Taraji P. Henson
American actress
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| 2024 | Named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine for the second time. |
| 2024 | Set to star in miniseries 'Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist' as Vivian Thomas |
| 2023 | Taraji P. Henson was involved in the documentary 'Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project' |
| 2023 | Taraji P. Henson featured in the song 'Jealousy' by Offset & Cardi B |
| December 25 2023 | Portrayed Shug Avery in the film adaptation of The Color Purple, released on Christmas Day. |
| April 1 2022 | Appointed by President Joe Biden to the President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities. |
| 2021 | Taraji P. Henson was part of the documentary 'Mary J. Blige's My Life' |
| December 2 2021 | Played the role of Miss Hannigan in Annie Live! on NBC. |
| 2020 | Concluded her role as Cookie Lyon in the Fox drama series Empire. |
| 2020 | Taraji P. Henson featured in the song 'Body' by Megan Thee Stallion |
| December 2020 | Began hosting the talk show Peace of Mind with Taraji on Facebook Watch. |
| October 19 2020 | Henson disclosed the end of her engagement to Kelvin Hayden during an episode of The Breakfast Club. |
| 2019 | Portrayed Ann Atwater in The Best of Enemies, a biographical drama about civil rights |
| 2019 | Acted in What Men Want and The Best of Enemies. Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. |
| February 2019 | Starred in What Men Want as a female sports agent who gains the ability to hear men's thoughts. |
| 2018 | Acted in the film Acrimony. |
| May 13 2018 | Henson became engaged to former NFL player Kelvin Hayden. |
| January 2018 | Starred in Sony Screen Gems's thriller-drama film Proud Mary as a hit woman whose life is transformed by meeting a young boy. |
| 2017 | Henson switched to a vegan diet. |
| 2016 | Named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine. Released her New York Times best-selling autobiography 'Around the Way Girl'. |
| 2016 | Starred in action thriller Term Life |
| November 2016 | Became a spokesperson for MAC Cosmetics' Viva Glam Campaign alongside Jussie Smollett to benefit the MAC HIV/AIDS fund. |
| August 2016 | Collaborated with MAC Cosmetics to create the Taraji P. Henson makeup collection. |
| March 16 2015 | Served as a guest co-host on Live! with Kelly and Michael, filling in for Kelly Ripa. |
| February 2015 | Henson was featured in the NOH8 Campaign, supporting the LGBT community. |
| January 7 2015 | Henson began starring in the Fox series 'Empire' as Cookie Lyon, which debuted to positive critical reviews and widespread commercial success. |
| 2013 | Henson participated in PETA's 'Be an Angel for Animals' campaign, posing with her dog Uncle Willie to raise awareness about chained dogs. |
| 2012 | Acted in Think Like a Man. |
| May 2012 | Henson posed nude for the May issue of Allure magazine. |
| 2011 | Co-starred as Joss Carter in the CBS drama series Person of Interest from 2011 to 2013. Emmy-nominated for the Lifetime movie Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story. |
| 2011 | Taraji P. Henson featured in the song 'Stay' by Tyrese |
| 2011 | Taraji P. Henson appeared in multiple films including 'Bowl of Dreams', 'Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain', and 'Mama & Me' |
| January 2011 | Henson appeared nude in a PETA 'I'd Rather Be Naked Than Wear Fur' campaign, supporting animal rights. |
| 2010 | Acted in The Karate Kid. |
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