born 1970 · Acting
66.5avg grm
12titles
#38best rank
8honors
best title · #38 on sitePerson of Interest2011 · as Detective Jocelyn 'Joss' Carter · series77.7Honors
82009NAACP Image Award — Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
2009BET Award — Best Actor & Actress
2012NAACP Image Award — Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
2014NAACP Image Award — Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
2016Crystal Award
Bio
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
ranked on this site2020s2 titles
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Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist2024 · as Vivian Thomas · series63.6T
That's My Jam2021 · as Self · series63.82010s7 titles
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The Best of Enemies2019 · as Ann Atwater64.2DD'Astrain at the Cinema2018 · as Self · series65.8H
Hidden Figures2016 · as Katherine G. Johnson76.3E
Empire2015 · as Cookie Lyon · series62.9PPerson of Interest2011 · as Detective Jocelyn 'Joss' Carter · series77.7PPerson of Interest2011 · as Officer Jocelyn 'Joss' Carter · series77.7K
Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain2011 · as Taraji55.9
