Taraji P. Henson

Taraji P. Henson

  • Born: 1970-9-11
  • Birthplace: Washington, D.C., U.S.
  • Height: 5' 4" (1.63 m)
  • Profession: actor
  • Nationality: America
  • Representative Works: Baby Boy, Hustle & Flow, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, I Can Do Bad All by Myself, Person of Interest Season 1, Empire Season 1, Hidden Figures, Ralph Breaks the Internet
  • Taraji P. Henson (Taraji P. Henson), born on September 11, 1970 in Washington, USA, is an American film and television actress.
    In 1994, he participated in his first TV series "Sister, Sister". In 1998, starred in the TV series "The First Season of Felice Di". In 2001, starring in the romantic comedy movie " Baby Boy " [1]  . In 2005, starred in the crime movie " Hustle & Flow ", and sang the song "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" with Terrence Dashon Howard in the film [2]  , which won the best original song at the 78th Academy Awards Award, she was shortlisted for the Best Breakthrough Performance Award at the 15th MTV Film Awards for the film. In 2008, with the love fantasy movie " The Curious Case of Benjamin Button ", he was nominated for the 81st Oscar Award for Best Supporting Actress [3]  .
    In 2009, with the comedy film " I Can Do Bad All by Myself ", she won the Best Actress Award at the 41st American Association of Colored People Awards [4]  . In 2010, she won the Best Actress Award at the Black American Entertainment Television Awards [5]  . In 2011, starring in the crime drama " Person of Interest Season 1 " [6]  . In 2015, with the TV series " Empire Season 1 ", she won the 5th American TV Critics' Choice Award for the Best Actress in the Drama Category [7]  . In 2016, she starred in the feature film " Hidden Figures " [8]  , for which she won the 26th MTV Movie Awards for the best hero role [9]  . In 2018, the animated film " Ralph Breaks the Internet " that participated in the dubbing was released [10]  . In 2019, starring in the biographical film " The Best of Enemies " [11]  ; on February 8th of the same year, the starring romance movie " What Men Want " was released.

    Early Experience

    Taraji P. Henson’s name "Taraji" means "hope" in Arabic. She studied engineering at North Carolina A&M University and then transferred to Harvard University to study acting. To pay for the tuition, Taraji worked as a secretary at the Pentagon in the morning and as a resident singer and waiter at the bar in the evening   .

    Performing Experience

    In 1994, he participated in his first TV series "Sister, Sister". In 1998, starred in the TV series "The First Season of Felice Di". In 2001 , she co-starred in the romantic comedy film " Baby Boy " with John Daniel Singleton . With this film, she was nominated for the 54th Locarno International Film Festival Special Mention Award. In 2004, he participated in the romantic comedy film " Beauty Shop ". 
    In 2005, co-starred in the crime movie " Hustle & Flow " with Terrence Dashon Howard , and sang the song "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" with Terrence Dashon Howard in the film   , which won the best of the 78th Academy Awards For the original song award, she was shortlisted for the Best Breakthrough Performance Award at the 15th MTV Film Awards; in the same year, the action suspense film " Four Brothers " starred by her was released.
    In 2007, he participated in the crime comedy film " Talk to Me " directed by Kasi Lemmons . In 2008, she co-starred with Brad Pitt and Catherine Elise Blanchett in the romantic fantasy film " The Curious Case of Benjamin Button ", and played the role of Queenie , Benjamin Button's adoptive mother, in the film . With this film, she was nominated for the 18th MTV Film Awards for Best Female Actor Award, Best Supporting Actress at the 81st Academy Awards ; in the same year, starred in the drama film " The Family That Preys " directed by Tyler Perry .  
    On January 9, 2009, co-starring with Morris Chestnut in the feature film " Not Easily Broken ", playing Clarice, who has a solid and unshakable high-end status; in the same year, co-starring with Tyler Perry in the comedy film " I "Can Do Bad All by Myself ", played the role of the female nightclub singer, April, in the film, who won the 41st American Association of Colored People Award for Best Actress for this film   .
    In 2010, he co-starred in the action film " Kung Fu Dream " with Jackie Chan and Jaden Christopher Syre Smith ; in the same year, starred in the comedy film " Peep World " directed by Barry W. Blaustein ; in May, won the Best Female American Entertainment Television Award Actor Award ; In addition, he also co-starred in the crime movie " Once Fallen " with Ed Harris .  
    In 2011, co-starring with Michael Emerson and Jim Caviezel in the crime drama " Person of Interest Season 1 "   ; on July 11, the drama film " Larry Crowne " co-starring with Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts was released and played the role of Larry Crowne School in the film My new friend Bella . In 2012, the TV series " Person of Interest Season 2 " starring him was broadcast; in August, the thriller film " The Good Doctor " co-starred with Orli and others was released. .  
    In 2013, he starred in the TV series " Person of Interest Season 3 "; in the same year, he participated in the dubbing of the animated film " Madly Madagascar ". In 2014, the TV series " Person of Interest Season 4 " starring him premiered.
    In 2015 , she co-starred in the TV series " Empire Season 1 " with Terrence Dashon Howard, Breshir Gray and others . She played Lucius's candid ex-wife in the play, and she was nominated for the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards for her drama. She   won the Best Actress Award in the 5th American TV Critics’ Choice Awards for the best actress in the episode   ; in the same year, the TV series " Empire Season 2 " starring him was aired, and she was nominated for the 73rd American Film Festival. TV Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a TV Drama Series   , and the 68th Primetime Emmy Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series   .
    In 2016, she co-starred in the drama Hidden Figures with Octavia Lenora Spencer and Janelle Monáe Robinson . In the film , she played the role of Catherine Johnson , a black mathematician with explosive computing power . With this film, she won the 26th MTV Movie Awards Best Hero Role Award ; in the same year, the TV series "Hip Hop Empire Season 3" starring him was broadcast; in April, the thriller film " Term Life " starring with Hailee Steinfeld was released; in addition, it was also for the cartoon "The Simpsons 28th" Season " dubbing.  
    In 2017, the TV series "Hip Hop Empire Season 4" starring him was broadcast. In 2018, the animated film " Ralph Breaks the Internet " that participated in the dubbing was released. The role of the dubbing was Miss Ye Si, the core character of the website's explosive video   . In the same year, he appeared in the romantic comedy film " Nobody's Fool " written and directed by Tyler Perry   ; 3 In September, the horror movie " Tyler Perry's Acrimony "   starring with Leyric Bent was released ; in September, the TV series "Hip Hop Empire Season 5" starring him was broadcast.
    In 2019, co-starring with Sam Rockwell in the biographical film " The Best of Enemies "   ; in the same year, the TV series "Hip Hop Empire Season 6" starring him premiered; February 8th, co-starring with Al, hodges in the romance film " What "Men Want " was released, playing the role of Davis, the sports agent who can What Men Want   .

    Personal Life

    In 1995, her son Marcel was born at the age of 25, but his father died unexpectedly two years later   .

    Character Evaluation

    Taraji P. Henson may be born in the role of motherhood, but her acting skills come from a completely different role-playing the pregnant prostitute Shug in the movie "Hustle & Flow". In that movie, she proved her ability to perform a wonderful plot   ( reviewed by .
    The Taraji P. Henson on the screen is very hot and full of personality. In her eyes, the body is just a tool. She dumped everything for each character and started again   . In the movie "Hidden Figures", her acting skills are brought to the extreme   . On the cover of "Emmy" magazine, Taraji wore a lace see-through red dress, sexy and hot; in another set of photos, Taraji a pure white dress, charming and eye-catching . 
    Extended Reading

    Acrimony quotes

    • Melinda: Do you know the last thing a woman wants to hear about her man is that he's cheating on her?