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Taraji P. Henson
9 FOLLOWERS • 60 CREDITS • SEP 11, 1970 • 53
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.
Known For
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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The Daily Show
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LIVE with Kelly and Mark
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The Kelly Clarkson Show
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
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Saturday Night Live
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The Simpsons
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Project Runway
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RuPaul's Drag Race
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ER
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
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House
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The Late Late Show with James Corden
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Lip Sync Battle
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Hollywood Game Night
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Saved by the Bell: The New Class
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Abbott Elementary
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American Music Awards
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A Little Late with Lilly Singh
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All of Us
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History 101
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That's My Jam
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Hart to Heart
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Carpool Karaoke: The Series
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Celebrity Prank Wars
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Legendary
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The Wine Down with Mary J. Blige
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Top Five
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Despicable Me 4
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The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
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Boston Legal
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The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button
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Term Life
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Four Brothers
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Smokin' Aces
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Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
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Madly Madagascar
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Think Like a Man
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Larry Crowne
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Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
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Date Night
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Ralph Breaks the Internet
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Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
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Hustle & Flow
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Minions: The Rise of Gru
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The Karate Kid
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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
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PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
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The Good Doctor
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Mary J. Blige's My Life
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Baby Boy
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Empire
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The Color Purple
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Coffee & Kareem
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Hidden Figures
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Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story
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What Men Want
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien
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