Acting
Community Rating
6.4
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Born
September 11, 1970 (age 55)
Born in
Washington, D.C., USA
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.
Escape Room
2025
STRAW
Janiyah Wiltkinson
2025
TIME100: The World's Most Influential People
Host
2024
Where's Usher?
Self
2024
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
Self
2023
The Color Purple
Shug Avery
2023
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
Self (voice)
2023
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
Victoria Vance (voice)
2023
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4
Self
2022
Minions: The Rise of Gru
Belle Bottom (voice)
2022
Annie Live!
Miss Hannigan
2021
Muppets Haunted Mansion
The Bride
2021
Mary J. Blige's My Life
Self
2021
Feeding America Comedy Festival
Self
2020
Coffee & Kareem
Vanessa Manning
2020
This Changes Everything
Self
2019
The Best of Enemies
Ann Atwater
2019
What Men Want
Alison 'Ali' Davis
2019
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Yesss (voice)
2018
Acrimony
Melinda Moore Gayle
2018
