Taraji P. Henson

About Taraji P. Henson

Actress who has appeared in a number of critically praised films, including Hustle & Flow, Baby Boy, and Hidden Figures. In 2015, she started playing Cookie Lyon on the FOX series Empire. She has been cast in the upcoming film What Men Want.

Taraji Penda Henson is an American actress. She studied acting at Howard University and began her Hollywood career as a guest on a number of television shows before breaking out in Baby Boy. She received praise for the prostitute's performance in Hustle & Flow, she received the Screen Actors Association Award for Outstanding Performance for a Nomination in a Film; and as the single mother of a child with a disability in David Fincher's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, she received Oscar, SAG Award and Critics Choice Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress. In 2010, she appeared in the action comedy Date Night and starred in the remake of The Karate Kid. Henson has also had a long and successful career in television, particularly in series such as The Division, Boston Legal and Eli Stone.

Education	North Carolina A&T State University, Howard University (BFA)
Organization	TPH Entertainment
Children	1
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1992–present
Born	Taraji Penda Henson, September 11, 1970, Washington, D.C, U.S.

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Trivia

She was nominated for her first Academy Award in 2008. Her role in Empire earned her the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Drama TV Series in 2016.

Taraji P. Henson before fame

She went to Howard University and made her acting debut in The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle in 2000.

Achievement of Taraji P. Henson

In 2008, she received her first Academy Award nomination. In 2016, she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Drama TV Series for her work in Empire.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$25 Million

Taraji P. Henson family life

Marcell was born to her and her high school lover, William Lamarr Johnson, in 1994. William was brutally murdered in 2003. In May of 2018, she became engaged to longtime boyfriend and NFL player Kelvin Hayden, however she announced the breakup of their relationship on the October 19th, 2020 broadcast of The Breakfast Club.

Associations of Taraji P. Henson

She featured alongside Brad Pitt in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

Taraji P. Henson Height, Weight & Physique Measurements

Weight	in kg - N/A
Height	163 cm
Eye Color	N/A
Hair Color	N/A

Facts about Taraji P. Henson

• Can the actress be recognized as a theatre performer?
There are not so many theatre works of her. One of the theatre performances she has participated in is named u2018Pasadena Playhouseu0027su2019.
• Taraji P. Hensonu0027s nickname is Tar.
• Taraji P. Henson has established herself as a writer.
• Taraji P. Henson doesnu2019t smoke.
• What hardships has the actress overcome to achieve success?
Taraji wanted to study the skill of acting so much that she worked as a secretary in Pentagon in the morning and sang in night clubs in the evenings to pay for her tuition.
• What is her first television part?
Taraji P. Henson is widely known for participating in the television project which was named u2018Smart Guyu2019.
• Taraji P. Henson is a Christian.
• Has the actress been engaged in singing or any music projects?
Taraji P. Hensonu0027s first creation which she released was named u2018Itu0027s Hard Out Here for a Pimpu2019.
• Taraji P. Henson doesnu2019t have tattoos.
• What was the first interesting part after which she was recognized?
It was her participating in the project which was called u2018Baby Boyu2019 and which made her more or less noticeable.
• Taraji P. Hensonu0027s favourite outfit is a dress.
• Taraji P. Hensonu0027s favourite color is black.
• Taraji P. Henson likes swimming.
• Taraji P. Henson likes reading.
• Taraji P. Hensonu0027s favourite food is gummy bears.

Family Members

Name	Relationship	Net worth	Profession
Marcell Johnson	Children		N/A