Most Recent Role: Whitney Rome on Boston Legal
Alias Name(s): Taraji P. Henson
Gender: Female
Birthplace: Washington, DC
Birthday: 9-11-1970
Birth Name: Taraji Penda Henson
Alias Name(s): Taraji P. Henson
Gender: Female
Birthplace: Washington, DC
Birthday: 9-11-1970
Birth Name: Taraji Penda Henson
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Taraji is an American actress born on September 11 in 1970, in Washington DC. Henson was a cruise ship entertainer and at the Pentagon before she became an actress. Henson also has a degree in theater arts from Howard University. She made her singing debut in the movie Hustle and Flow. She also did the vocals for the Three 6 Mafia track “It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp”, which she performed the...
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Indecent Proposals
Wednesday 30 April 2008 on ABC
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Taraji was nominated, along with her Boston Legal castmates for a SAG Award in the category of Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2008.
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In 2005 at the Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for the movie Hustle & Flow.
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At the Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2006 she was nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for the movie Hustle & Flow shared with Anthony Anderson, Ludacris, Isaac Hayes, Terrence Howard, Taryn Manning, Elise Neal, Paula Jai Parker, DJ Qualls.
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In 2006 she was nominated at the MTV Movie Awards for Best Breakthrough Performance and slso nominated for Best Kiss shared with Terrence Howard for the movie Hustle & Flow.
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Henson was nominated in 2006 at the Image Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for the movie Hustle & Flow.
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Other Appearances
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Boston Legal
Whitney Rome |
The Division
Officer/Inspector Raina Washington [Seasons 2+] |
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All of Us
In Through The Out Door Kim |
CSI
I Like to Watch Christina |
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ER
Split Second Elam |
ER
Of Past Regret and Future Fear Patrice |
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Felicity
Todd Mulcahy (2) Art Student |
Felicity
Drawing the Line (1) R.A. #2 |
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"Gorgeous"Perfect taraji is gorgeous, she is my inspiration i love her and i wish i acn see her and i'll do anything to see her, i would like to be just like her.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!** yah this yo girl nene hit me up or get hit up just writin to let yall know Continue » Posted Mar 7, 2006 10:36 am PST |
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"Gorgeous"Perfect She is just a gorgeous woman with a beautiful soul and spirit. She oozes strength, for she is a single mother, and that's one, if not THE hardest job on the face of the planet. She is my inspiration. I LOVE Taraji. Continue » Posted Nov 16, 2005 5:52 pm PST |
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"Give him/her a show!"Perfect Taraji is just the BOMB! Continue » Posted Jul 21, 2005 6:19 pm PST |
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