Taraji P Henson is an American actress who was born on September 11, 1970. Her parents are Bernice and Boris Lawrence Henson.
Taraji P Henson’s father was a janitor and metal fabricator. It’s important to note that her grandmother, Patsy Ballard was very instrumental in her upbringing.
The first and middle names of Taraji P Henson are of Swahili origin. She attended Oxon Hill High School in Oxon Hill, Maryland and successfully graduated in 1988. She also made it to North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University with the intention of reading a course in electrical engineering.
She didn’t stay at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University for long but left for Howard University to read a course in Drama.
Her acting career in Hollywood started when she landed guest roles on a number of television shows. She had her breakthrough when she featured in Baby Boy (2001).
In 2005, Taraji P Henson played the role of a prostitute in Hustle & Flow. She also played a role in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button in 2008. For her role in this movie, she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
She made an appearance in Date Night (2010) and The Karate Kid. Taraji P Henson played the role of Katherine Johnson, a mathematician in Hidden Figures.
She earned a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for her role in Taken From Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story.
Between 2011 and 2013, Taraji P Henson starred in the CBS drama Person of Interest and from 2015 to 2020, she was cast for the Fox Drama series, Empire.
She became the first African-American woman to win the Critics’ Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series. She also won a Golden Globe and has other nominations and awards to her credit.
Taraji P Henson Siblings
Taraji P Henson has a sister called April MzCockee Henson. April MzCockee Henson is an entrepreneur, community manager as well as mental health advocate.
She is quite active on social media and has more than 20K followers. She is the younger sister of Taraji P Henson and she currently works with House of Henscents as the CEO.
House of Henscents is a hand-craft luxury business that is into candles, body oils, fragrance oils, body butter as well as room sprays.
April MzCockee Henson also works for Taraji P Henson’s Non-profit Organization called Boris L. Henson Foundation.
The foundation helps people with mental health challenges and issues and also advocates for black women’s involvement in employment and educational sectors.
April MzCockee Henson plays a key role in the Foundation.
Taraji P Henson also has a brother called Shawn Henson. There isn’t much of information about Shawn Henson except for pictures he has with Taraji P Henson.
Unlike Taraji P Henson and April MzCockee Henson, Shawn Henson loves to keep his life out of the public domain.
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