Taraji P. Henson
Acting
- Born
- September 11, 1970
- Place of Birth
- Washington, D.C., USA
- Known For
- Женский
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
The Simpsons
as Praline (voice)
1989
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Christina
2000
House
as Moira
2004
RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Guest Judge
2009
Person of Interest
as Joss Carter
2011
ER
as Patrice Robbins, as Elan
1994
Project Runway
as Self - Guest Judge
2004
Boston Legal
as Whitney Rome
2004
Abbott Elementary
as Vanetta
2021
The Masked Singer
as Self - Panelist
2019
Pacific Blue
as Rhonda
1996
Sister, Sister
as Briana
1994
Celebrity Family Feud
as Self - Contestant
2015
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
as Self - Guest
2010
The Cleveland Show
2009
Lip Sync Battle
as Self
2015
Saved by the Bell: The New Class
as Girl
1993
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
as Self
2017
Half & Half
as Gabrielle
2002
Number One on the Call Sheet
as Self
2025
Eli Stone
as Angela Scott
2008
All of Us
2003
Smart Guy
as Leslie, as Monique
1997
History 101
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Legendary
as Self - Guest Judge
2020
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
as Vivian Thoma
2024