Taraji P. Henson Biography
Summary
"Taraji Penda Henson" (born September 11, 1970) is an American actress and singer. She has appeared in the films "Baby Boy" (2001), "Hustle & Flow" (2005), and "Four Brothers" (2005), and was a cast member on Lifetime Television's "The Division".
Henson was born in Washington, DC, and attended Oxon Hill High School in Oxon Hill, MD. Henson's first and middle names are of Swahili origin, meaning 'hope' and 'love', respectively. She is a relative of Matthew Henson, co-discoverer of the North Pole. Henson, who worked as a cruise ship entertainer and at the Pentagon before becoming an actress, holds a degree in theater arts from Howard University. Henson made her singing debut in "Hustle & Flow"; she provided the vocals for the Three 6 Mafia track 'It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp'. The song won an Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2006, giving Three 6 the distinction of becoming the first Black hip-hop act to win in the category. Henson performed the song at the Oscars on March 5, 2006 with the group.
She is currently playing attorney Whitney Rome on ABC's "Boston Legal".
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Awards/Nominations
BET Awards
*"2006, Best Actress (Winner)"
Black Movie Awards
*"2005, Best Supporting Actress: Hustle & Flow (Winner)"
Black Reel Awards
*"2006, Best Supporting Actress: Hustle & Flow (Winner)"
*2002, Best Actress: Baby Boy (Nominated)
Image Awards
*2006, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture: Hustle & Flow (Nominated)
MTV Movie Awards
*2006, Best Breakthrough Performance: Hustle & Flow (Nominated)
*2006, Best Kiss: Hustle & Flow (Nominated) shared w/ Terrence Howard
Screen Actors Guild
*2006, Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture: Hustle & Flow (Nominated)
Selected filmography
"Streetwise" (1998)
"Satan's School for Girls" (2000)....Paige
"The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle" (2000) (as Taraji Henson)....Left-Wing Student
"The Division" (2001) TV Series....Inspector Raina Washington
"All or Nothing" (2001)....Kiko
"Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man" (2001) (TV)
"Baby Boy" (2001)....Yvette
"Holla" (2002) TV Series....Guest
"Hair Show" (2004)....Tiffany
"Hustle & Flow" (2005)....Shug
"Four Brothers" (2005)....Camille Mercer
"Animal" (2005/II) (V)....Ramona
"Something New" (2006)...Nedra
"Smokin' Aces" (2007)....Sharice Watters
"Talk to Me" (2007) .... Vernell
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (2008) .... Queenie
Credit
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