Taraji P. Henson

Taraji P. Henson

1970-09-11 Washington, D.C., USA 69 Credits

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...

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STRAW

STRAW

2025

as Janiyah Wiltkinson

7.9
Acting

What will be her last straw? A devastatingly bad day pushes a hardworking single mother to the breaking point — and into a shocking act of desperation...

TIME100: The World's Most Influential People

TIME100: The World's Most Influential People

2024

as Host

Acting

Taraji P. Henson hosts the gala to celebrate TIME's annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world; scheduled performances from Dua Lipa ...

Where’s Usher?

Where’s Usher?

2024

as Self

Acting

The road to Usher’s Super Bowl halftime performance continues. This time, Apple Music drops a new official film, Where’s Usher?, to promote the perfor...

Oprah & The Color Purple Journey

Oprah & The Color Purple Journey

2023

as Self

4.5
Acting

A behind-the-scenes look into the making of the new feature film “The Color Purple,” and the impact the story has had on our culture. Oprah Winfrey ta...

The Color Purple

The Color Purple

2023

as Shug Avery

7.1
Acting

A decades-spanning tale of love and resilience and of one woman's journey to independence. Celie faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately find...

Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project

Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project

2023

as Self (voice)

6.9
Acting

Intimate vérité, archival footage, and visually innovative treatments of poetry take us on a journey through the dreamscape of legendary queer poet Ni...

Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project

Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project

2023

Executive Producer

6.9
Producing

Intimate vérité, archival footage, and visually innovative treatments of poetry take us on a journey through the dreamscape of legendary queer poet Ni...

PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie

PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie

2023

as Victoria Vance (voice)

7.0
Acting

A magical meteor crash lands in Adventure City and gives the PAW Patrol pups superpowers, transforming them into The Mighty Pups.

Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4

Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4

2022

as Self

7.2
Acting

A seductive fashion fever dream that blends style, dance, and music with the hypnotic essence of nocturnal nature. Featuring a star-studded cast all w...

Tell It Like a Woman

Tell It Like a Woman

2022

Director

4.2
Directing

Tell It Like A Woman comprises of seven segments that are directed by female directors from different parts of the world and shot in Italy, India, Jap...

Minions: The Rise of Gru

Minions: The Rise of Gru

2022

as Belle Bottom (voice)

7.3
Acting

A fanboy of a supervillain supergroup known as the Vicious 6, Gru hatches a plan to become evil enough to join them, with the backup of his followers,...

Annie Live!

Annie Live!

2021

as Miss Hannigan

5.2
Acting

Annie, the beloved seven-time Tony Award-winning Broadway sensation, comes to life like never before in a live musical event starring Harry Connick, J...

Muppets Haunted Mansion

Muppets Haunted Mansion

2021

as The Bride

6.4
Acting

Gonzo is challenged to spend one night in The Haunted Mansion on Halloween night.

Mary J. Blige's My Life

Mary J. Blige's My Life

2021

as Self

6.6
Acting

Mary J. Blige set the music world on fire with her trailblazing 1994 LP "My Life." The singer, producer and actress reveals the demons and blessings t...

Feeding America Comedy Festival

Feeding America Comedy Festival

2020

as Self

6.8
Acting

All-star comics perform in support of Feeding America.

Coffee & Kareem

Coffee & Kareem

2020

as Vanessa Manning

5.5
Acting

A Detroit cop reluctantly teams with his girlfriend's 11-year-old son to clear his name and take down the city's most ruthless criminal.

This Changes Everything

This Changes Everything

2019

as Self

6.2
Acting

An investigative look and analysis of gender disparity in Hollywood, featuring accounts from well-known actors, executives and artists in the Industry...

The Best of Enemies

The Best of Enemies

2019

as Ann Atwater

7.4
Acting

Centers on the unlikely relationship between Ann Atwater, an outspoken civil rights activist, and C.P. Ellis, a local Ku Klux Klan leader who reluctan...

What Men Want

What Men Want

2019

as Alison 'Ali' Davis

6.2
Acting

Magically able to hear what men are thinking, a sports agent uses her newfound ability to turn the tables on her overbearing male colleagues.

What Men Want

What Men Want

2019

Executive Producer

6.2
Producing

Magically able to hear what men are thinking, a sports agent uses her newfound ability to turn the tables on her overbearing male colleagues.

Ralph Breaks the Internet

Ralph Breaks the Internet

2018

as Yesss (voice)

7.2
Acting

Video game bad guy Ralph and fellow misfit Vanellope von Schweetz must risk it all by traveling to the World Wide Web in search of a replacement part ...

Acrimony

Acrimony

2018

as Melinda Moore Gayle

6.7
Acting

Faithful wife Melinda, who is tired of standing by her devious husband Robert, is enraged when it becomes clear she has been betrayed. That's when she...

Proud Mary

Proud Mary

2018

as Mary

5.5
Acting

Mary is a hit woman working for an organized crime family in Boston, whose life is completely turned around when she meets a young boy whose path she ...

Proud Mary

Proud Mary

2018

Executive Producer

5.5
Producing

Mary is a hit woman working for an organized crime family in Boston, whose life is completely turned around when she meets a young boy whose path she ...

Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special

Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special

2017

as Self - Host / Mrs. Claus / Mary / Prancer

8.4
Acting

Taraji P. Henson, Golden Globe-winning star of EMPIRE and the movie “Hidden Figures,” is back this holiday season to spread cheer, goodwill and some h...

Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special

Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special

2017

Executive Producer

8.4
Producing

Taraji P. Henson, Golden Globe-winning star of EMPIRE and the movie “Hidden Figures,” is back this holiday season to spread cheer, goodwill and some h...

Hidden Figures

Hidden Figures

2016

as Katherine G. Johnson

8.1
Acting

The untold story of Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson – brilliant African-American women working at NASA and serving as the brain...

Term Life

Term Life

2016

as Samantha Thurman

5.9
Acting

If Nick Barrow can stay alive for 21 days, he'll die happy. Everyone Nick knows wants him dead; Mob bosses, contract killers, and dirty cops. Performi...

Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade

Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade

2016

as Ethel (voice)

6.4
Acting

A harried prehistoric bird mother entrusts her precious, soon-to-hatch egg to Sid. When she recommends him to her neighbours, business booms at his ne...

Top Five

Top Five

2014

as Self

6.1
Acting

Though he began in stand-up comedy, Andre Allen hit the big-time as the star of a trilogy of action-comedies about a talking bear but now he wants to ...

Seasons of Love

Seasons of Love

2014

as Jackie

3.2
Acting

Set in the picturesque backdrop of New York, "Seasons of Love" is a romantic, soulful holiday drama about two people who struggle to find love against...

Seasons of Love

Seasons of Love

2014

Executive Producer

3.2
Producing

Set in the picturesque backdrop of New York, "Seasons of Love" is a romantic, soulful holiday drama about two people who struggle to find love against...

No Good Deed

No Good Deed

2014

as Terry

5.9
Acting

Terri is a devoted wife and mother of two, living an ideal suburban life in Atlanta when Colin, a charming but dangerous escaped convict, shows up at ...

No Good Deed

No Good Deed

2014

Executive Producer

5.9
Producing

Terri is a devoted wife and mother of two, living an ideal suburban life in Atlanta when Colin, a charming but dangerous escaped convict, shows up at ...

Think Like a Man Too

Think Like a Man Too

2014

as Lauren Harris

6.4
Acting

All the couples are back for a wedding in Las Vegas, but plans for a romantic weekend go awry when their various misadventures get them into some comp...

Picasso Baby

2013

as Self

9.0
Acting

Jay Z performs Picasso Baby at the Museum of Modern Art in NYC.

From the Rough

From the Rough

2013

as Catana Starks

6.1
Acting

The coach of a women's swim team parlays her success into an opportunity to build her school's men's golf team.

Madly Madagascar

Madly Madagascar

2013

as Okapi (voice)

6.5
Acting

Your favorite Madagascar pals are back in an all-new adventure! Alex's favorite holiday, Valentine's Day, brings hilarious surprises and excitement fo...

Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You

Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You

2012

as Self

7.5
Acting

Famed for her extraordinary vocal range and uncanny ability to reach the emotional core of a song, We Will Always Love You pays tribute to that magni...

Think Like a Man

Think Like a Man

2012

as Lauren Harris

6.8
Acting

The balance of power in four couples’ relationships is upset when the women start using the advice in Steve Harvey’s book, Act Like A Lady, Think Like...

Larry Crowne

Larry Crowne

2011

as B'Ella

6.0
Acting

When he suddenly finds himself without his long-standing blue-collar job, Larry Crowne enrolls at his local college to start over. There, he becomes p...

The Good Doctor

The Good Doctor

2011

as Nurse Theresa

6.2
Acting

Dr. Martin Blake, who has spent his life looking for respect, meets an 18-year-old patient named Diane, suffering from a kidney infection, and gets a ...

Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story

Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story

2011

as Tiffany Rubin

6.9
Acting

In 2008, New York mother Tiffany Rubin faced every parent's worst nightmare when her six year old son Kobe vanished into thin air. Upon learning that ...

Once Fallen

Once Fallen

2010

as Pearl

5.2
Acting

When Chance (Brian Presley) returns home after five years in jail, he is determined to escape his past, start a new life and make peace with his fathe...

Peep World

Peep World

2010

as Mary

4.7
Acting

On the day of their Father's 70th birthday party, four siblings come to terms with the publication of a novel written by the youngest sibling, that ex...

The Karate Kid

The Karate Kid

2010

as Sherry Parker

6.6
Acting

12-year-old Dre Parker could've been the most popular kid in Detroit, but his mother's latest career move has landed him in China. Dre immediately fal...

Date Night

Date Night

2010

as Detective Arroyo

6.1
Acting

Phil and Claire Foster fear that their mild-mannered relationship may be falling into a stale rut. During their weekly date night, their dinner reserv...

Hurricane Season

Hurricane Season

2009

as Dayna Collins

6.7
Acting

Based on true events amid the wreckage and chaos dealt by Hurricane Katrina; one basketball coach in Marrero, Louisiana just will not give up. Coach A...

I Can Do Bad All By Myself

I Can Do Bad All By Myself

2009

as April

6.2
Acting

When Madea catches teenage Jennifer and her two younger brothers looting her home, she decides to take matters into her own hands and delivers the you...

The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button

The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button

2009

as Self

6.9
Acting

A documentary about the making of David Fincher's 2008 film THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON. Virtually every element in the evolution of the Finch...

Not Easily Broken

Not Easily Broken

2009

as Clarice Clark

6.2
Acting

A car accident and shifting affections test the bond between a married couple.

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

2008

as Queenie

7.6
Acting

Born under unusual circumstances, Benjamin Button springs into being as an elderly man in a New Orleans nursing home and ages in reverse. Twelve years...

Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys

Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys

2008

as Pam

6.8
Acting

Wealthy socialite Charlotte Cartwright and her dear friend Alice Pratt, a working class woman of high ideals, have enjoyed a lasting friendship throug...

Talk to Me

Talk to Me

2007

as Vernell Watson

6.9
Acting

The story of Washington D.C. radio personality Ralph "Petey" Greene, an ex-con who became a popular talk show host and community activist in the 1960s...

Smokin' Aces

Smokin' Aces

2006

as Sharice Watters

6.5
Acting

When a Las Vegas performer-turned-snitch named Buddy Israel decides to turn state's evidence and testify against the mob, it seems that a whole lot of...

Something New

Something New

2006

as Nedra

6.4
Acting

Kenya McQueen, a corporate lawyer, finds love in the most unexpected place when she agrees to go on a blind date with Brian Kelly, a sexy and free-spi...

Four Brothers

Four Brothers

2005

as Camille Mercer

6.8
Acting

Four adopted brothers return to their Detroit hometown when their mother is murdered and vow to exact revenge on the killers.

Hustle & Flow

Hustle & Flow

2005

as Shug

7.1
Acting

With help from his friends, a Memphis pimp in a mid-life crisis attempts to become a successful hip-hop emcee.

Animal

Animal

2005

as Ramona

5.6
Acting

His name: infamous. His reputation: ruthless. But when James "Animal"Allen is locked up in a maximum security prison, he meets a revolutionary who cha...

Hair Show

Hair Show

2004

as Tiffany

5.2
Acting

Running from the IRS due to back taxes, Baltimore hairdresser and salon owner Peaches reunites with her more successful sister, Angela, a fellow styli...

Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs

Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs

2002

as Date #4 / Ghetto Girl (as Taraji Henson)

10.0
Acting

Book of Love delivers humor along with the mysteries of unrequited love and relationships gone bad. The film's story line focuses on three men living,...

Baby Boy

Baby Boy

2001

as Yvette

7.1
Acting

The story of Jody, a misguided, 20-year-old African-American who is really just a baby boy finally forced-kicking and screaming to face the commitment...

Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man

Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man

2001

as Bess Pinckney

6.3
Acting

Jessica Fletcher discovers a shocking old family secret that leads her on a journey to the deep South to bring to light the mysterious details surroun...

The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle

The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle

2000

as Left-Wing Student

4.2
Acting

Rocky and Bullwinkle have been living off the finances made from the reruns of their cartoon show. Boris and Natasha somehow manage to crossover into ...

Satan's School for Girls

Satan's School for Girls

2000

as Paige

4.6
Acting

A young woman enrolls at an all-girls college in New England to investigate her sister's suicide and is slowly lured into a witchcraft cult by a quart...

Streetwise

Streetwise

1998

as Tammy

1.0
Acting

Three brothers use legal and illegal methods to make it out of their drug-infected neighborhood.

Sorcerority

N/A

Acting

Sorcerority follows a young African-American girl, Melanie, who, like her late mother, enrolls into a historically African-American coven and universi...

Force

N/A

Acting

Plot kept under wraps. Described as a crime drama about a corrupt vigilante group.

Two Faced

N/A

Director

Directing

A high school senior attempts to get her principal fired after observing racist behavior, but she quickly learns he won’t go down without a fight.