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 pe…
Known For
Hidden Figures
Katherine G. Johnson
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Queenie
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Yesss (voice)
Person of Interest
Joss Carter
Minions: The Rise of Gru
Belle Bottom (voice)
The Karate Kid
Sherry Parker
Four Brothers
Camille Mercer
STRAW
Janiyah Wiltkinson
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Filmography
Acting (128)
Movies (64)
STRAW
2025as Janiyah Wiltkinson
Escape Room
2025
Where's Usher?
2024as Self
TIME100: The World's Most Influential People
2024as Host
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
2023as Victoria Vance (voice)
The Color Purple
2023as Shug Avery
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
2023as Self
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
2023as Self (voice)
Minions: The Rise of Gru
2022as Belle Bottom (voice)
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4
2022as Self
Muppets Haunted Mansion
2021as The Bride
Annie Live!
2021as Miss Hannigan
Mary J. Blige's My Life
2021as Self
Coffee & Kareem
2020as Vanessa Manning
Feeding America Comedy Festival
2020as Self
What Men Want
2019as Alison 'Ali' Davis
The Best of Enemies
2019as Ann Atwater
This Changes Everything
2019as Self
Ralph Breaks the Internet
2018as Yesss (voice)
Acrimony
2018as Melinda Moore Gayle
Proud Mary
2018as Mary
Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special
2017as Self - Host / Mrs. Claus / Mary / Prancer
Hidden Figures
2016as Katherine G. Johnson
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
2016as Ethel (voice)
Term Life
2016as Samantha Thurman
Top Five
2014as Taraji P. Henson
No Good Deed
2014as Terry
Think Like a Man Too
2014as Lauren Harris
Seasons of Love
2014as Jackie
Madly Madagascar
2013as Okapi (voice)
Picasso Baby
2013as Self
From the Rough
2013as Catana Starks
Think Like a Man
2012as Lauren Harris
Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You
2012as Self
Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story
2011as Tiffany Rubin
Larry Crowne
2011as B'Ella
The Good Doctor
2011as Nurse Theresa
The Karate Kid
2010as Sherry Parker
Date Night
2010as Detective Arroyo
Peep World
2010as Mary
Hurricane Season
2010as Dayna Collins
Once Fallen
2010as Pearl
The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button
2009as Self
Not Easily Broken
2009as Clarice Clark
I Can Do Bad All By Myself
2009as April
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
2008as Queenie
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
2008as Pam
Talk to Me
2007as Vernell Watson
Smokin' Aces
2006as Sharice Watters
Something New
2006as Nedra
Four Brothers
2005as Camille Mercer
Hustle & Flow
2005as Shug
Animal
2005as Ramona
Hair Show
2004as Tiffany
Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs
2002as Date #4 / Ghetto Girl (as Taraji Henson)
Baby Boy
2001as Yvette
Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man
2001as Bess Pinckney
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
2000as Left-Wing Student
Satan's School for Girls
2000as Paige
Streetwise
1998as Tammy
'Tis So Sweet
Force
Why Did I Get Married Again?
Sorcerority
Television (64)
Number One on the Call Sheet
2025as Self
My Happy Place
2025as Self
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
2024as Vivian Thoma
Celebrity Prank Wars
2023as Self
The Wine Down with Mary J. Blige
2023as Self
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022as Self
Sherri
2022as Self - Guest
Abbott Elementary
2021as Vanetta
Hart to Heart
2021as Self
That's My Jam
2021as Self - Guest
History 101
2020as Self (archive footage)
Celebrity IOU
2020as Self
Legendary
2020as Self - Guest Judge
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019as Self - Guest Host
The Masked Singer
2019as Self - Panelist
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
2019as Self
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
2019as Self
The Alec Baldwin Show
2018as Self
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
2017as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015as Self - Guest
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015as Self
Hot Ones
2015as Self
Empire
2015as Cookie Lyon
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015as Self
Celebrity Family Feud
2015as Self - Contestant
Lip Sync Battle
2015as Self
Taraji's White Hot Holidays
2015as Herself - Host
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014as Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014as Self
Hollywood Game Night
2013as Self
Person of Interest
2011as Joss Carter
Person of Interest
2011as Joss Carter
Conan
2010as Herself
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
2010as Self - Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009as Self - Guest
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009as Self - Guest Judge
The Cleveland Show
2009
Eli Stone
2008as Angela Scott
House
2004as Moira
Project Runway
2004as Self - Guest Judge
Boston Legal
2004as Whitney Rome
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003as Self - Guest
All of Us
2003
Half & Half
2002as Gabrielle
BET Awards
2001as Self - Host
The Division
2001as Raina Washington
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000as Christina
Strong Medicine
2000as Crystal
Felicity
1998as R.A. #2
The View
1997as Self
Smart Guy
1997as Monique
The Daily Show
1996as Self
Pacific Blue
1996as Rhonda
The Parent 'Hood
1995
ER
1994as Patrice Robbins
Sister, Sister
1994as Briana
Saved by the Bell: The New Class
1993as Girl
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
The Simpsons
1989as Praline (voice)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988as Self
Entertainment Tonight
1981as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975as Self - Host
American Music Awards
1974as Self - Host
Tony Awards
1956as Self - Presenter
Crew (10)
Movies (8)
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
2023Executive Producer
Tell It Like a Woman
2022Director
What Men Want
2019Executive Producer
Proud Mary
2018Executive Producer
Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special
2017Executive Producer
No Good Deed
2014Executive Producer
Seasons of Love
2014Executive Producer
Two Faced
Director
Television (2)
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