Taraji P. Henson

Taraji P. Henson

actress, producer, director

Taraji P. Henson was born on Sep 11, 1970 in USA. Taraji P. Henson's big-screen debut came with Smart Guy - Season 2 directed by Ted Wass in 1997. Taraji P. Henson is known for The Best of Enemies directed by Robin Bissell, Taraji P. Henson stars as Ann Atwater and Sam Rockwell as C.P. Ellis. Taraji P. Henson has got 36 awards and 81 nominations so far. The most recent award Taraji P. Henson achieved is Image Awards (NAACP). The upcoming new movie Taraji P. Henson plays is The Color Purple which will be released on Dec 20, 2023.

Taraji Penda Henson is an American actress and singer. She studied acting at Howard University and began her Hollywood career in guest roles on several television shows before making her breakthrough in Baby Boy (2001). She played a prostitute in Hustle & Flow (2005), for which she received a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture nomination; and a single mother of a disabled child in David Fincher's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), for which she received Academy Award, SAG Award and Critics Choice Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress. In 2010, she appeared in the action comedy Date Night, and co-starred in the remake of The Karate Kid.

  • Birthday

    Sep 11, 1970
  • Place of Birth

    Washington, DC, USA
  • Also known

    Taraji Penda Henson, Taraji Henson, 타라지 P. 헨슨

Known For

Awards

36 wins & 81 nominations

Image Awards (NAACP)
2019
Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
Winner - Image Award
2018
Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
Winner - Image Award
2017
Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
Winner - Image Award
2017
Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
Winner - Image Award
Walk of Fame
2019
Motion Picture
Winner - Star on the Walk of Fame
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