Taraji P. Henson

Tyler Perry's STRAW
Movie, 2025

• Director: Tyler Perry
• Main cast: Taraji P. Henson, Sinbad, Sherri Shepherd, Teyana Taylor

Despicable Me 4
Belle Bottom
Movie, 2024

• Director: Chris Renaud
• Main cast: Steve Carell, Pierre Coffin, Kristen Wiig, Miranda Cosgrove, Sofía Vergara, Will Ferrell
• Music: Heitor Pereira

Going to Mars
Self
Movie, 2023

• Director: Michèle Stephenson, Joe Brewster
• Main cast: Taraji P. Henson

PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
Victoria "Vee" Vance
Movie, 2023

• Director: Cal Brunker
• Main cast: Kristen Bell, Mckenna Grace, Taraji P. Henson, Christian Convery, Finn Lee-Epp, Christian Corrao
• Music: Pinar Toprak

The Color Purple
Shug Avery
Movie, 2023

• Director: Blitz Bazawule
• Main cast: Colman Domingo, Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks
• Music: Kris Bowers

Minions 2
Belle Bottom
Movie, 2022

• Director: Kyle Balda
• Main cast: Steve Carell, Pierre Coffin, Alan Arkin, Russell Brand
• Music: Heitor Pereira

Coffee & Kareem
Vanessa Manning
Movie, 2020

• Director: Michael Dowse
• Main cast: Ed Helms, Betty Gilpin, Taraji P. Henson, Terrence Little Gardenhigh
• Music: Joseph Trapanese

What Men Want
Ali Davis
Movie, 2019

• Director: Adam Shankman
• Main cast: Taraji P. Henson
• Music: Brian Tyler

The Best of Enemies
Ann Atwater
Movie, 2019

• Director: Robin Bissell
• Main cast: Sam Rockwell, Taraji P. Henson, Babou Ceesay
• Music: Marcelo Zarvos

Tyler Perry's Acrimony
Melinda
Movie, 2018

• Director: Tyler Perry
• Main cast: Taraji P. Henson, Lyriq Bent
• Music: Christopher Lennertz

Wreck-It Ralph 2 - Ralph Breaks the Internet
Yesss
Movie, 2018

• Director: Phil Johnston, Rich Moore
• Main cast: John C. Reilly, Gal Gadot, Sarah Silverman
• Music: Henry Jackman

Ice Age -The Great Egg-Scapade
Ethel
Short Film, 2016

• Director: Ricardo Curtis
• Main cast: John Leguizamo, Taraji P. Henson, Ray Romano, Denis Leary
• Music: Mark Mothersbaugh

Hidden Figures
Katherine G. Johnson
Movie, 2016

• Director: Theodore Melfi
• Main cast: Octavia Spencer, Kevin Costner, Taraji P. Henson, Janelle Monáe
• Music: Hans Zimmer, Benjamin Wallfisch, Pharrell Williams

No Good Deed
Terry
Movie, 2014

• Director: Sam Miller
• Main cast: Idris Elba, Taraji P. Henson
• Music: Paul Haslinger

Top Five
Movie, 2014

• Director: Chris Rock
• Main cast: Gabrielle Union, Rosario Dawson, J.B. Smoove, Chris Rock
• Music: Ludwig Göransson, Quest Love

Think Like a Man 2
Lauren Harris
Movie, 2014

• Director: Tim Story
• Main cast: Adam Brody, Meagan Good, Michael Ealy, Jerry Ferrara
• Music: Christopher Lennertz

Dreamworks' Madly Madagascar
Okapi
Movie, 2013

• Director: David Soren
• Main cast: David Schwimmer, Ben Stiller, Jada Pinkett Smith, Chris Rock
• Music: Heitor Pereira

Picasso Baby: A Performance Art Film
Movie, 2013

• Director: Mark Romanek
• Main cast: Judd Apatow, Marina Abramović

WE WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU A GRAMMY SALUTE TO WHITNEY HOUSTON
self
Movie, 2012

• Director: Louis J. Horvitz
• Main cast: Whitney Houston, Jennifer Hudson, Céline Dion

Larry Crowne
B'Ella
Movie, 2011

• Director: Tom Hanks
• Main cast: Julia Roberts, Bryan Cranston, Tom Hanks, Cedric the Entertainer
• Music: James Newton Howard

Date Night
Movie, 2010

• Director: Shawn Levy
• Main cast: Mark Wahlberg, Steve Carell, Tina Fay, Tina Fey
• Music: Christophe Beck

The Karate Kid
Sherry Parker
Movie, 2010

• Main cast: Jaden Smith, Taraji P. Henson, Jackie Chan
• Music: James Horner

Patriots
Dayna Collins
Movie, 2009

• Director: Tim Story
• Main cast: Forest Whitaker, Courtney B. Vance, Bonnie Hunt, Taraji P. Henson, Isaiah Washington
• Music: Mark Mancina

Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself
April
Movie, 2009

• Director: Tyler Perry
• Main cast: Tyler Perry, Taraji P. Henson, Mary J. Blige, Adam Rodriguez
• Music: Aaron Zigman

Benjamin Button
Queenie
Movie, 2008

• Director: David Fincher
• Main cast: Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Tilda Swinton, Julia Ormond
• Music: Alexandre Desplat

Something New
Nedra
Movie, 2006

• Director: Sanaa Hamri
• Main cast: Sanaa Lathan, Simon Baker, Blair Underwood
• Music: Lisa Coleman, Wendy Melvoin

Smokin Aces
Sharice Watters
Movie, 2006

• Director: Joe Carnahan
• Main cast: Ryan Reynolds, Ray Liotta, Jeremy Piven, Alicia Keys
• Music: Clint Mansell

Cuatro Hermanos
Camille Mercer
Movie, 2005

• Director: John Singleton
• Main cast: Mark Wahlberg, Tyrese Gibson, André Benjamin, Garrett Hedlund
• Music: David Arnold

Hustle and Flow
Shug
Movie, 2005

• Director: Craig Brewer
• Main cast: Terrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson, Anthony Anderson, Taryn Manning
• Music: Scott Bomar

Hair Show
Tiffany
Movie, 2004

• Director: Leslie Small
• Main cast: Taraji P. Henson, Gina Torres, Kellita Smith

Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs
Date #4 / Ghetto Girl (as Taraji Henson)
Movie, 2002

• Director: Jeffrey W. Byrd
• Main cast: Richard T. Jones, Anthony "Treach" Criss, Mari Morrow, Salli Richardson-Whitfield
• Music: Stephen James Taylor

Baby Boy
Yvette
Movie, 2001

• Director: John Singleton
• Main cast: Ving Rhames, Taraji P. Henson, Tyrese Gibson, Omar Gooding
• Music: David Arnold

Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man
Bess Pinckney
Movie, 2001

• Director: Anthony Pullen Shaw
• Main cast: Angela Lansbury, Phylicia Rashad, David Ogden Stiers, Michael Jace
• Music: Stanley Clarke

The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle
Left-Wing Student
Movie, 2000

• Director: Des McAnuff
• Main cast: Piper Perabo, Jason Alexander, Rene Russo, Randy Quaid
• Music: Mark Mothersbaugh

Going to Mars
Movie, 2023

• Director: Michèle Stephenson, Joe Brewster
• Main cast: Taraji P. Henson

What Men Want
Movie, 2019

• Director: Adam Shankman
• Main cast: Taraji P. Henson
• Music: Brian Tyler

No Good Deed
Movie, 2014

• Director: Sam Miller
• Main cast: Idris Elba, Taraji P. Henson
• Music: Paul Haslinger

Tell It Like a Woman
Movie, 2022

• Director: Catherine Hardwicke, Taraji P. Henson, Lucía Puenzo, Maria Sole Tognazzi
• Main cast: Cara Delevingne, Marcia Gay Harden, Jennifer Hudson, Pauletta Washington
• Music: A.R. Rahman