Taraji P. Henson

Taraji P. Henson Movies and TV Shows

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 info

Gender: Female
Date of birth: 11/09/1970 (53 years old)
Place of birth: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
nationality: American
height: 1.65 m
Net worth: $25,000,000
twitter: TherealTaraji
instagram: tarajiphenson

Year

Genre

Available on the following streaming services in the UK

The Color Purple

The Color Purple (2023)

6.9

70%

role:
Shug Avery

2023

Drama

6.9

70%

PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie

PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie (2023)

6.0

71%

role:
Victoria Vance (voice)

2023

Action

Animation

Comedy

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.0

71%

Minions: The Rise of Gru

Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022)

6.5

73%

role:
Belle Bottom (voice)

2022

Action

Adventure

Animation

Comedy

Family

6.5

73%

Muppets Haunted Mansion

Muppets Haunted Mansion (2021)

6.3

66%

role:
The Bride

2021

Comedy

Family

TV Movie

6.3

66%

Coffee & Kareem

Coffee & Kareem (2020)

5.2

55%

role:
Vanessa

2020

Action

Comedy

Crime

5.2

55%

This Changes Everything

This Changes Everything (2019)

7.7

65%

role:
Herself

Not available

2019

Documentary

7.7

65%

Not available

The Best of Enemies

The Best of Enemies (2019)

7.3

74%

role:
Ann Atwater

2019

Drama

History

7.3

74%

What Men Want

What Men Want (2019)

5.4

62%

role:
Executive Producer & 1 more

2019

Comedy

Romance

5.4

62%

Ralph Breaks the Internet

Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)

7.0

72%

role:
Yesss (voice)

2018

Adventure

Animation

Comedy

Family

7.0

72%

Acrimony

Acrimony (2018)

5.9

68%

role:
Melinda

2018

Thriller

5.9

68%

Proud Mary

Proud Mary (2018)

5.0

54%

role:
Executive Producer & 1 more

2018

Action

Crime

Thriller

5.0

54%

Hidden Figures

Hidden Figures (2016)

7.8

81%

role:
Katherine G. Johnson

2016

Drama

History

7.8

81%

Term Life

Term Life (2016)

5.6

59%

role:
Samantha Thurman

Not available

2016

Crime

Drama

Thriller

5.6

59%

Not available

Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade

Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade (2016)

5.9

64%

role:
Ethel (voice)

2016

Adventure

Animation

Comedy

Family

TV Movie

5.9

64%

Empire

Empire (2015)

7.4

72%

role:
Cookie Lyon

Not available

2015

Drama

Music

7.4

72%

Not available

Top Five

Top Five (2014)

6.4

62%

role:
Herself

2014

Comedy

Drama

6.4

62%

No Good Deed

No Good Deed (2014)

5.6

60%

role:
Executive Producer & 1 more

2014

Crime

Thriller

5.6

60%

Think Like a Man Too

Think Like a Man Too (2014)

5.7

65%

role:
Lauren Harris

2014

Comedy

Romance

5.7

65%

From the Rough

From the Rough (2013)

6.6

60%

role:
Catana Starks

Not available

2013

Drama

6.6

60%

Not available

Madly Madagascar

Madly Madagascar (2013)

6.3

65%

role:
Okapi (voice)

Not available

2013

Animation

Comedy

Family

6.3

65%

Not available

Think Like a Man

Think Like a Man (2012)

6.5

69%

role:
Lauren Harris

2012

Comedy

Romance

6.5

69%

Larry Crowne

Larry Crowne (2011)

6.1

59%

role:
B'Ella

2011

Comedy

Drama

Romance

6.1

59%

The Good Doctor

The Good Doctor (2011)

5.5

62%

role:
Nurse Theresa

2011

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

5.5

62%

Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story

Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story (2011)

6.2

67%

role:
Tiffany Rubin

Not available

2011

Drama

6.2

67%

Not available

Once Fallen

Once Fallen (2010)

4.8

51%

role:
Pearl

2010

Action

Crime

Drama

4.8

51%

Peep World

Peep World (2010)

5.5

48%

role:
Mary

Not available

2010

Comedy

5.5

48%

Not available

The Karate Kid

The Karate Kid (2010)

6.2

65%

role:
Sherry Parker

2010

Action

Adventure

Drama

Family

6.2

65%

Date Night

Date Night (2010)

6.3

61%

role:
Detective Arroyo

2010

Comedy

6.3

61%

Forehead Tittaes

Forehead Tittaes (2010)

6.9

49%

role:
Herself

2010

Comedy

6.9

49%

Hurricane Season

Hurricane Season (2009)

6.5

68%

role:
Dayna Collins

2009

Drama

6.5

68%

I Can Do Bad All By Myself

I Can Do Bad All By Myself (2009)

4.7

66%

role:
April

Not available

2009

Comedy

Drama

4.7

66%

Not available

The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button

The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button (2009)

7.7

64%

role:
Self

Not available

2009

Documentary

7.7

64%

Not available

Not Easily Broken

Not Easily Broken (2009)

6.1

64%

role:
Clarice Clark

2009

Drama

Romance

6.1

64%

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

7.8

76%

role:
Queenie

2008

Drama

Romance

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.8

76%

The Family That Preys

The Family That Preys (2008)

5.9

66%

role:
Pam

Not available

2008

Drama

Romance

5.9

66%

Not available

Talk to Me

Talk to Me (2007)

7.3

68%

role:
Vernell Watson

Not available

2007

Drama

7.3

68%

Not available

Smokin' Aces

Smokin' Aces (2006)

6.6

65%

role:
Sharice Watters

2006

Action

Comedy

Crime

Thriller

6.6

65%

Something New

Something New (2006)

6.6

65%

role:
Nedra

2006

Comedy

Drama

Romance

6.6

65%

Four Brothers

Four Brothers (2005)

6.8

67%

role:
Camille Mercer

2005

Action

Crime

6.8

67%

Hustle & Flow

Hustle & Flow (2005)

7.3

72%

role:
Shug

2005

Drama

Music

7.3

72%

Baby Boy

Baby Boy (2001)

6.4

71%

role:
Yvette

2001

Crime

Drama

Romance

Thriller

6.4

71%

The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle

The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000)

4.3

41%

role:
Left-Wing Student

Not available

2000

Adventure

Animation

Comedy

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

4.3

41%

Not available

: Some movies or TV shows available in the UK starring or involving Taraji P. Henson are, for example, The Color Purple, PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie and Minions: The Rise of Gru.
: The streaming services with the largest selection are Prime Video, Amazon and Vudu.
: The best Anystream ratings are Hidden Figures (8.0), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (7.7) and The Best of Enemies (7.4).