Taraji P. Henson
Born September 11, 1970 (Age: 55)
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Washington, D.C., USA
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.
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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Filmography
Escape Room
2025
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as
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Age: 54
The Color Purple
2023
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as Shug Avery
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Age: 53
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
2023
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as Victoria Vance (voice)
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Age: 53
Minions: The Rise of Gru
2022
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as Belle Bottom (voice)
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Age: 51
This Changes Everything
2019
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as Self
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Age: 48
What Men Want
2019
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as Alison 'Ali' Davis
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Age: 48
Ralph Breaks the Internet
2018
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as Yesss (voice)
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Age: 48
Acrimony
2018
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as Melinda Moore Gayle
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Age: 47
Proud Mary
2018
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as Mary
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Age: 47
Hidden Figures
2016
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as Katherine G. Johnson
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Age: 46
Term Life
2016
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as Samantha Thurman
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Age: 45
Top Five
2014
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as Taraji P. Henson
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Age: 44
No Good Deed
2014
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as Terry
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Age: 43
Think Like a Man Too
2014
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as Lauren Harris
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Age: 43
No Image
Picasso Baby
2013
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as Self
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Age: 42
Think Like a Man
2012
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as Lauren Harris
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Age: 41
Larry Crowne
2011
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as B'Ella
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Age: 40
The Good Doctor
2011
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as Nurse Theresa
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Age: 40
Peep World
2010
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as Mary
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Age: 40
The Karate Kid
2010
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as Sherry Parker
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Age: 39
Date Night
2010
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as Detective Arroyo
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Age: 39
Hurricane Season
2010
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as Dayna Collins
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Age: 39
I Can Do Bad All By Myself
2009
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as April
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Age: 39
The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button
2009
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as Self
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Age: 38
Not Easily Broken
2009
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as Clarice Clark
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Age: 38
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
2008
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as Queenie
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Age: 38
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
2008
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as Pam
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Age: 38
Talk to Me
2007
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as Vernell Watson
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Age: 36
Smokin' Aces
2006
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as Sharice Watters
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Age: 36
Something New
2006
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as Nedra
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Age: 35
Four Brothers
2005
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as Camille Mercer
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Age: 34
Hustle & Flow
2005
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as Shug
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Age: 34
Hair Show
2004
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as Tiffany
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Age: 34
Baby Boy
2001
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as Yvette
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Age: 30
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
2000
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as Left-Wing Student
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Age: 29
Satan's School for Girls
2000
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as Paige
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Age: 29
Streetwise
1998
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as Tammy
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Age: 27