Taraji P. Henson

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

131

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

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • Conan

    Conan

  • 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 Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • RuPaul's Drag Race

    RuPaul's Drag Race

  • ER

    ER

  • ER

    ER

  • The Late Late Show with James Corden

    The Late Late Show with James Corden

  • Boston Legal

    Boston Legal

  • Project Runway

    Project Runway

  • Sherri

    Sherri

  • The Jennifer Hudson Show

    The Jennifer Hudson Show

  • Hot Ones

    Hot Ones

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • The View

    The View

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Abbott Elementary

    Abbott Elementary

  • Strong Medicine

    Strong Medicine

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Empire

    Empire

  • STRAW

    STRAW

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • The Cleveland Show

    The Cleveland Show

  • Felicity

    Felicity

  • Felicity

    Felicity

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Sister, Sister

    Sister, Sister

  • Lip Sync Battle

    Lip Sync Battle

  • Pacific Blue

    Pacific Blue

  • RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked

    RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked

  • Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

  • The Division

    The Division

  • PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie

    PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie

  • Celebrity Family Feud

    Celebrity Family Feud

  • Minions: The Rise of Gru

    Minions: The Rise of Gru

  • Eli Stone

    Eli Stone

  • The Karate Kid

    The Karate Kid

  • Carpool Karaoke: The Series

    Carpool Karaoke: The Series

  • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

    The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

  • A Little Late with Lilly Singh

    A Little Late with Lilly Singh

  • Hidden Figures

    Hidden Figures

  • American Music Awards

    American Music Awards

  • Ralph Breaks the Internet

    Ralph Breaks the Internet

  • Saved by the Bell: The New Class

    Saved by the Bell: The New Class

  • Half & Half

    Half & Half

  • Larry Crowne

    Larry Crowne

  • Four Brothers

    Four Brothers

  • All of Us

    All of Us

  • Today with Hoda & Jenna

    Today with Hoda & Jenna

  • Not Easily Broken

    Not Easily Broken

  • Madly Madagascar

    Madly Madagascar

  • Lie Detector

    Lie Detector

  • Smokin' Aces

    Smokin' Aces

  • Acrimony

    Acrimony

  • Baby Boy

    Baby Boy

  • Entertainment Tonight

    Entertainment Tonight

  • What Men Want

    What Men Want

  • The Parent 'Hood

    The Parent 'Hood

  • Smart Guy

    Smart Guy

  • Smart Guy

    Smart Guy

  • Hollywood Game Night

    Hollywood Game Night

  • Feeding America Comedy Festival

    Feeding America Comedy Festival

  • Hustle & Flow

    Hustle & Flow

  • Annie Live!

    Annie Live!

  • Top Five

    Top Five

  • Hair Show

    Hair Show

  • Animal

    Animal

  • Legendary

    Legendary

  • Escape Room

    Escape Room

  • Peep World

    Peep World

  • Celebrity IOU

    Celebrity IOU

  • Think Like a Man

    Think Like a Man

  • History 101

    History 101

  • Term Life

    Term Life

  • No Good Deed

    No Good Deed

  • Number One on the Call Sheet

    Number One on the Call Sheet

  • The Color Purple

    The Color Purple

  • Hart to Heart

    Hart to Heart

  • Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade

    Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade

  • Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist

    Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist

  • Why Did I Get Married Again?

    Why Did I Get Married Again?

  • Once Fallen

    Once Fallen

  • Date Night

    Date Night

  • Hurricane Season

    Hurricane Season

  • Coffee & Kareem

    Coffee & Kareem

  • The Good Doctor

    The Good Doctor

  • That's My Jam

    That's My Jam

  • Force

    Force

  • The Best of Enemies

    The Best of Enemies

  • Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys

    Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys

  • Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story

    Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story

  • Think Like a Man Too

    Think Like a Man Too

  • Muppets Haunted Mansion

    Muppets Haunted Mansion

  • TIME100: The World's Most Influential People

    TIME100: The World's Most Influential People

  • Something New

    Something New

  • Picasso Baby

    Picasso Baby

  • Talk to Me

    Talk to Me

  • BET Awards

    BET Awards

  • The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle

    The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle

  • This Changes Everything

    This Changes Everything

  • The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button

    The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button

  • Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4

    Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4

  • The Alec Baldwin Show

    The Alec Baldwin Show

  • Celebrity Prank Wars

    Celebrity Prank Wars

  • Proud Mary

    Proud Mary

  • Seasons of Love

    Seasons of Love

  • Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special

    Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special

  • From the Rough

    From the Rough

  • Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man

    Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man

  • Where’s Usher?

    Where’s Usher?

  • Mary J. Blige's My Life

    Mary J. Blige's My Life

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

    Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs

  • I Can Do Bad All By Myself

    I Can Do Bad All By Myself

  • Oprah & The Color Purple Journey

    Oprah & The Color Purple Journey

  • Taraji's White Hot Holidays

    Taraji's White Hot Holidays

  • Satan's School for Girls

    Satan's School for Girls

  • My Happy Place

    My Happy Place

  • 'Tis So Sweet

    'Tis So Sweet

  • Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You

    Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You

  • Streetwise

    Streetwise

  • The Wine Down with Mary J. Blige

    The Wine Down with Mary J. Blige

  • Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project

    Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project

  • Sorcerority

    Sorcerority