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Taraji P. Henson
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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Escape Room
Where's Usher?
TIME100: The World's Most Influential People
The Color Purple
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4
Minions: The Rise of Gru
Muppets Haunted Mansion
Mary J. Blige's My Life
Annie Live!
Coffee & Kareem
Feeding America Comedy Festival
The Best of Enemies
This Changes Everything
What Men Want
Proud Mary
Acrimony
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Taraji's White Hot Holiday Special
Term Life
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
Hidden Figures
No Good Deed
Think Like a Man Too
Seasons of Love
Top Five
From the Rough