Taraji P. Henson (1970 - )
American actor in television and movies;
best known roles include Queenie in The Curious Case of
Benjamin Button (2008), Cookie Lyon in Empire (2015-2020),
mathematician Katherine Johnson in Hidden Figures (2016)
and Shug Avery in The Color Purple (2023);
nominated for an Oscar, a Tony, and many Emmies,
she has won one Golden Globe for her Empire role;
an outspoken advocate about ongoing pay disparities
between white and black actors in Hollywood.
She’s fantastic.
ReplyDeleteAlso brave. Remember when she told people about Project 2025?
Live? On tv?
XOXO
Taraji works it in all aspects of her life.
ReplyDeleteShe's such a good actress, if you haven't seen Straw on Netflix I really recommend it. So good. Hidden Figures is one of my favourite films. Thanks for featuring her. :)
ReplyDelete@ LL Cool Joe -- And thank YOU for nominating her! I featured her costars in "Hidden Figures" earlier on this blog --
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Oh I'll check them out!
DeleteI admire her so much! She's a hard working woman and uses her platform to work for change.
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