Why Did I Get Married Again?2026
As Roselyn
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Taraji P. Henson
Born
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.
Filmography (63)
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie2023
As Victoria Vance (voice)
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Hidden Figures2016
As Katherine G. Johnson
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Minions: The Rise of Gru2022
As Belle Bottom (voice)
TMDb 7.3 / 10
The Karate Kid2010
As Sherry Parker
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Ralph Breaks the Internet2018
As Yesss (voice)
TMDb 7.2 / 10
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button2008
As Queenie
TMDb 7.6 / 10
Four Brothers2005
As Camille Mercer
TMDb 6.8 / 10
STRAW2025
As Janiyah Wiltkinson
TMDb 7.7 / 10
Smokin' Aces2006
As Sharice Watters
TMDb 6.5 / 10
No Good Deed2014
As Terry
TMDb 5.9 / 10
What Men Want2019
As Alison 'Ali' Davis
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade2016
As Ethel (voice)
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Date Night2010
As Detective Arroyo
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Larry Crowne2011
As B'Ella
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Color Purple2023
As Shug Avery
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Something New2006
As Nedra
TMDb 6.4 / 10
The Good Doctor2011
As Nurse Theresa
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Hustle & Flow2005
As Shug
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Think Like a Man2012
As Lauren Harris
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Top Five2014
As Taraji P. Henson
TMDb 6.1 / 10
The Best of Enemies2019
As Ann Atwater
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Think Like a Man Too2014
As Lauren Harris
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Baby Boy2001
As Yvette
TMDb 7.1 / 10
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle2000
As Left-Wing Student
TMDb 4.3 / 10
Muppets Haunted Mansion2021
As The Bride
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Term Life2016
As Samantha Thurman
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Madly Madagascar2013
As Okapi (voice)
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Not Easily Broken2009
As Clarice Clark
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Proud Mary2018
As Mary
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Coffee & Kareem2020
As Vanessa Manning
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Acrimony2018
As Melinda Moore Gayle
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Hurricane Season2010
As Dayna Collins
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Once Fallen2010
As Pearl
TMDb 5.2 / 10
This Changes Everything2019
As Self
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys2008
As Pam
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Animal2005
As Ramona
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Escape Room2025
TMDb 8.2 / 10
I Can Do Bad All By Myself2009
As April
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man2001
As Bess Pinckney
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey2023
As Self
TMDb 3.3 / 10
Annie Live!2021
As Miss Hannigan
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Mary J. Blige's My Life2021
As Self
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button2009
As Self
TMDb 6.9 / 10
From the Rough2013
As Catana Starks
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Talk to Me2007
As Vernell Watson
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs2002
As Date #4 / Ghetto Girl (as Taraji Henson)
TMDb 9.5 / 10
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 42022
As Self
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Feeding America Comedy Festival2020
As Self
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Where's Usher?2024
As Self
Give Me Some Sugah
Give Me Some Sugah2026
Peep World2010
As Mary
TMDb 4.8 / 10
Picasso Baby
Picasso Baby2013
As Self
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Force
ForceRelease date TBA
Seasons of Love2014
As Jackie
TMDb 3.2 / 10
Satan's School for Girls2000
As Paige
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story2011
As Tiffany Rubin
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You2012
As Self
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Hair Show2004
As Tiffany
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Sorcerority
SorcerorityRelease date TBA
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project2023
As Self (voice)
TMDb 6.4 / 10
TIME100: The World's Most Influential People2024
As Host
Streetwise1998
As Tammy
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Filmography and biography: TMDb