Actor

Taraji P. Henson

Contemporaryb. 1970DramaComedyRomanceAction

Chronicler of the Human Condition

Also directed 2 films ↗

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Known For

60 acting credits

as Katherine G. Johnson

Hidden Figures

as Katherine G. Johnson

2016

Hidden Figures

as Queenie

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

as Queenie

2008

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Filmography

2025STRAWJaniyah Wiltkinson7.7 2025Escape Room8.2 2024Where's Usher?Self 2024TIME100: The World's Most Influential PeopleHost 2023The Color PurpleShug Avery7.0 2023Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni ProjectSelf (voice)6.4 2023

About

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.

As Director

Full director page ↗

2022Tell It Like a Woman —Two Faced

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