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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 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 ForActing
  • Born11 September 1970 (age 56)
  • Place of BirthWashington, D.C., USA

Taraji P. Henson

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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 ForActing
  • Born11 September 1970 (age 56)
  • Place of BirthWashington, D.C., USA
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STRAW
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7.768
2025
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Escape Room
star
10.0
2025
Poster
Where's Usher?
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-
2024
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TIME100: The World's Most Influential People
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-
2024
Poster
The Color Purple
star
7.0
2023
Poster
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
star
6.188
2023
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Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
star
3.3
2023
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PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
star
7.016
2023
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Tell It Like a Woman
star
4.203
2022
Poster
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4
star
7.2
2022
Poster
Minions: The Rise of Gru
star
7.278
2022
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Muppets Haunted Mansion
star
6.4
2021
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Mary J. Blige's My Life
star
6.6
2021
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Annie Live!
star
5.5
2021
Poster
Coffee & Kareem
star
5.456
2020
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Feeding America Comedy Festival
star
5.8
2020
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The Best of Enemies
star
7.374
2019
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This Changes Everything
star
6.1
2019
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What Men Want
star
6.217
2019
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Proud Mary
star
5.514
2018
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Acrimony
star
6.7
2018
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Ralph Breaks the Internet
star
7.165
2018
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Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special
star
8.4
2017
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Term Life
star
5.955
2016
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Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
star
6.4
2016
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Hidden Figures
star
8.05
2016
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No Good Deed
star
5.941
2014
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Think Like a Man Too
star
6.416
2014
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Seasons of Love
star
3.2
2014
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Top Five
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6.093
2014
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From the Rough
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6.1
2013
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Madly Madagascar
star
6.5
2013
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Picasso Baby
star
9.0
2013
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Think Like a Man
star
6.8
2012
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Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You
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7.5
2012
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The Good Doctor
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6.182
2011
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Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story
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6.8
2011
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Larry Crowne
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5.994
2011
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Hurricane Season
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6.6
2010
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Date Night
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6.1
2010
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Once Fallen
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5.2
2010
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The Karate Kid
star
6.565
2010
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Peep World
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4.684
2010
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I Can Do Bad All By Myself
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6.237
2009
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Not Easily Broken
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6.321
2009
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The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button
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6.885
2009
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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
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7.596
2008
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Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
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6.733
2008
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Talk to Me
star
6.844
2007
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Something New
star
6.4
2006
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Smokin' Aces
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6.483
2006
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Animal
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5.6
2005
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Hustle & Flow
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7.159
2005
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Four Brothers
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6.81
2005
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Hair Show
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5.2
2004
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Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs
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10.0
2002
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Baby Boy
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7.1
2001
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Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man
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6.3
2001
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Satan's School for Girls
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4.6
2000
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The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
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4.26
2000
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Streetwise
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1.0
1998