Taraji Henson

The stars were out in support of love, peace and soul at the 2009 Soul Train Awards. Airing on BET and Centric Sunday, November 29, the show featured performances from Keith Sweat, K-Ci and JoJo, Johnny Gill, Chaka Khan, Raheem DeVaughn, Ledisi, Ludacris and so many more. See photos from the inside the show and behind the scenes in Singersroom Flicks HERE . Read Full Story

Brad Pitt is such a good son to his “mama” Taraji P. Henson. It sounds more and more like Brad is well-aware that he and Angie won’t be taking home any gold at the Oscars, but Brad is still really hopeful for Taraji and her Best Supporting Actress nomination. When the nominations came out, both Brad and director David Fincher were most excited about Taraji’s nomination. All of this is according to a new interview with OK! Magazine . Taraji even talks about how she and Angelina get along so well they’re now looking for a film to do together! OK! has more: It ... Read Full Story

Taraji P. Henson Filmography Taraji Penda Henson (born September 11, 1970) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Yvette in Baby Boy (2001), Shug in Hustle and Flow (2005) and Queenie in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2009. Personal life Henson was born in Southeast Washington, D.C. , the daughter of Bernice Gordon, a corporate manager at Woodward & Lothrop , and Boris Henson, a janitor and metal fabricator. She is the great grandcousin of Matthew Henson , one of the explorers who ... Read Full Story

Taraji P. Henson is so cool, it hurts. The Academy Award-nominated star of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button claims that being single mother of a teenage boy prepared her for the role of playing Brad Pitt’s mother. She and Pitt became close on the film set, so much so that Brad even asked Taraji to come over and meet the twins. Taraji had to beg off, because she’s so busy promoting Button . Not to say that Taraji and Brad don’t hang out. Taraji tells USA Today about a time when several of her girlfriends came to town and wanted to meet Brad ... Read Full Story

I first remember Taraji Henson from her role in Baby Boy where she played Tyrese 's crazy on-again off-again girlfriend. Overall it was a pretty bad movie and I have to admit I didn't think her career would go very far after that. Her next memorable role for me was Hustle & Flow where she played one of Terrence Howard 's 'girls'. I thought her role was a weird one – her character was nervous (and nerve-wracking) throughout most of the film, but it at least it showed her acting chops more than Baby Boy. But over the past year, Taraji has transformed her ... Read Full Story