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.
Filmography (24)
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)
The Best of Enemies
as Ann Atwater
What Men Want
as Alison 'Ali' Davis
Ralph Breaks the Internet
as Yesss (voice)
Acrimony
as Melinda Moore Gayle
Proud Mary
as Mary
Hidden Figures
as Katherine G. Johnson
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
as Ethel (voice)
No Good Deed
as Terry
Think Like a Man Too
as Lauren Harris
Madly Madagascar
as Okapi (voice)
Think Like a Man
as Lauren Harris
Larry Crowne
as B'Ella
The Karate Kid
as Sherry Parker
Date Night
as Detective Arroyo
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
as Queenie
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
as Pam
Smokin' Aces
as Sharice Watters
Four Brothers
as Camille Mercer
Hustle & Flow
as Shug
Baby Boy
as Yvette