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Taraji P. Henson
Washington, D.C., USA
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 sev…
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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.
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2026
Give Me Some Sugah
Movie
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2026
Darlene Love: I Know Where I've Been
Movie Producer
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2026
Why Did I Get Married Again?
Movie Roselyn
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2026
Star Search
TV show Executive Producer
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2025
Escape Room
Movie
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2025
STRAW
Movie Janiyah Wiltkinson
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2025
My Happy Place
TV show Self
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2025
Number One on the Call Sheet
TV show Self
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2024
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
TV show Vivian Thoma
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2024
Hollywood Black
TV show Self (archive footage)
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2024
TIME100: The World's Most Influential People
Movie Host
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2024
Where's Usher?
Movie Self
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2023
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
Movie Self
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2023
The Color Purple
Movie Shug Avery
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2023
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
Movie Self (voice)
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2023
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
Movie Victoria Vance (voice)
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2023
Celebrity Prank Wars
TV show Self
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2023
The Wine Down with Mary J. Blige
TV show Self
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2022
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4
Movie Self
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2022
Tell It Like a Woman
Movie Director
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2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV show Self - Guest
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2022
The Sherri Shepherd Show
TV show Self - Guest
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2022
Minions: The Rise of Gru
Movie Belle Bottom (voice)
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2021
Abbott Elementary
TV show Vanetta
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2021
Annie Live!
Movie Miss Hannigan
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2021
That's My Jam
TV show Self - Guest
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2021
Muppets Haunted Mansion
Movie The Bride
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2021
Hart to Heart
TV show Self
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2021
Mary J. Blige's My Life
Movie Self
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2020
Legendary
TV show Self - Guest Judge
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2020
History 101
TV show Self (archive footage)
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2020
Feeding America Comedy Festival
Movie Self
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2020
Celebrity IOU
TV show Self
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2020
Coffee & Kareem
Movie Vanessa Manning
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2019
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
TV show Self
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2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV show Self
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2019
This Changes Everything
Movie Self
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2019
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
TV show Self
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2019
The Best of Enemies
Movie Ann Atwater
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2019
What Men Want
Movie Alison 'Ali' Davis
