Acting credits
125
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Taraji P. Henson
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
3.6
Moderate attention
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Movies: 61Series: 67Crew credits: 9
TMDB ID: 40036
IMDb ID: nm0378245
Known for: Acting
Born: September 11, 1970
Age: 56
Place of birth: Washington, D.C., USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1974 - 2026
Years active: 53
Average TMDB rating: 6.47
Wikidata: Q235511
Also known as
Taraji Penda Henson • Taraji Henson
Other jobs
Executive Producer (6)Director (2)Producer (1)
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Taraji P. Henson.
Darlene Love: I Know Where I've Been
Producer
2026 Movie
Why Did I Get Married Again?
as Roselyn
2026 Movie
Escape Room
2025 Movie
STRAW
as Janiyah Wiltkinson
2025 Movie
TIME100: The World's Most Influential People
as Host
2024 Movie
Where's Usher?
as Self
2024 Movie
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
as Self
2023 Movie
The Color Purple
as Shug Avery
2023 Movie
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
as Self (voice)
2023 Movie
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
as Victoria Vance (voice)
2023 Movie
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4
as Self
2022 Movie
Tell It Like a Woman
Director
2022 Movie
Minions: The Rise of Gru
as Belle Bottom (voice)
2022 Movie
Annie Live!
as Miss Hannigan
2021 Movie
Muppets Haunted Mansion
as The Bride
2021 Movie
Mary J. Blige's My Life
as Self
2021 Movie
Feeding America Comedy Festival
as Self
2020 Movie
Coffee & Kareem
as Vanessa Manning
2020 Movie
This Changes Everything
as Self
2019 Movie
The Best of Enemies
as Ann Atwater
2019 Movie
What Men Want
as Alison 'Ali' Davis
2019 Movie
Ralph Breaks the Internet
as Yesss (voice)
2018 Movie
Acrimony
as Melinda Moore Gayle
2018 Movie
Proud Mary
as Mary
2018 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Taraji P. Henson.
Star Search
Executive Producer • 9 eps
2026 Series
My Happy Place
as Self • 6 eps
2025 Series
Number One on the Call Sheet
as Self • 1 eps
2025 Series
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
as Vivian Thoma • 8 eps
2024 Series
Hollywood Black
as Self (archive footage) • 4 eps
2024 Series
Celebrity Prank Wars
as Self • 1 eps
2023 Series
The Wine Down with Mary J. Blige
as Self • 1 eps
2023 Series
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self - Guest • 3 eps
2022 Series
Sherri
as Self - Guest • 3 eps
2022 Series
Abbott Elementary
as Vanetta • 3 eps
2021 Series
That's My Jam
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
2021 Series
Hart to Heart
as Self • 1 eps
2021 Series
Legendary
as Self - Guest Judge • 1 eps
2020 Series
History 101
as Self (archive footage) • 1 eps
2020 Series
Celebrity IOU
as Self • 1 eps
2020 Series
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
as Self • 1 eps
2019 Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self • 2 eps
2019 Series
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
as Self • 1 eps
2019 Series
The Masked Singer
as Self - Panelist • 1 eps
2019 Series
The Alec Baldwin Show
as Self • 1 eps
2018 Series
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
as Self • 1 eps
2017 Series
Taraji's White Hot Holidays
as Herself - Host • 3 eps
2015 Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2015 Series
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self • 2 eps
2015 Series