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