Taraji P. Henson

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

129

Gender

Female

Birthday

1970-09-11 (55 years old)

Place of Birth

Washington, D.C., USA

Taraji P. Henson

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.

Known For

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • House

    House

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • Conan

    Conan

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • RuPaul's Drag Race

    RuPaul's Drag Race

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Person of Interest

    Person of Interest

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • The Late Late Show with James Corden

    The Late Late Show with James Corden

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • The Jennifer Hudson Show

    The Jennifer Hudson Show

  • Boston Legal

    Boston Legal

  • Sherri

    Sherri

  • ER

    ER

  • ER

    ER

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Project Runway

    Project Runway

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • The View

    The View

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • Hot Ones

    Hot Ones

  • Strong Medicine

    Strong Medicine

  • STRAW

    STRAW

  • Abbott Elementary

    Abbott Elementary

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Felicity

    Felicity

  • Felicity

    Felicity

  • Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

  • Pacific Blue

    Pacific Blue

  • The Cleveland Show

    The Cleveland Show

  • Empire

    Empire

  • Sister, Sister

    Sister, Sister

  • RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked

    RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked

  • The Karate Kid

    The Karate Kid

  • Lip Sync Battle

    Lip Sync Battle

  • The Division

    The Division

  • Saved by the Bell: The New Class

    Saved by the Bell: The New Class

  • PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie

    PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie

  • Hidden Figures

    Hidden Figures

  • Celebrity Family Feud

    Celebrity Family Feud

  • Carpool Karaoke: The Series

    Carpool Karaoke: The Series

  • Celebrity IOU

    Celebrity IOU

  • American Music Awards

    American Music Awards

  • All of Us

    All of Us

  • Minions: The Rise of Gru

    Minions: The Rise of Gru

  • Ralph Breaks the Internet

    Ralph Breaks the Internet

  • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

    The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

  • The Parent 'Hood

    The Parent 'Hood

  • History 101

    History 101

  • Half & Half

    Half & Half

  • Entertainment Tonight

    Entertainment Tonight

  • Eli Stone

    Eli Stone

  • Today with Hoda & Jenna

    Today with Hoda & Jenna

  • Lie Detector

    Lie Detector

  • A Little Late with Lilly Singh

    A Little Late with Lilly Singh

  • Not Easily Broken

    Not Easily Broken

  • What Men Want

    What Men Want

  • Smart Guy

    Smart Guy

  • Think Like a Man Too

    Think Like a Man Too

  • Hollywood Game Night

    Hollywood Game Night

  • Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story

    Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story

  • Number One on the Call Sheet

    Number One on the Call Sheet

  • Four Brothers

    Four Brothers

  • Baby Boy

    Baby Boy

  • Larry Crowne

    Larry Crowne

  • Smokin' Aces

    Smokin' Aces

  • Think Like a Man

    Think Like a Man

  • Hustle & Flow

    Hustle & Flow

  • Madly Madagascar

    Madly Madagascar

  • Hart to Heart

    Hart to Heart

  • The Best of Enemies

    The Best of Enemies

  • That's My Jam

    That's My Jam

  • That's My Jam

    That's My Jam

  • No Good Deed

    No Good Deed

  • Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project

    Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project

  • Talk to Me

    Talk to Me

  • The Color Purple

    The Color Purple

  • Date Night

    Date Night

  • Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys

    Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys

  • Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist

    Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist

  • Peep World

    Peep World

  • Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade

    Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade

  • BET Awards

    BET Awards

  • Legendary

    Legendary

  • Top Five

    Top Five

  • Acrimony

    Acrimony

  • Muppets Haunted Mansion

    Muppets Haunted Mansion

  • This Changes Everything

    This Changes Everything

  • Seasons of Love

    Seasons of Love

  • Hurricane Season

    Hurricane Season

  • Animal

    Animal

  • Celebrity Prank Wars

    Celebrity Prank Wars

  • Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs

    Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs

  • Mary J. Blige's My Life

    Mary J. Blige's My Life

  • Once Fallen

    Once Fallen

  • Why Did I Get Married Again?

    Why Did I Get Married Again?

  • The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle

    The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle

  • The Good Doctor

    The Good Doctor

  • The Alec Baldwin Show

    The Alec Baldwin Show

  • Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4

    Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4

  • Force

    Force

  • Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special

    Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special

  • Term Life

    Term Life

  • From the Rough

    From the Rough

  • Hair Show

    Hair Show

  • I Can Do Bad All By Myself

    I Can Do Bad All By Myself

  • Coffee & Kareem

    Coffee & Kareem

  • My Happy Place

    My Happy Place

  • Something New

    Something New

  • Feeding America Comedy Festival

    Feeding America Comedy Festival

  • Taraji's White Hot Holidays

    Taraji's White Hot Holidays

  • Proud Mary

    Proud Mary

  • Oprah & The Color Purple Journey

    Oprah & The Color Purple Journey

  • Picasso Baby

    Picasso Baby

  • Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man

    Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man

  • Escape Room

    Escape Room

  • Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You

    Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You

  • Where’s Usher?

    Where’s Usher?

  • The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button

    The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button

  • Satan's School for Girls

    Satan's School for Girls

  • The Wine Down with Mary J. Blige

    The Wine Down with Mary J. Blige

  • Streetwise

    Streetwise

  • TIME100: The World's Most Influential People

    TIME100: The World's Most Influential People

  • Annie Live!

    Annie Live!

  • Sorcerority

    Sorcerority