Acting
Taraji P. Henson
Born 1970
Known for Hidden Figures, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Karate Kid.
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Born09/11/1970
Age55 years old
BirthplaceWashington, D.C., USA
DepartmentActing
Also known asTaraji Penda Henson, Taraji 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.
Movie Credits
STRAW (2025)
TIME100: The World's Most Influential People (2024)
The Best of Enemies (2019)
What Men Want (2019)
Acrimony (2018)
Proud Mary (2018)
Hidden Figures (2016)
From the Rough (2011)
Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story (2011)
Why Did I Get Married Again? (2026)
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project (2023)
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie (2023)
The Color Purple (2023)
Coffee & Kareem (2020)
No Good Deed (2014)
Hurricane Season (2010)
I Can Do Bad All By Myself (2009)
Not Easily Broken (2009)
Baby Boy (2001)
Annie Live! (2021)
Mary J. Blige's My Life (2021)
The Good Doctor (2011)
Once Fallen (2010)
The Karate Kid (2010)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022)
Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)
Date Night (2010)
Hustle & Flow (2005)
Hair Show (2004)
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4 (2022)
Something New (2006)
Think Like a Man (2012)
Larry Crowne (2011)
Peep World (2010)
The Family That Preys (2008)
Animal (2005)
Madly Madagascar (2013)
Talk to Me (2007)
Think Like a Man Too (2014)
Smokin' Aces (2006)
This Changes Everything (2019)
Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man (2001)
Never Get Busted! (2025)
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade (2016)
Four Brothers (2005)
Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You (2012)
The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button (2009)
Muppets Haunted Mansion (2021)
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000)
