Taraji P. Henson

Taraji P. Henson

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

11/09/1970

Age

55 years old

Place of Birth

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 & F... Read More

Filmography

Cast

2024

Where’s Usher?

as Self

2023

The Color Purple

as Shug Avery

2021

Muppets Haunted Mansion

as The Bride

2014

Top Five

as Self

2014

Seasons of Love

as Jackie

2014

No Good Deed

as Terry

2014

Think Like a Man Too

as Lauren Harris

2013

From the Rough

as Catana Starks

2012

Think Like a Man

as Lauren Harris

2011

Larry Crowne

as B'Ella

2011

The Good Doctor

as Nurse Theresa

2010

Once Fallen

as Pearl

2010

The Karate Kid

as Sherry Parker

2010

Date Night

as Detective Arroyo

2010

Hurricane Season

as Dayna Collins

2009

Not Easily Broken

as Clarice Clark

2007

Talk to Me

as Vernell Watson

2006

Something New

as Nedra

2005

Four Brothers

as Camille Mercer

2005

Hustle & Flow

as Shug

2005

Animal

as Ramona

2025

STRAW

as Janiyah Wiltkinson

2023

PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie

as Victoria Vance (voice)

2022

Minions: The Rise of Gru

as Belle Bottom (voice)

2021

Annie Live!

as Miss Hannigan

2020

Coffee & Kareem

as Vanessa Manning

2019

The Best of Enemies

as Ann Atwater

2019

What Men Want

as Alison 'Ali' Davis

2018

Ralph Breaks the Internet

as Yesss (voice)

2018

Acrimony

as Melinda Moore Gayle

2018

Proud Mary

as Mary

2017

Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special

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

2016

Hidden Figures

as Katherine G. Johnson

2016

Term Life

as Samantha Thurman

2016

Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade

as Ethel (voice)

2013

Picasso Baby

as Self

2013

Madly Madagascar

as Okapi (voice)

2010

Peep World

as Mary

2006

Smokin' Aces

as Sharice Watters

2004

Hair Show

as Tiffany

2002

Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why ...

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

2001

Baby Boy

as Yvette

2000

The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle

as Left-Wing Student

1998

Streetwise

as Tammy

Crew

2022

Tell It Like a Woman

as Director

2019

What Men Want

as Executive Producer

2018

Proud Mary

as Executive Producer

2017

Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special

as Executive Producer

2014

Seasons of Love

as Executive Producer

2014

No Good Deed

as Executive Producer