Henson Taraji is an American film actress and singer. The best films with her participation are "Empire", "Kid", "Kidnapped Son", "Hidden Figures", etc. For the secondary role of Queenie in the film "The Curious Case of B. Button" Henson was nominated for "Oscar" and won NAACP Image, Austin Film Critics and BET Awards.
Biography
The artist was born in 1970, September 11, in the US capital Washington. Taraji received her secondary education at Oxfordshire School, after which she entered the Technical University in North Carolina (speci alty - electrical engineering). Soon she became a student at Howard University, after which she received a degree in theater arts. In order to pay for her studies, the girl worked as a secretary at the Pentagon during the day, and in the evening as a waitress and singer on a cruise ship.
At the moment, the actress has never married officially, but was the actual wife of William Johnson, who in 2003 waskilled. In 1994, the couple had a son, Marcel.
Films with Taraji Henson
For the first time, the artist appeared on the screens of cinemas in the 2001 film "All or Nothing" in the role of Kiko. In parallel, she played Yvette in the drama "Baby". In 2004, Taraji starred in the film "Beauty Shop" (role - Tiffany). For the heroine Shug from the crime musical "Fuss and Motion", the actress was awarded the Black Movie, Black Reel and BET awards. For the film, Taraji recorded the song "It's Hard out Here …", for which she received an Oscar statuette. At the same time, Henson played Ramona in the film Animal and Camila Mercer in the action movie Blood for Blood.
In 2006, she starred in the films "Trump Aces" (role - Sharis Vatters) and "Something New" (Nedra). Taraji Henson then appeared as Vernell Watson in Talk to Me. The heroine Pam from the melodrama "Family of the Hunters" brought the actress a victory at the BET Award as the best female role. In 2009, Taraji played April in the comedy-drama Mistakes of My Own, Clarice in Don't Give Up Easy, and Dinah Collins in Hurricane Season.
The following works of the actress were Sherry Parker in the movie "Karate Kid", Pearl in "Once Fallen" and Detective Arroyo in "Mad Date". In 2011, Taraji Henson starred in the films "The Good Doctor" (role - Teresa) and "Larry Crown" (Bella). She then appeared as Lauren in the comedy Think Like a Man. In the 2013 film Over the Bumps, the actress got the role of Katana Starks. Terry Granger from the movie"No Good Deeds" won the NAACP Image Award. In 2016, Taraji played Katherine Johnson in the biographical drama Hidden Figures. In 2018, Proud Mary (Mary) and Irritable (Melinda) premiered.
TV projects
Taraji Henson received her first regular role as Inspector Rayna Washington in 2002 in the drama The Women's Brigade. Then she played the next main character Whitney Rome in the comedy Boston Lawyers. Her portrayal of Tiffany Rubin in the TV movie Kidnapped Son won NAACP Image and Black Reel Awards.
In 2011, the actress received another regular role as Joss Carter in the detective series In Sight. The latest television project with the participation of Taraji Henson today is the musical soap opera "Empire", in which she plays the main character Cookie Lyon. Thanks to this role, the artist became the owner of statuettes of the Golden Globe, Critics' Choice Television and NAACP Image awards. On the comedy show Saturday Night Live, Taraji parodied her character.
