Taraji P. Henson Movies & Biography

CAST

THE COLOR PURPLE (2024)

Starring Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks, Colman Domingo, Corey Hawkins, Phylicia Pearl Mpasi, Halle Bailey, Ciara, David Alan Grier and Deon Cole. Directed by Blitz Bazawule.

REVIEWS The Color Purple - The frustration of a film musical that doesn't want to be a film musical

PAW PATROL: THE MIGHTY MOVIE (2023)

Starring Finn Lee-Epp, Ron Pardo, McKenna Grace, Christian Convery, Taraji P. Henson, Marsai Martin, Kingsley Marshall, Callum Shoniker, James Marsden and Kristen Bell. Directed by Cal Brunker.

REVIEWS PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie - Second trip to Adventure Bay lacks might

MINIONS: THE RISE OF GRU (2022)

Starring Steve Carell, Pierre Coffin, Russell Brand, Alan Arkin, Taraji P. Henson, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Lucy Lawless, Dolph Lundgren, Danny Trejo and Michelle Yeoh. Directed by Kyle Balda.

In the heart of the 1970s, amid a flurry of feathered hair and flared jeans, Gru is growing up in the suburbs. A fanboy of a supervillain supergroup known as the Vicious 6, Gru hatches a plan to become evil enough to join them. Luckily, he gets some mayhem-making backup from his loyal followers, the Minions. Together, Kevin, Stuart, Bob, and Otto - a new Minion sporting braces and a desperate need to please - deploy their skills as they and Gru build their first lair, experiment with their first weapons and pull off their first missions.

REVIEWS Minions: The Rise of Gru - Minions, mayhem, mediocre

WHAT MEN WANT (2019)

Starring Taraji P. Henson, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Max Greenfield, Brian Bosworth, Tracy Morgan, Aldis Hodge, David Dunston, Roshawn Franklin, Marcus Lewis and Mystie Smith. Directed by Adam Shankman.

RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET: WRECK-IT RALPH 2 (2018)

Starring John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, James Corden, Taraji P. Henson, Alan Tudyk, Jack McBrayer, Jane Lynch, Phil Johnston, Paige O'Hara and Irene Bedard. Directed by Rich Moore and Phil Johnston.

Video game bad guy Ralph and fellow misfit Vanellope von Schweetz must risk it all by traveling to the World Wide Web in search of a replacement part to save Vanellope’s video game, Sugar Rush. In way over their heads, Ralph and Vanellope rely on the citizens of the internet - the netizens - to help navigate their way, including a website entrepreneur named Yesss, who is the head algorithm and the heart and soul of trend-making site “BuzzzTube.”

REVIEWS Ralph Breaks The Internet - He said he was gonna wreck it, and he did

HIDDEN FIGURES (2017)

Starring Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe, Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, Jim Parsons, Mahershala Ali, Glen Powell, Ariana Neal and Saniyya Sidney. Directed by Theodore Melfi.

The incredible untold story of Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughn and Mary Jackson - brilliant African-American women working at NASA, who served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit, a stunning achievement that restored the nation’s confidence, turned around the Space Race, and galvanised the world. The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big.

REVIEWS Hidden Figures - Great women and heroes finally given their dues
Hidden Figures - Out of the shadows