Taraji P. Henson

Taraji P. Henson

Birthday

11.09.1970

Place of birth

Washington, D.C., USA

Gender

Female

Known for

Acting

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.

Movies

Picasso Baby

Picasso Baby

8/2/2013

Escape Room

Escape Room

8/22/2025

Hidden Figures

Hidden Figures

12/10/2016

STRAW

STRAW

6/5/2025

Hustle & Flow

Hustle & Flow

7/22/2005

Baby Boy

Baby Boy

6/27/2001

Four Brothers

Four Brothers

8/11/2005

Talk to Me

Talk to Me

7/13/2007

Acrimony

Acrimony

3/30/2018

Smokin' Aces

Smokin' Aces

12/9/2006

Something New

Something New

1/29/2006

Date Night

Date Night

4/8/2010

Top Five

Top Five

12/12/2014

Larry Crowne

Larry Crowne

6/30/2011

Term Life

Term Life

4/29/2016

No Good Deed

No Good Deed

9/10/2014

Animal

Animal

5/1/2005

Proud Mary

Proud Mary

1/12/2018

Annie Live!

Annie Live!

12/2/2021

Hair Show

Hair Show

10/17/2004

Once Fallen

Once Fallen

11/2/2010

Peep World

Peep World

9/15/2010

Streetwise

Streetwise

6/12/1998

Seasons of Love

Seasons of Love

11/23/2014

'Tis So Sweet

'Tis So Sweet

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Sorcerority

Sorcerority

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Force

Force

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TV Series

House

House

11/16/2004

Half & Half

Half & Half

9/23/2002

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

12/17/1989

Boston Legal

Boston Legal

10/3/2004

Smart Guy

Smart Guy

3/26/1997

ER

ER

9/19/1994

BET Awards

BET Awards

6/19/2001

Legendary

Legendary

5/27/2020

Conan

Conan

11/8/2010

Hot Ones

Hot Ones

3/12/2015

The Division

The Division

1/7/2001

Empire

Empire

1/7/2015

All of Us

All of Us

9/16/2003

History 101

History 101

5/22/2020

Eli Stone

Eli Stone

1/31/2008

Felicity

Felicity

9/29/1998

Celebrity IOU

Celebrity IOU

4/13/2020

That's My Jam

That's My Jam

11/29/2021

Pacific Blue

Pacific Blue

3/2/1996

The View

The View

8/11/1997

Sherri

Sherri

9/12/2022

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