Taraji P. Henson is an actress and American author. She studied drama at Howard University and began her Hollywood career as a guest performer on several television shows before breaking into Baby Boy. She received praise for her performances as a sex worker in Hustle & Flow, for which she received the Screen Actors Guild Award for outstanding performance, and as a single mother in a movie nomination, in The Curious of David Fincher. Case of Benjamin Button, for which she received the Oscar nominations, SAG Awards and Critics Choice Awards for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. In 2016, Time named Henson one of the 100 most influential people in the world.
Birth name
Taraji Penda Henson
Nickname
Taraji P. Henson, TJ, Cookie
Profession
Actress
Nationality
American
Private life
Anniversary / Date of birth
Taraji P. Henson was born on September 11, 1970 in Washington, DC, USA.
Age
She is currently 48 years old.
Sign of the sun
Virgin
Ethnicity
Black
Religion
Education
Henson graduated from Oxon Hill High School in Oxon Hill, Maryland, in 1988. She attended North Carolina agricultural and University of Technical State in Greensboro, North Carolina and even studied engineering and science at the University of the District of Columbiabut shortly thereafter was transferred to Howard University in Washington, D.C. She graduated with a BFA in 1995.
Family details
- Father – Boris Lawrence Henson (janitor and metal manufacturer)
- Mother – Bernice Gordon (Corporate Manager at Woodward & Lothrop)
- Brothers and sisters – She has no brothers and sisters and is the only child of her parents.
Civil status
Unique
Boyfriend / spouse
Taraji P. Henson dated –
- William Johnson (1986-1994) – She attended William Johnson, her darling of high school, from September 1986 to October 1994. Meanwhile, while she was still in college, she became pregnant and gave birth to a son, Marcell Johnson , In 1994.
- Tyrese Gibson (1995-2002) – From January 1995 to November 2002, she was romantically linked to singer and actor Tyrese Gibson. They ended their relationship 5 times during these 8 years. She is about 9 years old from her senior. During these 8 years, they had two children from the relationship, namely Jody (born July 23, 1997) and Jordenn (born June 17, 2003).
- Hill Harper (2002-2005) – During the three-and-a-half years from April 2002 to October 2005, she attended actor Hill Harper.
- Common (2005-2007) – She started dating rapper Common in October 2005 after appearing in her video clip "Testify". They stayed together more than a year until February 2007.
- Lamar Odom (2008-2009) – Taraji began dating basketball player Lamar Odom in December 2008. He is about 1.5 feet taller than her and about 10 years younger than her. They stayed together for about eight months and separated in August 2009.
- Aubrey Graham (2010) – In June 2010, she began dating Canadian rapper Aubrey Graham. But this relationship also ended in September 2010.
- Michael Ealy (2012) – Taraji had met the actor Michael Ealy after meeting him on the set of Think Like a Man (2012).
- Kelvin Hayden (2018 to date) – In May 2018, Henson is engaged to former NFL player Kelvin Hayden.
Physical statistics
size
- In feet – 5 feet 4 inches
- In centimeters – 163 cm
- In meters – 1.63 m
Weight
- In kilograms – 60 kg
- In pounds – 132 lbs
Body measurements
- Measurements – 38-28-37
- Chest – 38 inches
- Cut – 28 inches
- hip – 37 inches
- Bra size – 34D
bodybuilding
Average
Eye colour
Dark brown
Hair color
Black
Shoe size
She is wearing a shoe size 7 (US).
The size of the dress
Her dress size is 8 (US).
Sexuality
Straight ahead
Professional statistics
Famous for
Representative Shug in the independent drama film Hustle & Flow in 2005 and in the role of Queenie in the fantastic drama movie of 2008, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
Movie start
Taraji made his film debut in 2000 with the animated adventure comedy film The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle as a leftist student.
TV debut
She appeared in three episodes from 1997 to 1998 in the WB sitcom, Smart Guy, for her role as Mo'Nique.
Support brand
In 2015, she was appointed ambassador for the American Black Film Festival (ABFF).
Awards and nominations
2002 | Baby boy | Black Reel Awards | Best actress | Appointed | |
2006 | Hustle & Flow | BET Awards | Best actress | Won | |
Black Reel Awards | The best actress in a supporting role | Appointed | |||
Black Reel Awards | Best Together | Won | |||
NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding support actress in a movie | Appointed | |||
Four brothers | Black Reel Awards | Best together | Appointed | ||
2008 | Talk to me | NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding actress in a movie | Appointed | |
2009 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Austin Film Critics Association | The best actress in a supporting role | Won | |
BET Awards | Best actress | Won | |||
NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding support actress in a movie | Won | |||
Oscars | The best actress in a supporting role | Appointed | |||
Black Reel Awards | The best actress in a supporting role | Appointed | |||
Critics' Choice Movie Award | Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Appointed | |||
Screen Actors Guild | Outstanding Performance of an Actress in a Supporting Role | Appointed | |||
Screen Actors Guild | Outstanding performance of a cast in a movie | Appointed | |||
2010 | I can hurt myself | Black Reel Awards | Best actress | Appointed | |
2011 | From me: Tiffany Rubin's story | BET Awards | Best actress | Won | |
NAACP Image Awards | Exceptional actress in a television movie, a mini-series or a special drama | Won | |||
Black Reel Awards | Best actress: TV movie / cable | Won | |||
Satellite Awards | Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Movie | Appointed | |||
Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding lead actress in a limited series or movie | Appointed | |||
2015 | NAACP Image Awards | Artist of the year | Won | ||
No good action | NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding actress in a movie | Won | ||
Empire | BET Awards | Best actress | Won | ||
Critics' Choice Television Awards | Best actress in a drama series | Won | |||
Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding lead actress in a dramatic series | Appointed | |||
Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV Actress: Drama | Appointed | |||
Choice TV: Chemistry | Appointed | ||||
Association of Television Critics | Individual achievement in theater | Appointed | |||
2016 | Critics' Choice Television Awards | Best actress in a drama series | Appointed | ||
Golden Globe Awards | Best Actress – Drama TV Series | Won | |||
Shorty Awards | Best actress | Won | |||
BET Awards | Best actress | Won | |||
Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding lead actress in a dramatic series | Appointed | |||
2017 | People's Choice Awards | Favorite television drama | Appointed | ||
NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding actress in a dramatic series | Won | |||
Around the Way Girl: A Brief | Outstanding literary work Biography / Autobiography | Appointed | |||
Hidden figures | Satellite Awards | Satellite Award for Best Distribution – Film | Won | ||
Satellite Awards | Best actress | Appointed | |||
Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding performance of a cast in a movie | Won | |||
NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding actress in a movie | Won | |||
Black Reel Awards | Best actress | Appointed | |||
Circle of female film critics | Best actress | Appointed | |||
Saturn Price | Best actress | Appointed | |||
MTV Movie & TV Awards | Best performance in a movie | Appointed | |||
Best hero | Won | ||||
Best kiss | Appointed | ||||
BET Awards | Best actress | Won | |||
Teen Choice Awards | Drama movie actress choice | Appointed |
Taraji P. Henson Favorite
His favorite things are unknown.
Taraji P. Henson net worth
Taraji P. Henson has a net worth estimated at $ 16 million dollars from 2019.
Social media profiles
Some lesser known facts about Taraji P. Henson
- His first and last names Taraji and Penda were taken from the Swahili language. They mean hope and love respectively.
- She had a cookie nickname in college.
- She received a Triple Threat Scholarship at Howard University. In 1995, she obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.
- Taraji is a very big cousin of the North Pole Explorer, Matthew Henson.
- In 2005, she played in rapper Common's video, Testify, as the wife of a murderer who was soon to be found guilty. She also played in Tyrese Gibson's video Stay, in the interest of her love.
- She supports People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and participated in one of their advertising campaigns in January 2011.
- She is good at cooking and Mary J. Blige is a fan of her chili dish, which according to Taraji is her signature dish.
- In 2015, Henson teamed up with Howard to produce and host a special variety offering for Fox, Taraji and White Hot Holidays.
- In February 2015, Henson posed in an advertisement for the NOH8 campaign supporting the LGBT community.
- On March 16, 2015, she was guest co-host on Live! with Kelly and Michael, replacing Kelly Ripa.
- In 2016, Henson starred in Hidden Figures, a major box office hit nominated for numerous awards, including three Oscars.
- In February 2019, Henson played a leading role in What Men Want as a female sportswomen, despised by her male colleagues, who gains the power to hear men's thoughts.
- In April 2019, she will star in the historical drama The Best of Enemies, in which she plays the role of civil rights activist Ann Atwater.