One of probably the most beloved actresses in Hollywood turns 54 years outdated immediately! To have fun the legacy and great thing about Taraji P. Henson, try a gallery of a few of her most attractive images over time.

Taraji P. Henson was born in Southeast, Washington, D.C. She graduated from Oxon Hill High School in Oxon Hill, Maryland in 1988. Henson then frolicked learning electrical engineering at NCAT (North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University) earlier than transferring to Howard University, the place she started learning drama. Her work ethic was evident early on as she would work mornings as a secretary at The Pentagon and evenings as a singing-dancing waitress on a dinner-cruise ship, the Spirit of Washington to pay for faculty.

In the early Nineties, Henson did three roles as a background performer that led her to receiving her SAG membership. Her first outstanding position got here in 2001 when she portrayed Yvette within the comedy-drama movie Baby Boy alongside Tyrese Gibson. In 2005, she starred in Hustle & Flow alongside Terrence Howard. The impartial movie was nominated for 2 Academy Awards and received one. Henson herself was nominated for Best Supporting Actress on the 2008 Academy Awards for her portrayal of Queenie in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Other notable movies she’s been in embody Hidden Figures (which was nominated for 3 Academy Awards), The Family That Preys, The Karate Kid and the Think Like A Man collection.

Taraji has additionally spent her fair proportion of time on tv. She spent intensive period of time on  Lifetime’s The Division, ABC’s Boston Legal and CBS’ crime-suspense collection Person of Interest. Months after her final episode of Person of Interest, she was employed by FOX to star reverse of her former co-star Terrence Howard within the musical drama Empire. The present spent 6 seasons on air. Although Henson was already just about a family title, the constructive critiques and vast business success of the present introduced her widespread recognition and important acclaim. She received a Golden Globe in 2016 for her efficiency as Cookie Lyon on the present. Henson has appeared in numerous different tv reveals and music movies and has additionally voiced quite a few roles. The beloved icon hosted the 2024 BET Awards and is at the moment starring within the restricted collection Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist on Peacock. Since she’s been on the scene, Henson has been constant in displaying off her immense expertise, genuine character and simple magnificence. To have fun her legacy on her big day, we put collectively a gallery of a few of her most lovely images over time. HAPPY 54TH BIRTHDAY TO TARAJI P. HENSON!!!