Celebrity Biographies
Biography of Taraji P. Henson
| Date of Birth: | 1970, September 11 |
|---|---|
| Years: | 50 years old |
| Nation of birth: | United States of America |
| Height: | 5 feet 5 inches |
| Name | Taraji P. Henson |
| birth name | Taraji Penda Henson |
| nick’s name | taraji |
| Dad | Boris Henson |
| Mother | Bernice Gordon |
| Nationality | American |
| Place of birth / city | Washington, D.C., United States |
| ethnicity | Afro-American |
| Profession | acting, modeling |
| Net worth | $6 million dollars |
| eye color | Brown |
| Hair color | Black |
| face color | Black |
| body measurements | 34-28-34 (bust-waist-hip) |
| breast size | 34 in. |
| waist size | 28 in. |
| hip size | 34 in. |
| neck size | 9.5 |
| Shoe size | 9.5 |
| weight in kg | 57.3 kilograms |
| Famous for | his roles in Baby Boy (2001), Hustle and Flow (2005), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) |
| Kids | 1 (are) |
| Divorce | Divorced |
| Education | Howard University Electrical Engineering Major |
| Awards | Austin Critics Awards (2008); Bet Awards |
| Films | around 30 movies |
| tv show | around 9 |
Synopsis
Taraji Penda Henson was born on September 11, 1970. He was born in Washington, DC, United States. She is an American actress and singer.
She is the daughter of Bernice Gordon, who was a corporate manager at Woodward & Lothrop, and Boris Henson, who was a janitor and manufacturer professionally. Her name was put of Swahili origin. Her first name ‘Taraji’ means hope and her middle name ‘Penda’ means love. Most of her time was spent in the summers in the southern suburbs of Maryland at her grandparents’ house.
Early age and education
He went to Oxon Hill High School in Oxon Hill, Maryland. He studied Electrical Engineering at NC A&T. Later, he transferred to Howard University.
He worked very hard between his two jobs to pay for Howard University. She worked as a secretary at the Pentagon in the morning and as a waitress at The Odyssey Cruise Line at night. Her hard work paid off and she won the Triple Threat Award upon graduating with a degree in Theater Arts.
Race
In 2005, Henson appeared in the film Four Brothers and Talk to Me and Smokin’ Aces in 2007, The Family that preys in 2008, and Hurricane Seasons in 2009. She was cast opposite Brad Pitt in the film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
Henson has also appeared on many television shows such as ABC’s Divison and Boston Legal for just one season. She appeared as a guest on the WB Television Network’s Smart Guy, Fox Series House and CBS’s Crime Scene Investigation.
In 2011, he appeared in an episode of Sister, Sister. She was also taken as a cast of Person of Interest which is a CBS Crime Thriller series. In the film Hustle & Flow, she made her singing debut providing vocals for the Three 6 Mafia track ‘It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp’. She has also contributed a record called ‘In My Daughter’s Eyes’ on the album Unexpected Dreams- Songs from the Stars.
The album came out in 2006 for a charity purpose. Henson has also appeared in music videos. She appeared in the music video for rapper Common. She is a member of PETA. She appeared nude in an ad for the ‘I’d Rather Be Naked Than Wear Skin’ campaign in January 2011.
He starred in the film Think Like a Man based on the book Act like a Lady, Think Like a Man by Steve Harvey. She will also be in the sequel to the 2014 film. She once again teamed up with PETA again in the 2013 campaign themed “Be an Angel to the Animals.”
Personal life
He has a son named Marcel who was born in 1994 to his high school girlfriend who was murdered in 1997.
She is American and her ethnic identity is African American.
Henson is 1.65m tall and looks sexy with her dark complexion. He weighs 66 kg. His body measurements are 34-25-33 and he has brown eyes.
Her hot and sexy images are easily found on the Internet. In addition, you can also find nude photos of her.
Awards
For her role as “Queenie” in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, she received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. That was in the year 2009. The same for the same category and the same movie was also nominated for the Oscars. She won the Austin Critics Award for the film in the same category in 2008. She has won other prestigious awards like Bet Awards and has been nominated for various other awards.