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