Taraji P. Henson
Taraji Penda Henson (born September 11, 1970) is an American actress and author. She studied acting at Howard University and began her Hollywood career in guest-roles on several television shows before making her breakthrough in Baby Boy (2001). She received praise for playing a prostitute in Hustle & Flow (2005) and a single mother in David Fincher's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008); for the latter, she received an Academy Award nomination. In 2010, she appeared in the comedy Date Night and co-starred in the remake of The Karate Kid.
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| Full name at birth | Taraji Penda Henson
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| Claim to fame | her roles as Yvette in the 2001 coming-of-age hood comedy-drama film Baby Boy, Shug in the 2005 independent musical drama film Hustle & Flow, Queenie in 2008 romantic fantasy drama film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, and Cookie Lyon in the Fox musical drama series Empire
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| Date of birth | 11 September 1970
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| Place of birth | Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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| Occupation | Actress, Voiceover Artist, Singer, Producer, Director
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| Height | 5' 4" (163 cm)
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| Weight | 132 lbs (60 kg)
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| Dress size | 12
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| Shoe size | 7
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| Net worth | $16,000,000 USD
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| High school | Oxon Hill High School
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- In December 2020, Taraji revealed through her Facebook Watch series, Peace of Mind with Taraji that she thought of going for suicide during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
- As a director, Taraji made her feature film debut with Two-Faced. She also produced and acted in the movie.
- Taraji had hosted the 2020 American Music Awards in November 2020.
- She appeared as Ann Atwater, a civil rights activist in Durham, in the 2019 drama film, The Best of Enemies.
- She considers acting a spiritual experience.
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