Taraji P. Henson
Age: N/A | From: Washington, D.C., USA
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Taraji Penda Henson , Taraji Henson , 타라지 P. 헨슨 , タラジ・P・ヘンソン , טאראג'י פ. הנסון , טראג'י פנדה הנסון , 塔拉吉·P·漢森 , تاراجی پی. هنسون
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Washington, D.C., USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 42
TV Involvements: 25
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
(2000) Christina
RuPaul's Drag Race
(2009) Self - Guest Judge
Person of Interest
(2011) Joss Carter
ER
(1994) Elan
Hidden Figures
(2016) Katherine G. Johnson
The Division
(2001) Raina Washington
Empire
(2015) Cookie Lyon
Strong Medicine
(2000) CrystalActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Vivian Thoma | |
| Host | ||
| Self | ||
| 2023 | Self | |
| Shug Avery | ||
| Self (voice) | ||
| Victoria Vance (voice) | ||
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| 2022 | Self | |
| Self | ||
| Self - Guest | ||
| Belle Bottom (voice) | ||
| 2021 | Vanetta | |
| Miss Hannigan | ||
| Self | ||
| Self - Guest | ||
| The Bride | ||
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| 2020 | Self - Guest Judge | |
| Self (archive footage) | ||
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| Vanessa Manning | ||
| 2019 | Self | |
| Self | ||
| Self - Guest Host | ||
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| Ann Atwater | ||
| Alison "Ali" Davis | ||
| 2018 | Yesss (voice) | |
| Self | ||
| Melinda Moore Gayle | ||
| Self (archive footage) | ||
| Self | ||
| Mary | ||
| 2017 | Self - Host / Mrs. Claus / Mary / Prancer | |
| Self | ||
| 2016 | Katherine G. Johnson | |
| Samantha Thurman | ||
| Ethel (voice) | ||
| 2015 | Herself - Host | |
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| Cookie Lyon | ||
| 2014 | Self | |
| Self | ||
| Jackie | ||
| Terry | ||
| Lauren Harris | ||
| Self | ||
| 2013 | Self | |
| Self | ||
| Catana Starks | ||
| Okapi (voice) | ||
| 2012 | Self | |
| Lauren Harris | ||
| 2011 | Joss Carter | |
| B'Ella | ||
| Nurse Theresa | ||
| Tiffany Rubin | ||
| 2010 | Herself | |
| Pearl | ||
| Mary | ||
| Sherry Parker | ||
| Detective Arroyo | ||
| Self - Guest | ||
| 2009 | Dayna Collins | |
| N/A | ||
| April | ||
| Self - Guest | ||
| Self | ||
| Self - Guest Judge | ||
| Clarice Clark | ||
| 2008 | Queenie | |
| Pam | ||
| N/A | ||
| 2007 | Vernell Watson | |
| 2006 | Sharice Watters | |
| Nedra | ||
| 2005 | Camille Mercer | |
| Shug | ||
| Ramona | ||
| 2004 | Self - Guest Judge | |
| Moira | ||
| Tiffany | ||
| Whitney Rome | ||
| 2003 | N/A | |
| 2002 | Gabrielle | |
| Date #4 / Ghetto Girl (as Taraji Henson) | ||
| 2001 | Yvette | |
| Bess Pinckney | ||
| Raina Washington | ||
| 2000 | Christina | |
| Crystal | ||
| Left-Wing Student | ||
| Paige | ||
| 1998 | R.A. #2 | |
| Art Student | ||
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| 1997 | Self | |
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| 1996 | Self | |
| Rhonda | ||
| 1995 | N/A | |
| 1994 | Patrice Robbins | |
| Elan | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1993 | Girl | |
| 1992 | N/A | |
| 1989 | Praline (voice) | |
| 1988 | Self | |
| 1981 | Self | |
| 1975 | Self - Host | |
| 1974 | Self - Host | |
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| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Executive Producer | |
| 2019 | Executive Producer | |
| 2018 | Executive Producer | |
| 2017 | Executive Producer | |
| 2014 | Executive Producer | |
| Executive Producer | ||
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Director | |
| Director | ||
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
