Known for
Acting
Credits
126
Gender
Woman
Birthday
11 Sept 1970 (53)
Place of birth
Washington, D.C., USA
Also known as
Taraji Penda Henson
Taraji Henson
타라지 P. 헨슨
タラジ・P・ヘンソン
טאראג'י פ. הנסון
טראג'י פנדה הנסון
塔拉吉·P·漢森
Taraji P. Henson
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.
Known for
Acting roles
Credits
Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
---|---|---|
— | Two Faced | Director |
2023 | Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project | Executive Producer |
2022 | Tell It Like a Woman | Director |
2019 | What Men Want | Executive Producer |
2018 | Proud Mary | Executive Producer |
2017 | Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special | Executive Producer |
2014 | No Good Deed | Executive Producer |
2014 | Seasons of Love | Executive Producer |