Taraji P. Henson

Taraji P. Henson

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...

Known For

Cast Credits

STRAW

as Janiyah Wiltkinson

The Color Purple

as Shug Avery

PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie

as Victoria Vance (voice)

Minions: The Rise of Gru

as Belle Bottom (voice)

Annie Live!

as Miss Hannigan

Coffee & Kareem

as Vanessa Manning

The Best of Enemies

as Ann Atwater

What Men Want

as Alison 'Ali' Davis

Acrimony

as Melinda Moore Gayle

Proud Mary

as Mary

Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special

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

Hidden Figures

as Katherine G. Johnson

Term Life

as Samantha Thurman

Top Five

as Taraji P. Henson

No Good Deed

as Terry

Think Like a Man Too

as Lauren Harris

From the Rough

as Catana Starks

Madly Madagascar

as Okapi (voice)

Think Like a Man

as Lauren Harris

Larry Crowne

as B'Ella

The Good Doctor

as Nurse Theresa

Once Fallen

as Pearl

Peep World

as Mary

Crew Credits

What Men Want

Executive Producer

Proud Mary

Executive Producer

Seasons of Love

Executive Producer

No Good Deed

Executive Producer

Two Faced

Director