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name: "Taraji P. Henson"
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born: "11 September 1970"
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average_fi1m_score: 79
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# Taraji P. Henson

Actor. Born 11 September 1970 in Washington, D.C., USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 11 September 1970, Washington, D.C., USA
- **Active:** 2004–present
- **Also known as:** Taraji Penda Henson, Taraji Henson

## Biography

Taraji P. Henson is an American actress and singer. She studied acting at Howard University, graduating in 1995, and began her career with guest roles on television series before her breakthrough in the film *Baby Boy* (2001).

Henson received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her role in *The Curious Case of Benjamin Button* (2008). She is known for portraying Joss Carter in the series *Person of Interest* (2011–2013) and Katherine Johnson in *Hidden Figures* (2016), as well as Cookie Lyon in *Empire* (2015–2020).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, personofinterest.fandom.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Abbott Elementary* (2021), Fi1m 82, as Vanetta — [page](https://film.one/tv/abbott-elementary.md)
- *Person of Interest* (2011), Fi1m 78, as Joss Carter — [page](https://film.one/tv/person-of-interest.md)
- *Boston Legal* (2004), Fi1m 76, as Whitney Rome — [page](https://film.one/tv/boston-legal.md)

## Also known for

- *The Curious Case of Benjamin Button* (2008), Queenie
- *Hidden Figures* (2016), Katherine G. Johnson
- *Ralph Breaks the Internet* (2018), Yesss (voice)
- *The Karate Kid* (2010), Sherry Parker
- *Minions: The Rise of Gru* (2022), Belle Bottom (voice)
- *Date Night* (2010), Detective Arroyo
- *Four Brothers* (2005), Camille Mercer
- *Smokin' Aces* (2006), Sharice Watters

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