Acting credits
127
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Taraji P. Henson
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
3.5
Moderate attention
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Movies: 61Series: 68Crew credits: 9
TMDB ID: 40036
IMDb ID: nm0378245
Known for: Acting
Born: September 11, 1970
Age: 55
Place of birth: Washington, D.C., USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1974 - 2026
Years active: 53
Average TMDB rating: 6.46
Wikidata: Q235511
Also known as
Taraji Penda Henson • Taraji Henson
Other jobs
Executive Producer (7)Director (2)
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.
In 3 weeks
Why Did I Get Married Again?
2026 • Movie
Escape Room
2025 • Movie
as Janiyah Wiltkinson
STRAW
2025 • Movie
as Host
TIME100: The World's Most Influential People
2024 • Movie
as Self
Where's Usher?
2024 • Movie
as Self
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
2023 • Movie
as Shug Avery
The Color Purple
2023 • Movie
as Self (voice)
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
2023 • Movie
as Victoria Vance (voice)
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
2023 • Movie
as Self
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4
2022 • Movie
Director
Tell It Like a Woman
2022 • Movie
as Belle Bottom (voice)
Minions: The Rise of Gru
2022 • Movie
as Miss Hannigan
Annie Live!
2021 • Movie
as The Bride
Muppets Haunted Mansion
2021 • Movie
as Self
Mary J. Blige's My Life
2021 • Movie
as Self
Feeding America Comedy Festival
2020 • Movie
as Vanessa Manning
Coffee & Kareem
2020 • Movie
as Self
This Changes Everything
2019 • Movie
as Ann Atwater
The Best of Enemies
2019 • Movie
as Alison 'Ali' Davis
What Men Want
2019 • Movie
as Yesss (voice)
Ralph Breaks the Internet
2018 • Movie
as Melinda Moore Gayle
Acrimony
2018 • Movie
as Mary
Proud Mary
2018 • Movie
as Self - Host / Mrs. Claus / Mary / Prancer
Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special
2017 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Taraji P. Henson.
Executive Producer • 9 eps
Star Search
2026 • Series
as Self • 6 eps
My Happy Place
2025 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Number One on the Call Sheet
2025 • Series
as Vivian Thoma • 8 eps
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
2024 • Series
as Self (archive footage) • 4 eps
Hollywood Black
2024 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Celebrity Prank Wars
2023 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Wine Down with Mary J. Blige
2023 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 • Series
as Self - Guest • 3 eps
Sherri
2022 • Series
as Vanetta • 3 eps
Abbott Elementary
2021 • Series
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
That's My Jam
2021 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Hart to Heart
2021 • Series
as Self - Guest Judge • 1 eps
Legendary
2020 • Series
as Self (archive footage) • 1 eps
History 101
2020 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Celebrity IOU
2020 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
2019 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
2019 • Series
as Self - Panelist • 1 eps
The Masked Singer
2019 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Alec Baldwin Show
2018 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
2017 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews
2016 • Series
as Herself - Host • 3 eps
Taraji's White Hot Holidays
2015 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 • Series