Acting credits
120
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Taraji P. Henson
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
4.4
Moderate attention
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Movies: 60Series: 62Crew 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: 6.49
Wikidata: Q235511
Also known as
Taraji Penda Henson • Taraji Henson • Taraji P. Hensonová
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.
10.0
Escape Room
2025 Movie
7.7
STRAW
as Janiyah Wiltkinson
2025 Movie
TIME100: The World's Most Influential People
as Host
2024 Movie
Where's Usher?
as Self
2024 Movie
3.3
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
as Self
2023 Movie
7.0
The Color Purple
as Shug Avery
2023 Movie
6.2
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
as Self (voice)
2023 Movie
7.0
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
as Victoria Vance (voice)
2023 Movie
7.2
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4
as Self
2022 Movie
4.2
Tell It Like a Woman
Director
2022 Movie
7.3
Minions: The Rise of Gru
as Belle Bottom (voice)
2022 Movie
5.5
Annie Live!
as Miss Hannigan
2021 Movie
6.4
Muppets Haunted Mansion
as The Bride
2021 Movie
6.6
Mary J. Blige's My Life
as Self
2021 Movie
5.8
Feeding America Comedy Festival
as Self
2020 Movie
5.5
Coffee & Kareem
as Vanessa Manning
2020 Movie
6.1
This Changes Everything
as Self
2019 Movie
7.4
The Best of Enemies
as Ann Atwater
2019 Movie
6.2
What Men Want
as Alison 'Ali' Davis
2019 Movie
7.2
Ralph Breaks the Internet
as Yesss (voice)
2018 Movie
6.7
Acrimony
as Melinda Moore Gayle
2018 Movie
5.5
Proud Mary
as Mary
2018 Movie
8.4
Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special
as Self - Host / Mrs. Claus / Mary / Prancer
2017 Movie
8.0
Hidden Figures
as Katherine G. Johnson
2016 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Taraji P. Henson.
10.0
Star Search
Executive Producer • 9 eps
2026 Series
1.0
My Happy Place
as Self • 6 eps
2025 Series
4.8
Number One on the Call Sheet
as Self • 1 eps
2025 Series
6.8
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
as Vivian Thoma • 8 eps
2024 Series
6.6
Celebrity Prank Wars
as Self • 1 eps
2023 Series
The Wine Down with Mary J. Blige
as Self • 1 eps
2023 Series
5.6
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self • 2 eps
2022 Series
2.7
Sherri
as Self - Guest • 3 eps
2022 Series
7.4
Abbott Elementary
as Vanetta • 3 eps
2021 Series
6.1
That's My Jam
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
2021 Series
8.2
Hart to Heart
as Self • 1 eps
2021 Series
7.5
Legendary
as Self - Guest Judge • 1 eps
2020 Series
7.1
History 101
as Self (archive footage) • 1 eps
2020 Series
6.6
Celebrity IOU
as Self • 1 eps
2020 Series
3.5
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
as Self • 1 eps
2019 Series
6.4
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self • 2 eps
2019 Series
3.3
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
as Self • 1 eps
2019 Series
1.0
The Alec Baldwin Show
as Self • 1 eps
2018 Series
6.1
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
as Self • 1 eps
2017 Series
10.0
Taraji's White Hot Holidays
as Herself - Host • 3 eps
2015 Series
6.2
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2015 Series
6.2
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self • 2 eps
2015 Series
7.8
Celebrity Family Feud
as Self - Contestant • 1 eps
2015 Series
6.4
Lip Sync Battle
as Self • 2 eps
2015 Series