Taraji P. Henson

Actor

Born: September 11, 1970 (age 55)
From: 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…

Filmography (66)

Why Did I Get Married Again? (2026)
Escape Room (2025)
STRAW (2025)
Janiyah Wiltkinson
TIME100: The World's Most Influential People (2024)
Host
Where's Usher? (2024)
Self
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey (2023)
Self
The Color Purple (2023)
Shug Avery
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project (2023)
Self (voice)
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie (2023)
Victoria Vance (voice)
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4 (2022)
Self
Tell It Like a Woman (2022)
Director
Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022)
Belle Bottom (voice)
Annie Live! (2021)
Miss Hannigan
Muppets Haunted Mansion (2021)
The Bride
Mary J. Blige's My Life (2021)
Self
Feeding America Comedy Festival (2020)
Self
Coffee & Kareem (2020)
Vanessa Manning
This Changes Everything (2019)
Self
The Best of Enemies (2019)
Ann Atwater
What Men Want (2019)
Alison 'Ali' Davis
Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)
Yesss (voice)
Acrimony (2018)
Melinda Moore Gayle
Proud Mary (2018)
Mary
Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special (2017)
Self - Host / Mrs. Claus / Mary / Prancer
Hidden Figures (2016)
Katherine G. Johnson
Term Life (2016)
Samantha Thurman
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade (2016)
Ethel (voice)
Top Five (2014)
Taraji P. Henson
Seasons of Love (2014)
Jackie
No Good Deed (2014)
Terry