• Name: Taraji P. Henson
  • Date of Birth: September 11, 1970
  • Place of Birth: Washington, D.C.
Mini-bio: Henson was born in Washington, DC. 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....( read more)[1] 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.
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Replace this image with an actor photoTaraji P. Henson mini-bio: Henson was born in Washington, DC. 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.[1] 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.

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  • BOSSBLACK
    Such amazing beauty and great talent
    posted 253 days ago
  • blackbradpittt
    Aint nothing like a natural sexy talented female..all it takes is one roll...
    posted 419 days ago
  • juicy4cb
    Hey Girl,

    You are the bomb! I knew you had to be from the S to E way back when you starred in Baby Boy. We actually attended the same junior high school. I admire your work. Oh yeah, we are Virgos.
    posted 490 days ago
  • hotmama0465
    you are a good actor i like the way you act an baby boy and you are so pretty
    posted 512 days ago
  • zmiyah1
    Great actress. She just doesn't get the respect she deserves. She plays all her parts right on point.

    "You know it's hard out here for a pimp"
    posted 530 days ago

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