | 6.534 |
| Satan's School for Girls | Paige | 2000 | 4.944 |
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| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1970 |
| From | Washington, D.C., USA |