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Taraji P. Henson

Taraji P. Henson

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1970-09-11

Birth Place

Washington, D.C., USA

Movies and TV shows :

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A Little Late with Lilly Singh

2019

3.8

TV
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Abbott Elementary

2021

7.5

TV
Acrimony

Acrimony

2018

6.7

Movie
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All of Us

2003

7.4

TV
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American Music Awards

1974

8.1

TV
Animal

Animal

2005

5.6

Movie
Annie Live!

Annie Live!

2021

5.3

Movie
Baby Boy

Baby Boy

2001

7.2

Movie
Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs

Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs

2002

10.0

Movie
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Boston Legal

2004

7.9

TV
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Carpool Karaoke: The Series

2017

5.9

TV
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Celebrity IOU

2020

6.1

TV
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Celebrity Prank Wars

2023

6.2

TV
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Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

2015

5.7

TV
Coffee & Kareem

Coffee & Kareem

2020

5.5

Movie
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Conan

2010

7.0

TV
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000

7.6

TV
Date Night

Date Night

2010

6.1

Movie
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Eli Stone

2008

6.8

TV
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Empire

2015

7.2

TV
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Entertainment Tonight

1981

3.7

TV
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ER

1994

7.8

TV
Feeding America Comedy Festival

Feeding America Comedy Festival

2020

6.8

Movie
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Felicity

1998

6.5

TV
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Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist

2024

7.2

TV
Force

Force

0.0

Movie
Forehead Tittaes

Forehead Tittaes

2010

4.9

Movie
Four Brothers

Four Brothers

2005

6.8

Movie
From the Rough

From the Rough

2013

6.3

Movie
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project

Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project

2023

6.9

Movie
Hair Show

Hair Show

2004

5.7

Movie
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Half & Half

2002

8.3

TV
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Hart to Heart

2021

8.2

TV
Hidden Figures

Hidden Figures

2016

8.1

Movie
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History 101

2020

7.1

TV
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Hollywood Game Night

2013

6.8

TV
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Hot Ones

2015

7.4

TV
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House

2004

8.6

TV
Hurricane Season

Hurricane Season

2009

6.8

Movie
Hustle & Flow

Hustle & Flow

2005

7.1

Movie
I Can Do Bad All By Myself

I Can Do Bad All By Myself

2009

6.3

Movie
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade

Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade

2016

6.4

Movie
Larry Crowne

Larry Crowne

2011

6.0

Movie
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Legendary

2020

7.7

TV
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Lie Detector

2018

0.0

TV
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Lip Sync Battle

2015

6.4

TV
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LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988

5.2

TV
Madly Madagascar

Madly Madagascar

2013

6.5

Movie
Mary J. Blige's My Life

Mary J. Blige's My Life

2021

6.4

Movie
Minions: The Rise of Gru

Minions: The Rise of Gru

2022

7.3

Movie
Muppets Haunted Mansion

Muppets Haunted Mansion

2021

6.4

Movie
Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man

Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man

2001

6.1

Movie
No Good Deed

No Good Deed

2014

5.9

Movie
Not Easily Broken

Not Easily Broken

2009

6.2

Movie
Once Fallen

Once Fallen

2010

5.0

Movie
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey

Oprah & The Color Purple Journey

2023

4.5

Movie
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Pacific Blue

1996

5.4

TV
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie

PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie

2023

7.0

Movie
Peep World

Peep World

2010

4.7

Movie
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Person of Interest

2011

8.1

TV
Picasso Baby

Picasso Baby

2013

9.0

Movie
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Project Runway

2004

6.2

TV
Proud Mary

Proud Mary

2018

5.5

Movie
Ralph Breaks the Internet

Ralph Breaks the Internet

2018

7.2

Movie
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RuPaul's Drag Race

2009

7.5

TV
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RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked

2010

6.2

TV
Satan's School for Girls

Satan's School for Girls

2000

4.8

Movie
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Saturday Night Live

1975

6.9

TV
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4

Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4

2022

7.0

Movie
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Saved by the Bell: The New Class

1993

5.7

TV
Seasons of Love

Seasons of Love

2014

3.2

Movie
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Sherri

2022

4.2

TV
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Sister, Sister

1994

7.2

TV
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Smart Guy

1997

7.6

TV
Smokin' Aces

Smokin' Aces

2006

6.5

Movie
Something New

Something New

2006

6.5

Movie
Sorcerority

Sorcerority

0.0

Movie
Streetwise

Streetwise

1998

1.0

Movie
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Strong Medicine

2000

7.1

TV
Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story

Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story

2011

6.9

Movie
Talk to Me

Talk to Me

2007

6.9

Movie
Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special

Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special

2017

8.0

Movie
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Taraji's White Hot Holidays

2015

0.0

TV
Term Life

Term Life

2016

6.0

Movie
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That's My Jam

2021

6.2

TV
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle

The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle

2000

4.1

Movie
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The Alec Baldwin Show

2018

1.0

TV
The Best of Enemies

The Best of Enemies

2019

7.4

Movie
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The Cleveland Show

2009

5.8

TV
The Color Purple

The Color Purple

2023

7.1

Movie
The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button

The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button

2009

6.9

Movie
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

2008

7.6

Movie
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The Daily Show

1996

6.4

TV
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The Division

2001

7.0

TV
The Good Doctor

The Good Doctor

2011

6.2

Movie
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The Jennifer Hudson Show

2022

6.4

TV
The Karate Kid

The Karate Kid

2010

6.5

Movie
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The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019

6.2

TV
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The Late Late Show with James Corden

2015

5.4

TV
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

6.6

TV
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The Parent 'Hood

1995

7.2

TV
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The Simpsons

1989

8.0

TV
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

5.8

TV
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992

5.4

TV
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The View

1997

4.4

TV
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The Wine Down with Mary J. Blige

2023

0.0

TV
Think Like a Man

Think Like a Man

2012

6.8

Movie
Think Like a Man Too

Think Like a Man Too

2014

6.4

Movie
This Changes Everything

This Changes Everything

2019

6.2

Movie
TIME100: The World's Most Influential People

TIME100: The World's Most Influential People

2024

0.0

Movie
Top Five

Top Five

2014

6.1

Movie
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys

Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys

2008

6.8

Movie
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Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

2014

4.4

TV
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009

5.0

TV
What Men Want

What Men Want

2019

6.2

Movie
Where’s Usher?

Where’s Usher?

2024

0.0

Movie
Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You

Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You

2012

7.5

Movie