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Taraji P. Henson
Actor, Producer, DirectorBorn September 11, 1970 (55 years)
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.
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.
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Taraji P. Henson Filmography
| 2025 | Straw · as Janiyah Wiltkinson |
| 2024 | Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist (TV Series) · as Vivian Thoma |
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| 2023 | The Color Purple · as Shug Avery |
| 2023 | PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie · as Victoria Vance (voice) |
| 2022 | Minions: The Rise of Gru · as Belle Bottom (voice) |
| 2021 | Abbott Elementary (TV Series) · as Vanetta |
| 2021 | Annie Live! · as Miss Hannigan |
| 2021 | Muppets Haunted Mansion · as The Bride |
| 2020 | Coffee & Kareem · as Vanessa Manning |
| 2019 | Tuca & Bertie (TV Series) · as Terry |
| 2019 | The Best of Enemies · as Ann Atwater |
| 2019 | What Men Want · as Alison 'ali' Davis |
| 2018 | Ralph Breaks the Internet · as Yesss (voice) |
| 2018 | Acrimony · as Melinda Moore Gayle |
| 2018 | Proud Mary · as Mary |
| 2016 | Hidden Figures · as Katherine G. Johnson |
| 2016 | Term Life · as Samantha Thurman |
| 2016 | Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade · as Ethel (voice) |
| 2015 | Empire (2015) (TV Series) · as Cookie Lyon |
| 2014 | Seasons of Love · as Jackie |
| 2014 | No Good Deed · as Terry |
| 2014 | Think Like a Man Too · as Lauren Harris |
| 2013 | Madly Madagascar · as Okapi (voice) |
| 2012 | Think Like a Man · as Lauren Harris |
| 2011 | From the Rough · as Catana Starks |
| 2011 | Person of Interest (TV Series) · as Joss Carter |
| 2011 | Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain · as Taraji |
| 2011 | Larry Crowne · as B'ella |
| 2011 | The Good Doctor · as Nurse Theresa |
| 2011 | Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story · as Tiffany Rubin |
| 2010 | Once Fallen · as Pearl |
| 2010 | Peep World · as Mary |
| 2010 | The Karate Kid · as Sherry Parker |
| 2010 | Date Night · as Detective Arroyo |
| 2009 | Hurricane Season · as Dayna Collins |
| 2009 | The Cleveland Show (TV Series) |
| 2009 | I Can Do Bad All by Myself · as April |
| 2009 | Not Easily Broken · as Clarice Clark |
| 2008 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button · as Queenie |
| 2008 | The Family That Preys · as Pam |
| 2008 | Eli Stone (TV Series) · as Angela Scott |
| 2007 | Talk to Me · as Vernell Watson |
| 2006 | Smokin' Aces · as Sharice Watters |
| 2006 | Something New · as Nedra |
| 2005 | Hustle & Flow · as Shug |
| 2005 | Four Brothers · as Camille Mercer |
| 2005 | |
| 2004 | House (TV Series) · as Moira |
| 2004 | Hair Show · as Tiffany |
| 2004 | Boston Legal (TV Series) · as Whitney Rome |
| 2003 | All of Us (TV Series) |
| 2002 | Half & Half (TV Series) · as Gabrielle |
| 2002 | Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs · as Date #4 / Ghetto Girl (as Taraji Henson) |
| 2001 | Baby Boy · as Yvette |
| 2001 | Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man · as Bess Pinckney |
| 2001 | All or Nothing · as Kiko |
| 2001 | The Division (TV Series) · as Raina Washington |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV Series) · as Christina |
| 2000 | Strong Medicine (TV Series) · as Crystal |
| 2000 | The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle · as Left-Wing Student |
| 2000 | Satan's School for Girls · as Paige |
| 1998 | Felicity (TV Series) · as Art Student |
| 1998 | Streetwise · as Tammy |
| 1997 | Smart Guy (TV Series) · as Monique |
| 1996 | Pacific Blue (TV Series) · as Rhonda |
| 1995 | The Parent 'Hood (TV Series) |
| 1994 | ER (TV Series) · as Patrice Robbins |
| 1994 | Sister, Sister (TV Series) · as Briana |
| 1993 | Saved by the Bell: The New Class (TV Series) · as Girl |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons (TV Series) · as Praline (voice) |
| 2025 | My Happy Place (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2025 | |
| 2025 | Number One on the Call Sheet (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2025 | 56th NAACP Image Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2024 | |
| 2024 | BET Awards 2024 · as Self - Host |
| 2024 | The 77th Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2024 | The 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Nominee & Presenter |
| 2024 | The 75th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2024 | The 29th Annual Critics' Choice Awards · as Self |
| 2023 | OWN Celebrates the New Color Purple · as Self |
| 2023 | Oprah and the Color Purple Journey · as Self |
| 2023 | Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project · as Self (voice) |
| 2023 | Celebrity Prank Wars (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2023 | The Wine Down with Mary J Blige (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2023 | America in Black (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2022 | Savage x Fenty Show Vol. 4 · as Self |
| 2022 | The Jennifer Hudson Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2022 | Sherri (2022) (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2022 | Penélope Cruz, les reflets de la passion · as Self |
| 2022 | BET Awards 2022 · as Self - Host |
| 2021 | That's My Jam (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2021 | The 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2021 | Hart to Heart (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2021 | BET Awards 2021 · as Self - Host |
| 2021 | Mary J Blige's My Life · as Self |
| 2021 | Soul of a Nation (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 2021 | Clique X (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | Peace of Mind with Taraji (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 2020 | American Music Awards 2020 · as Self - Host |
| 2020 | 2020 Billboard Music Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2020 | The ReidOut (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | Unfiltered (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | Legendary (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Judge |
| 2020 | History 101 (TV Series) · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2020 | Feeding America Comedy Festival · as Self |
| 2020 | Celebrity IOU (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | LA Originals · as Self |
| 2019 | The 71st Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2019 | A Little Late with Lilly Singh (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | BET Awards 2019 · as Self - Presenter |
| 2019 | 34th Film Independent Spirit Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2019 | Desus & Mero (2019) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | 2019 Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2019 | The Masked Singer (US) (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist |
| 2018 | This Changes Everything · as Self |
| 2018 | The Alec Baldwin Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2018 | The 70th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2018 | Strahan, Sara & Keke (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2018 | A Little Help with Carol Burnett (TV Series) · as Self - Special Guest |
| 2018 | The Oscars · as Self - Presenter |
| 2017 | Taraji's White Hot Holidays · as Self - Host / Mrs. Claus / Mary / Prancer |
| 2017 | Black Girls Rock! 2017 · as Self - Host |
| 2017 | Carpool Karaoke (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | The 71st Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2017 | 2017 MTV Movie & TV Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2017 | Hidden Figures: It All Adds Up - The Making of Hidden Figures · as Self - Katherine Johnson |
| 2017 | The Oscars · as Self - Presenter |
| 2017 | The 48th NAACP Image Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2017 | The 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Presenter & Winner |
| 2017 | The 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2017 · as Self - Performer |
| 2016 | Taraji's White Hot Holidays · as Self - Host |
| 2016 | The 68th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Nominee & Presenter |
| 2016 | Harry (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2016 | Sunday Today with Willie Geist (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2016 | The 47th NAACP Image Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2016 | 73rd Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Presenter & Winner |
| 2016 | 2016 Golden Globe Arrivals Special · as Self |
| 2016 | Taraji's White Hot Holidays (TV Series) · as Herself - Host |
| 2015 | The 67th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Nominee & Presenter |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2015 | Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | 2015 Billboard Music Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2015 | My Houzz (TV Series) · as Self - Actor |
| 2015 | Lip Sync Battle (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James Corden (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | |
| 2015 | The 46th Annual NAACP Image Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2014 | Variety: Actors on Actors (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | Top Five · as Taraji P. Henson |
| 2014 | Unsung Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | The Queen Latifah Show (2013) (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2013 | The Arsenio Hall Show (2013) (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2013 | The Real Daytime (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | Hollywood Game Night (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | BET Awards 2013 · as Self |
| 2013 | Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You · as Self |
| 2012 | |
| 2012 | Black Girls Rock! 2012 · as Self |
| 2012 | Steve Harvey (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | BET Awards 2012 · as Self |
| 2012 | In Performance at the White House; Red, White and Blues · as Self - Master Of Ceremony |
| 2012 | 43rd NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 2012 | The 54th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self |
| 2012 | CBS Mornings (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2011 | Black Girls Rock! 2011 · as Self |
| 2011 | The Chew (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2011 | The 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Nominee & Performer |
| 2011 | Dish Nation (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | BET Awards 2011 · as Self |
| 2011 | Bowl of Dreams · as Self |
| 2010 | 2010 Soul Train Awards · as Self - Host |
| 2010 | Conan (2010) (TV Series) · as Herself |
| 2010 | The Talk (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2010 | BET Awards 2010 · as Self |
| 2010 | 41st NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 2010 | The BET Honors · as Self |
| 2010 | The 36th Annual People's Choice Awards · as Self |
| 2009 | 2009 Soul Train Awards · as Self - Host |
| 2009 | The Dr. Oz Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | BET Awards 2009 · as Self |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | Alan Carr: Chatty Man (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | 2009 MTV Movie Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2009 | The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button · as Self |
| 2009 | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | The 81st Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2009 | The 2009 Independent Spirit Awards · as Self - Performer (segment: Ballast) |
| 2009 | The 40th NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 2009 | RuPaul's Drag Race (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Judge |
| 2009 | RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked! (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2009 | |
| 2008 | Celebrity Family Feud (TV Series) · as Self - Contestant |
| 2008 | The Wendy Williams Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2008 | Today with Jenna & Sheinelle (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2008 | 39th NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 2007 | Chelsea Lately (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2007 | First Take (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2006 | Rachael Ray (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2006 | 2006 MTV Movie Awards · as Self |
| 2006 | 37th NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 2005 | Made In Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Entertainment Tonight Canada (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | |
| 2005 | The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2004 | Project Runway (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Judge |
| 2004 | The Insider (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | 4th Annual BET Awards · as Self |
| 2004 | The 18th Annual Soul Train Music Awards · as Self |
| 2004 | Tavis Smiley (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2001 | BET Awards (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 2001 | The Test (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist |
| 1997 | The View (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | Access Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | The Daily Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | E! Live from the Red Carpet (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | WGN Morning News (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | Extra (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1992 | Late Show with David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1991 | Maury (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1979 | SAG Foundation Conversations (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1979 | CBS Sunday Morning With Jane Pauley (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1974 | American Music Awards (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1950 | Formula 1 (TV Series) · as Self - Spectator |
| 2026 | Star Search (2026) (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2023 | Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project · as Executive Producer |
| 2022 | BET Awards 2022 · as Executive Producer |
| 2020 | Peace of Mind with Taraji (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2019 | What Men Want · as Executive Producer |
| 2018 | Proud Mary · as Executive Producer |
| 2017 | Taraji's White Hot Holidays · as Executive Producer |
| 2016 | |
| 2014 | Seasons of Love · as Executive Producer |
| 2014 | No Good Deed · as Executive Producer |
| 2022 | |
| 2015 | Empire (2015) (TV Series) |