Taraji P. Henson
Age: N/A | From: Washington, D.C., USA
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Taraji Penda Henson , Taraji Henson , טאראג'י פ. הנסון , טראג'י פנדה הנסון , تاراجی پی. هنسون , タラジ P. ヘンソン , تاراجي هينسون , טאראג'י פ' הנסון , تراجی پی. هنسون , Taraji P. Hensonová
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Washington, D.C., USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 44
TV Involvements: 28
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
(2000) Christina
Person of Interest
(2011) Joss Carter
RuPaul's Drag Race
(2009) Self - Guest Judge
Project Runway
(2004) Self - Guest Judge
Felicity
(1998) Art Student
ER
(1994) Elan
Straw
(2025) Janiyah Wiltkinson
Strong Medicine
(2000) CrystalActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | N/A | |
| Janiyah Wiltkinson | ||
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| 2024 | Vivian Thoma | |
| Host | ||
| Self | ||
| 2023 | Self | |
| Shug Avery | ||
| Self (voice) | ||
| Victoria Vance (voice) | ||
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| 2022 | Self | |
| Self | ||
| Self - Guest | ||
| Belle Bottom (voice) | ||
| 2021 | Vanetta | |
| Miss Hannigan | ||
| Self | ||
| Self - Guest | ||
| The Bride | ||
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| 2020 | Self - Guest Judge | |
| Self (archive footage) | ||
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| Vanessa Manning | ||
| 2019 | Self | |
| Self | ||
| Self - Guest Host | ||
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| Ann Atwater | ||
| Alison 'Ali' Davis | ||
| 2018 | Yesss (voice) | |
| Self | ||
| Melinda Moore Gayle | ||
| Self | ||
| Mary | ||
| 2017 | Self - Host / Mrs. Claus / Mary / Prancer | |
| Self | ||
| 2016 | Katherine G. Johnson | |
| Samantha Thurman | ||
| Ethel (voice) | ||
| 2015 | Herself - Host | |
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| Cookie Lyon | ||
| 2014 | Self | |
| Self | ||
| Jackie | ||
| Terry | ||
| Lauren Harris | ||
| Self | ||
| 2013 | Self | |
| Self | ||
| Catana Starks | ||
| Okapi (voice) | ||
| 2012 | Self | |
| Lauren Harris | ||
| 2011 | Joss Carter | |
| B'Ella | ||
| Nurse Theresa | ||
| Tiffany Rubin | ||
| 2010 | Herself | |
| Pearl | ||
| Mary | ||
| Sherry Parker | ||
| Detective Arroyo | ||
| Self - Guest | ||
| 2009 | Dayna Collins | |
| N/A | ||
| April | ||
| Self - Guest | ||
| Self | ||
| Self - Guest Judge | ||
| Clarice Clark | ||
| 2008 | Queenie | |
| Pam | ||
| Angela Scott | ||
| 2007 | Vernell Watson | |
| 2006 | Sharice Watters | |
| Nedra | ||
| 2005 | Camille Mercer | |
| Shug | ||
| Ramona | ||
| 2004 | Self - Guest Judge | |
| Moira | ||
| Tiffany | ||
| Whitney Rome | ||
| 2003 | N/A | |
| Self | ||
| 2002 | Gabrielle | |
| Date #4 / Ghetto Girl (as Taraji Henson) | ||
| 2001 | Yvette | |
| Self - Host | ||
| Bess Pinckney | ||
| Raina Washington | ||
| 2000 | Christina | |
| Crystal | ||
| Left-Wing Student | ||
| Paige | ||
| 1998 | R.A. #2 | |
| Art Student | ||
| Tammy | ||
| 1997 | Self | |
| N/A | ||
| 1996 | Self | |
| Rhonda | ||
| 1995 | N/A | |
| 1994 | Patrice Robbins | |
| Elan | ||
| Briana | ||
| 1993 | Girl | |
| 1992 | N/A | |
| 1989 | Praline (voice) | |
| 1988 | Self | |
| 1981 | Self | |
| 1975 | Self - Host | |
| 1974 | Self - Host | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Executive Producer | |
| 2019 | Executive Producer | |
| 2018 | Executive Producer | |
| 2017 | Executive Producer | |
| 2014 | Executive Producer | |
| Executive Producer | ||
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Director | |
| 2015 | Director | |
| Director | ||
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
