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Taraji P. Henson
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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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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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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Daily Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Saturday Night Live
The Simpsons
Project Runway
RuPaul's Drag Race
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
House
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Today with Hoda & Jenna
Lip Sync Battle
Hollywood Game Night
Saved by the Bell: The New Class
Abbott Elementary
American Music Awards
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
That's My Jam
The Cleveland Show
All of Us
History 101
Hart to Heart
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
Smokin' Aces
Madly Madagascar
Think Like a Man
Larry Crowne
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
Date Night
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Hustle & Flow
Minions: The Rise of Gru
The Karate Kid
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
The Good Doctor
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mary J. Blige's My Life
Empire
Baby Boy
The Color Purple
Coffee & Kareem
What Men Want
Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Hidden Figures
Production Credits
What Men Want
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