Taraji P. Henson

Taraji P. Henson

Filmography

As Cast

Why Did I Get Married Again? (2026)
Give Me Some Sugah (2026)
STRAW (2025)
as Janiyah Wiltkinson
Escape Room (2025)
Number One on the Call Sheet (2025)
as Self
My Happy Place (2025)
as Self
Where's Usher? (2024)
as Self
TIME100: The World's Most Influential People (2024)
as Host
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist (2024)
as Vivian Thoma
Hollywood Black (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
The Color Purple (2023)
as Shug Avery
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project (2023)
as Self (voice)
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey (2023)
as Self
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie (2023)
as Victoria Vance (voice)
Celebrity Prank Wars (2023)
as Self
The Wine Down with Mary J. Blige (2023)
as Self
Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4 (2022)
as Self
Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022)
as Belle Bottom (voice)
The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022)
as Self
Sherri (2022)
as Self - Guest
Muppets Haunted Mansion (2021)
as The Bride
Mary J. Blige's My Life (2021)
as Self
Annie Live! (2021)
as Miss Hannigan
Abbott Elementary (2021)
as Vanetta
That's My Jam (2021)
as Self - Guest
Hart to Heart (2021)
as Self
Coffee & Kareem (2020)
as Vanessa Manning
Feeding America Comedy Festival (2020)
as Self
Celebrity IOU (2020)
as Self
Legendary (2020)
as Self - Guest Judge
History 101 (2020)
as Self (archive footage)
The Best of Enemies (2019)
as Ann Atwater
This Changes Everything (2019)
as Self
What Men Want (2019)
as Alison 'Ali' Davis
A Little Late with Lilly Singh (2019)
as Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
as Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
as Self - Guest Host
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle (2019)
as Self
The Masked Singer (2019)
as Self - Panelist
Proud Mary (2018)
as Mary
Acrimony (2018)
as Melinda Moore Gayle
Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)
as Yesss (voice)
The Alec Baldwin Show (2018)
as Self
Carpool Karaoke: The Series (2017)
as Self
Term Life (2016)
as Samantha Thurman
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade (2016)
as Ethel (voice)
Hidden Figures (2016)
as Katherine G. Johnson
Empire (2015)
as Cookie Lyon
Lip Sync Battle (2015)
as Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (2015)
as Self
Hot Ones (2015)
as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
as Self - Guest
Taraji's White Hot Holidays (2015)
as Herself - Host
The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015)
as Self
Celebrity Family Feud (2015)
as Self - Contestant
The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015)
as Self - Guest
No Good Deed (2014)
as Terry
Think Like a Man Too (2014)
as Lauren Harris
Seasons of Love (2014)
as Jackie
Top Five (2014)
as Taraji P. Henson
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014)
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
as Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
as Self - Guest
From the Rough (2013)
as Catana Starks
Madly Madagascar (2013)
as Okapi (voice)
Picasso Baby (2013)
as Self
Hollywood Game Night (2013)
as Self
Think Like a Man (2012)
as Lauren Harris
Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You (2012)
as Self
The Good Doctor (2011)
as Nurse Theresa
Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story (2011)
as Tiffany Rubin
Larry Crowne (2011)
as B'Ella
Person of Interest (2011)
as Joss Carter
Hurricane Season (2010)
as Dayna Collins
Date Night (2010)
as Detective Arroyo
Once Fallen (2010)
as Pearl
The Karate Kid (2010)
as Sherry Parker
Peep World (2010)
as Mary
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked (2010)
as Self - Guest
Conan (2010)
as Herself
The Talk (2010)
as Self
I Can Do Bad All By Myself (2009)
as April
Not Easily Broken (2009)
as Clarice Clark
The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button (2009)
as Self
The Cleveland Show (2009)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009)
as Self - Guest
RuPaul's Drag Race (2009)
as Self - Guest Judge
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
as Queenie
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys (2008)
as Pam
Eli Stone (2008)
as Angela Scott
Talk to Me (2007)
as Vernell Watson
Something New (2006)
as Nedra
Smokin' Aces (2006)
as Sharice Watters
Animal (2005)
as Ramona
Hustle & Flow (2005)
as Shug
Four Brothers (2005)
as Camille Mercer
Hair Show (2004)
as Tiffany
House (2004)
as Moira
Boston Legal (2004)
as Whitney Rome
Project Runway (2004)
as Self - Guest Judge
All of Us (2003)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003)
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003)
as Self - Guest
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003)
as Self
Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs (2002)
as Date #4 / Ghetto Girl (as Taraji Henson)
Half & Half (2002)
as Gabrielle
Baby Boy (2001)
as Yvette
Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man (2001)
as Bess Pinckney
The Division (2001)
as Raina Washington
BET Awards (2001)
as Self - Host
Satan's School for Girls (2000)
as Paige
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000)
as Left-Wing Student
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
as Christina
Strong Medicine (2000)
as Crystal
Streetwise (1998)
as Tammy
Felicity (1998)
as R.A. #2
Felicity (1998)
as Art Student
Smart Guy (1997)
as Monique
The View (1997)
as Self
Smart Guy (1997)
as Leslie
The Daily Show (1996)
as Self
Pacific Blue (1996)
as Rhonda
The Parent 'Hood (1995)
Sister, Sister (1994)
as Briana
ER (1994)
as Patrice Robbins
ER (1994)
as Elan
Saved by the Bell: The New Class (1993)
as Girl
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
The Simpsons (1989)
as Praline (voice)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)
as Self
Entertainment Tonight (1981)
as Self
Saturday Night Live (1975)
as Self - Host
American Music Awards (1974)
as Self - Host
Sorcerority
Force

As Crew

Darlene Love: I Know Where I've Been (2026)
Producer, Executive Producer
Star Search (2026)
Executive Producer
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project (2023)
Executive Producer
Tell It Like a Woman (2022)
Director
What Men Want (2019)
Executive Producer
Proud Mary (2018)
Executive Producer
Empire (2015)
Director
No Good Deed (2014)
Executive Producer
Seasons of Love (2014)
Executive Producer
Two Faced
Director