Playing a mild-mannered prostitute in the critically acclaimed Hustle & Flow (2005) proved to be a turning point for Henson's career. She also showed off her singing chops on the film's Oscar-winning original song, "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp."
Although frequently cast as sassy and spirited women, Henson demonstrated her dramatic range in roles ranging from her larger-than-life portrayal of Don Cheadle's girlfriend in Talk to Me (2007) to her Oscar-nominated turn as Brad Pitt's adoptive mother in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008).
Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All by MyselfJennifer (Hope Olaide Wilson) and her kid brothers realize they've picked the wrong house to rob when they come face-to-face with quick-tempered matriarch Madea (Tyler Perry), who promptly deposits them with the only family they have: their hard-living aunt April (Taraji P. Henson), a nightclub... Read More
Not Easily BrokenBased on the novel by televangelist T.D. Jakes, this faith-based drama follows the trials and tribulations of Dave and Clarice, a married couple forced to reevaluate the strength of their bond after Clarice is injured in a car accident. Read More
Once FallenAfter getting out of prison, Chance (Brian Presley) wants nothing other than to lead a law-abiding life. But living links to his criminal past -- including his still-imprisoned father, Liam (Ed Harris) -- conspire to pull Chance in the opposite direction. At the same time that he's trying to fashion... Read More
AnimalEx-con James Allen -- aka Animal (Ving Rhames) -- has done the near-impossible: He's reformed himself while in a maximum-security prison, with the help of a fellow inmate (Jim Brown). But when he's released and discovers that his son (Terrence Howard) has strayed off the straight-and-narrow, James... Read More
Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin StoryThis fact-based Lifetime drama follows one mother's nightmarish struggle to retrieve the 7-year-old son her ex-husband whisked out of her life when he abducted the boy and took him back to his native South Korea. Read More
Think Like a Man (2012) | NR | |
Larry Crowne (2011) | PG-13 | |
Person of Interest (2011) | NR | |
NR | ||
The Good Doctor (2011) | NR | |
From the Rough (2011) | NR | |
Once Fallen (2010) | R | |
PG-13 | ||
The Karate Kid (2010) | PG | |
Peep World (2010) | NR | |
PG-13 | ||
Not Easily Broken (2009) | PG-13 | |
PG-13 | ||
PG-13 | ||
Hurricane Season (2008) | PG-13 | |
Talk to Me (2007) | R | |
Something New (2006) | PG-13 | |
Four Brothers (2005) | R | |
Hustle & Flow (2005) | R | |
Animal (2005) | R | |
Hair Show (2004) | PG-13 | |
Baby Boy (2001) | R | |
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