Taraji P. Henson

Born: 1970-09-11, Washington, D.C., USA

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

• The Simpsons (1989)
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
• Conan (2010)
• Person of Interest (2011)
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
• Boston Legal (2004)
• Why Did I Get Married Again? (2026)
• Abbott Elementary (2021)
• The Cleveland Show (2009)
• Empire (2015)
• Empire (2015)
• Strong Medicine (2000)
• Felicity (1998)
• Sister, Sister (1994)
• The Division (2001)
• PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie (2023)
• Hidden Figures (2016)
• All of Us (2003)
• Pacific Blue (1996)
• Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022)
• Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)
• The Karate Kid (2010)
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
• Four Brothers (2005)
• Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist (2024)
• STRAW (2025)
• Smokin' Aces (2006)
• No Good Deed (2014)
• Larry Crowne (2011)
• Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade (2016)