Taraji P. Henson
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.
Born: 11 September 1970
Played In
Movie
Aug 2025
Escape Room
Movie
Jun 2025
STRAW
Janiyah Wiltkinson
TV Show
Apr 2025
My Happy Place
Self
TV Show
Mar 2025
Number One on the Call Sheet
Self
TV Show
Sep 2024
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
Vivian Thoma
TV Show
Aug 2024
Hollywood Black
Self (archive footage)
Movie
May 2024
TIME100: The World's Most Influential People
Host
Movie
Feb 2024
Where's Usher?
Self
Movie
Dec 2023
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
Self
Movie
Dec 2023
The Color Purple
Shug Avery
Movie
Nov 2023
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
Self (voice)
Movie
Sep 2023
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
Victoria Vance (voice)
TV Show
Apr 2023
Celebrity Prank Wars
Self
TV Show
Mar 2023
The Wine Down with Mary J. Blige
Self
Movie
Nov 2022
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4
Self
TV Show
Sep 2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self
TV Show
Sep 2022
Sherri
Self - Guest
Movie
Jun 2022
Minions: The Rise of Gru
Belle Bottom (voice)
TV Show
Dec 2021
Abbott Elementary
Vanetta
Movie
Dec 2021
Annie Live!
Miss Hannigan
TV Show
Nov 2021
That's My Jam
Self - Guest
Movie
Oct 2021
Muppets Haunted Mansion
The Bride
TV Show
Aug 2021
Hart to Heart
Self
Movie
Jun 2021
Mary J. Blige's My Life
Self
TV Show
May 2020
Legendary
Self - Guest Judge
TV Show
May 2020
History 101
Self (archive footage)
Movie
May 2020
Feeding America Comedy Festival
Self
TV Show
Apr 2020
Celebrity IOU
Self
Movie
Apr 2020
Coffee & Kareem
Vanessa Manning
TV Show
Sep 2019
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Self
TV Show
Sep 2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
TV Show
Sep 2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self - Guest Host
Movie
Jul 2019
This Changes Everything
Self
TV Show
Apr 2019
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
Self
Movie
Apr 2019
The Best of Enemies
Ann Atwater
Movie
Feb 2019
What Men Want
Alison 'Ali' Davis
TV Show
Jan 2019
The Masked Singer
Self - Panelist
Movie
Nov 2018
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Yesss (voice)
TV Show
Oct 2018
The Alec Baldwin Show
Self
Movie
Mar 2018
Acrimony
Melinda Moore Gayle
Movie
Jan 2018
Proud Mary
Mary
Movie
Dec 2017
Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special
Self - Host / Mrs. Claus / Mary / Prancer
TV Show
Aug 2017
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Self
Movie
Dec 2016
Hidden Figures
Katherine G. Johnson
Movie
Apr 2016
Term Life
Samantha Thurman
Movie
Mar 2016
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
Ethel (voice)
TV Show
Dec 2015
Taraji's White Hot Holidays
Herself - Host
TV Show
Sep 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
TV Show
Aug 2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
TV Show
Jun 2015
Celebrity Family Feud
Self - Contestant
TV Show
Apr 2015
Lip Sync Battle
Self
TV Show
Mar 2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self
TV Show
Mar 2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
TV Show
Mar 2015
Hot Ones
Self
TV Show
Jan 2015
Empire
Cookie Lyon
TV Show
Dec 2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
Movie
Dec 2014
Top Five
Taraji P. Henson
Movie
Nov 2014
Seasons of Love
Jackie
Movie
Sep 2014
No Good Deed
Terry
Movie
Jun 2014
Think Like a Man Too
Lauren Harris
TV Show
Feb 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
TV Show
Feb 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
Movie
Aug 2013
Picasso Baby
Self
TV Show
Jul 2013
Hollywood Game Night
Self
Movie
Jun 2013
From the Rough
Catana Starks
Movie
Jan 2013
Madly Madagascar
Okapi (voice)
Movie
Jul 2012
Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You
Self
Movie
Apr 2012
Think Like a Man
Lauren Harris
TV Show
Sep 2011
Person of Interest
Joss Carter
Movie
Jun 2011
Larry Crowne
B'Ella
Movie
Apr 2011
The Good Doctor
Nurse Theresa
Movie
Jan 2011
Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story
Tiffany Rubin
TV Show
Nov 2010
Conan
Herself
Movie
Nov 2010
Once Fallen
Pearl
TV Show
Oct 2010
The Talk
Self
Movie
Sep 2010
Peep World
Mary
Movie
Jun 2010
The Karate Kid
Sherry Parker
Movie
Apr 2010
Date Night
Detective Arroyo
Movie
Feb 2010
Hurricane Season
Dayna Collins
TV Show
Feb 2010
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
Self - Guest
TV Show
Sep 2009
The Cleveland Show
Movie
Sep 2009
I Can Do Bad All By Myself
April
TV Show
Jul 2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
Movie
May 2009
The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button
Self
TV Show
Feb 2009
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Guest Judge
Movie
Jan 2009
Not Easily Broken
Clarice Clark
Movie
Dec 2008
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Queenie
Movie
Sep 2008
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
Pam
TV Show
Jan 2008
Eli Stone
Angela Scott
Movie
Jul 2007
Talk to Me
Vernell Watson
Movie
Dec 2006
Smokin' Aces
Sharice Watters
Movie
Jan 2006
Something New
Nedra
Movie
Aug 2005
Four Brothers
Camille Mercer
Movie
Jul 2005
Hustle & Flow
Shug
Movie
May 2005
Animal
Ramona
TV Show
Dec 2004
Project Runway
Self - Guest Judge
TV Show
Nov 2004
House
Moira
Movie
Oct 2004
Hair Show
Tiffany
TV Show
Oct 2004
Boston Legal
Whitney Rome
TV Show
Sep 2003
All of Us
TV Show
Sep 2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
TV Show
Jan 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
TV Show
Jan 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
TV Show
Sep 2002
Half & Half
Gabrielle
Movie
Feb 2002
Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs
Date #4 / Ghetto Girl (as Taraji Henson)
Movie
Jun 2001
Baby Boy
Yvette
TV Show
Jun 2001
BET Awards
Self - Host
Movie
May 2001
Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man
Bess Pinckney
TV Show
Jan 2001
The Division
Raina Washington
TV Show
Oct 2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Christina
TV Show
Jul 2000
Strong Medicine
Crystal
Movie
Jun 2000
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
Left-Wing Student
Movie
Mar 2000
Satan's School for Girls
Paige
TV Show
Sep 1998
Felicity
R.A. #2
TV Show
Sep 1998
Felicity
Art Student
Movie
Jun 1998
Streetwise
Tammy
TV Show
Aug 1997
The View
Self
TV Show
Mar 1997
Smart Guy
Monique
TV Show
Mar 1997
Smart Guy
Leslie
TV Show
Jul 1996
The Daily Show
Self
TV Show
Mar 1996
Pacific Blue
Rhonda
TV Show
Jan 1995
The Parent 'Hood
TV Show
Sep 1994
ER
Patrice Robbins
TV Show
Sep 1994
ER
Elan
TV Show
Apr 1994
Sister, Sister
Briana
TV Show
Sep 1993
Saved by the Bell: The New Class
Girl
TV Show
May 1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV Show
Dec 1989
The Simpsons
Praline (voice)
TV Show
Sep 1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self
TV Show
Sep 1981
Entertainment Tonight
Self
TV Show
Oct 1975
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
TV Show
Feb 1974
American Music Awards
Self - Host
Movie
Sorcerority
Movie
Force
Movie
Why Did I Get Married Again?
Movie
'Tis So Sweet