Taraji P. Henson
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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
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
The Simpsons
Praline (voice)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
Filmography
Why Did I Get Married Again?
2026
as Roselyn
Give Me Some Sugah
2026
STRAW
2025
as Janiyah Wiltkinson
Escape Room
2025
Number One on the Call Sheet
2025
as Self
My Happy Place
2025
as Self
Where's Usher?
2024
as Self
TIME100: The World's Most Influential People
2024
as Host
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
2024
as Vivian Thoma
Hollywood Black
2024
as Self (archive footage)
The Color Purple
2023
as Shug Avery
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
2023
as Self (voice)
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
2023
as Self
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
2023
as Victoria Vance (voice)
Celebrity Prank Wars
2023
as Self
The Wine Down with Mary J. Blige
2023
as Self
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4
2022
as Self
Minions: The Rise of Gru
2022
as Belle Bottom (voice)
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
as Self - Guest
The Sherri Shepherd Show
2022
as Self - Guest
Muppets Haunted Mansion
2021
as The Bride
Mary J. Blige's My Life
2021
as Self
Annie Live!
2021
as Miss Hannigan
Abbott Elementary
2021
as Vanetta
That's My Jam
2021
as Self - Guest
Hart to Heart
2021
as Self
Coffee & Kareem
2020
as Vanessa Manning
Feeding America Comedy Festival
2020
as Self
Celebrity IOU
2020
as Self
Legendary
2020
as Self - Guest Judge
History 101
2020
as Self (archive footage)
The Best of Enemies
2019
as Ann Atwater
This Changes Everything
2019
as Self
What Men Want
2019
as Alison 'Ali' Davis
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
2019
as Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self - Guest Host
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
2019
as Self
The Masked Singer
2019
as Self - Panelist
Proud Mary
2018
as Mary
Acrimony
2018
as Melinda Moore Gayle
Ralph Breaks the Internet
2018
as Yesss (voice)
The Alec Baldwin Show
2018
as Self
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
2017
as Self
Term Life
2016
as Samantha Thurman
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
2016
as Ethel (voice)
Hidden Figures
2016
as Katherine G. Johnson
Empire
2015
as Cookie Lyon
Lip Sync Battle
2015
as Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
as Self
Hot Ones
2015
as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
Taraji's White Hot Holidays
2015
as Herself - Host
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self
Celebrity Family Feud
2015
as Self - Contestant
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self - Guest
No Good Deed
2014
as Terry
Think Like a Man Too
2014
as Lauren Harris
Seasons of Love
2014
as Jackie
Top Five
2014
as Taraji P. Henson
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
From the Rough
2013
as Catana Starks
Madly Madagascar
2013
as Okapi (voice)
Picasso Baby
2013
as Self
Hollywood Game Night
2013
as Self
Think Like a Man
2012
as Lauren Harris
Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You
2012
as Self
The Good Doctor
2011
as Nurse Theresa
Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story
2011
as Tiffany Rubin
Larry Crowne
2011
as B'Ella
Person of Interest
2011
as Joss Carter
Hurricane Season
2010
as Dayna Collins
Date Night
2010
as Detective Arroyo
Once Fallen
2010
as Pearl
The Karate Kid
2010
as Sherry Parker
Peep World
2010
as Mary
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
2010
as Self - Guest
Conan
2010
as Herself
The Talk
2010
as Self
I Can Do Bad All By Myself
2009
as April
Not Easily Broken
2009
as Clarice Clark
The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button
2009
as Self
The Cleveland Show
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
as Self - Guest Judge
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
2008
as Queenie
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
2008
as Pam
Eli Stone
2008
as Angela Scott
Talk to Me
2007
as Vernell Watson
Something New
2006
as Nedra
Smokin' Aces
2006
as Sharice Watters
Animal
2005
as Ramona
Hustle & Flow
2005
as Shug
Four Brothers
2005
as Camille Mercer
Hair Show
2004
as Tiffany
House
2004
as Moira
Boston Legal
2004
as Whitney Rome
Project Runway
2004
as Self - Guest Judge
All of Us
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs
2002
as Date #4 / Ghetto Girl (as Taraji Henson)
Half & Half
2002
as Gabrielle
Baby Boy
2001
as Yvette
Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man
2001
as Bess Pinckney
The Division
2001
as Raina Washington
BET Awards
2001
as Self - Host
Satan's School for Girls
2000
as Paige
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
2000
as Left-Wing Student
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Christina
Strong Medicine
2000
as Crystal
Streetwise
1998
as Tammy
Felicity
1998
as R.A. #2
Felicity
1998
as Art Student
Smart Guy
1997
as Monique
The View
1997
as Self
Smart Guy
1997
as Leslie
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
Pacific Blue
1996
as Rhonda
The Parent 'Hood
1995
Sister, Sister
1994
as Briana
ER
1994
as Patrice Robbins
ER
1994
as Elan
Saved by the Bell: The New Class
1993
as Girl
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
The Simpsons
1989
as Praline (voice)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self
Entertainment Tonight
1981
as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
American Music Awards
1974
as Self - Host