Taraji P Henson

Taraji Penda Henson took birth in Washington, D.C., United States on 11th September 1970. Henson is an established actress and singer. She is popular for her role in Hustle and Flow. Like every other actor, Henson also holds a degree in Arts.

Early Life

Penda Henson claims that she belongs to a Cameroonian community Masa people. It is believed that Henson is related to North Pole explorer Matthew Henson. Henson graduated high school from Maryland in 1988. She then joined North Carolina University where she studied engineering. Unhappy with what she was doing, she decided to take a transfer to Howard University where she studied drama. Henson had the singing talent from her young age as he used to be singing waitress on cruise ships. She was honored with Bachelors of Fine Arts degree by Howard University in 1995. Henson during her college days became pregnant. She was 24 years old when she gave birth to a baby boy. She named her son Marcell Johnson after his father’s name, who was murdered.

Work

Henson has found space on the Tv and in films. She started from television, featuring in guest roles. She started with ‘Smart Guy’ in 1997 and after that did 12 other television appearances. She is presently working on ‘Empire’ which had started in 2015. She has also hosted shows herself like Saturday Night Live Saturday Night Live or popularly called as NBC&#39 >> Read More... . Coming to her film career, she got her break in Baby Boy in 2001. Henson announced herself on the stage with Hustle & Flow in which she also made debut as a singer. Her success bagged her a role opposite, Brad Pitt He’s one of the most accomplished actors of our ti >> Read More... in The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button. Henson became one of the central figures in Hollywood as she continued to do her good work. Henson has won many awards during her career; she received three awards each for Hustle & Flow and The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button making it her most successful projects. She won awards for her work on television as well. Henson has become an influential personality in the industry. She takes an active part in supporting NGO’s. Henson is a member of PETA for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. She also posed nude for an advertisement. In 2015, she also supported the same-sex campaign.

Upcoming Projects

Henson still makes a guest appearance on the Tv. She is presently working with the team of Empire.

Another Version of this Bio...

American actress and producer, Taraji P. Henson was born in District of Columbia, Washington, USA. To the Boris and Bernice Henson. She has son Marcell Johnson from his boyfriend, Mark Johnson (murdered in 2003).

Taraji completed her schooling from Oxon Hill high school, Maryland. She attempted to become an Electrical engineer, but after failure in pre-calculus; she transferred to Howard University. To complete the study she worked part-time, as a secretary at Pentagon and as a singing and dancing waitress on a dinner cruise ship and completed her graduation in 1995.

She started her acting career with the film streetwise in 1998 and was in the list of “The ten sexiest women of 2001” voted by readers of Black men magazine. She was alleged with American football player Kelvin Haydon and got engaged with him on 13 May 2018. Recently on January 28, 2019, she awarded the star on Hollywood walk of fame.