
Taraji P. Henson
13 FOLLOWERS • 67 CREDITS • SEP 11, 1970 • 54
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.
Known For

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

The Daily Show

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Saturday Night Live

The Simpsons

Project Runway

RuPaul's Drag Race

ER

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked

House

The Late Late Show with James Corden

Entertainment Tonight

Today with Hoda & Jenna

Lip Sync Battle

Hollywood Game Night

Saved by the Bell: The New Class

Abbott Elementary

A Little Late with Lilly Singh

American Music Awards

That's My Jam

The Cleveland Show

All of Us

History 101

Sister, Sister

Number One on the Call Sheet

Carpool Karaoke: The Series

Legendary

The Wine Down with Mary J. Blige

Celebrity Prank Wars

Top Five

Despicable Me 4

The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle

Boston Legal

The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button

Four Brothers

Term Life

Smokin' Aces

Hart to Heart

Madly Madagascar

Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys

Think Like a Man

Larry Crowne

Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist

Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade

Hustle & Flow

Date Night

Ralph Breaks the Internet

Minions: The Rise of Gru

The Good Doctor

The Karate Kid

Mary J. Blige's My Life

PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Empire

The Color Purple

Coffee & Kareem

Baby Boy

What Men Want

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Hidden Figures

Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story
Production Credits
Originals for Hulu
Stay on top of Hulu Originals with ease using the Unofficial app, where you can track release dates, follow your favorite actors, and get instant updates on new seasons and episodes—all in one place!
Get
