Taraji P. Henson

Taraji P. Henson

🎂 11th September 1970 (55 yrs) 📍 Washington, D.C., USA

Known For

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

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.

Taraji P. Henson

Movies Featuring Taraji P. Henson

Escape Room

Escape Room (2025)

STRAW

STRAW (2025)

as Janiyah Wiltkinson
TIME100: The World's Most Influential People

TIME100: The World's Most Influential People (2024)

as Host
Where's Usher?

Where's Usher? (2024)

as Self
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey

Oprah & The Color Purple Journey (2023)

as Self
The Color Purple

The Color Purple (2023)

as Shug Avery
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project

Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project (2023)

as Self (voice)
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie

PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie (2023)

as Victoria Vance (voice)
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4

Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4 (2022)

as Self
Minions: The Rise of Gru

Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022)

as Belle Bottom (voice)
Annie Live!

Annie Live! (2021)

as Miss Hannigan
Muppets Haunted Mansion

Muppets Haunted Mansion (2021)

as The Bride
Mary J. Blige's My Life

Mary J. Blige's My Life (2021)

as Self
Feeding America Comedy Festival

Feeding America Comedy Festival (2020)

as Self
Coffee & Kareem

Coffee & Kareem (2020)

as Vanessa Manning
This Changes Everything

This Changes Everything (2019)

as Self
The Best of Enemies

The Best of Enemies (2019)

as Ann Atwater
What Men Want

What Men Want (2019)

as Alison 'Ali' Davis
Ralph Breaks the Internet

Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)

as Yesss (voice)
Acrimony

Acrimony (2018)

as Melinda Moore Gayle
Proud Mary

Proud Mary (2018)

as Mary
Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special

Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special (2017)

as Self - Host / Mrs. Claus / Mary / Prancer
Hidden Figures

Hidden Figures (2016)

as Katherine G. Johnson
Term Life

Term Life (2016)

as Samantha Thurman
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade

Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade (2016)

as Ethel (voice)
Top Five

Top Five (2014)

as Taraji P. Henson
Seasons of Love

Seasons of Love (2014)

as Jackie
No Good Deed

No Good Deed (2014)

as Terry
Think Like a Man Too

Think Like a Man Too (2014)

as Lauren Harris
No Image

Picasso Baby (2013)

as Self
From the Rough

From the Rough (2013)

as Catana Starks
Madly Madagascar

Madly Madagascar (2013)

as Okapi (voice)
Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You

Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You (2012)

as Self
Think Like a Man

Think Like a Man (2012)

as Lauren Harris
Larry Crowne

Larry Crowne (2011)

as B'Ella
The Good Doctor

The Good Doctor (2011)

as Nurse Theresa
Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story

Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story (2011)

as Tiffany Rubin
Once Fallen

Once Fallen (2010)

as Pearl
Peep World

Peep World (2010)

as Mary
The Karate Kid

The Karate Kid (2010)

as Sherry Parker
Date Night

Date Night (2010)

as Detective Arroyo
Hurricane Season

Hurricane Season (2010)

as Dayna Collins
I Can Do Bad All By Myself

I Can Do Bad All By Myself (2009)

as April
The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button

The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button (2009)

as Self
Not Easily Broken

Not Easily Broken (2009)

as Clarice Clark
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

as Queenie
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys

Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys (2008)

as Pam
Talk to Me

Talk to Me (2007)

as Vernell Watson
Smokin' Aces

Smokin' Aces (2006)

as Sharice Watters
Something New

Something New (2006)

as Nedra
Four Brothers

Four Brothers (2005)

as Camille Mercer
Hustle & Flow

Hustle & Flow (2005)

as Shug
Animal

Animal (2005)

as Ramona
Hair Show

Hair Show (2004)

as Tiffany
Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs

Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs (2002)

as Date #4 / Ghetto Girl (as Taraji Henson)
Baby Boy

Baby Boy (2001)

as Yvette
Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man

Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man (2001)

as Bess Pinckney
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle

The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000)

as Left-Wing Student
Satan's School for Girls

Satan's School for Girls (2000)

as Paige
Streetwise

Streetwise (1998)

as Tammy
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Sorcerority (N/A)

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Force (N/A)

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Why Did I Get Married Again? (N/A)

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'Tis So Sweet (N/A)