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Taraji P. Henson

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September 11, 1970

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Taraji Henson is an American film and television actress. She is best known as Cookie Lyon on the Fox drama series Empire for which she won a Critics' Choice Award, a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for an Emmy Award. In 2008 she received an Academy Award nomination for her role in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Henson is also a singer and provided the vocals for the Three 6 Mafia track "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp". The song won an Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2006.

Henson is a graduate of Howard University where she studied drama, a supporter of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), and is the single mother of a grown son.

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	Around the Way Girl by Taraji P. Henson, Denene Millner (Goodreads Author) (Primary Contributor) 4.20 avg rating — 6,682 ratings — published 2016 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stranded by Chris Bruno, David Howard Lee, Shukri R. Abdi 3.63 avg rating — 2,114 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	You Can Be a Good Friend (No Matter What!): A Lil TJ Book by Taraji P. Henson, Paul Kellam (illustrator) 4.20 avg rating — 241 ratings — published 2024 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“no matter how often you fall from grace, what matters most is how many times you get up.”
― Taraji P. Henson, Around the Way Girl

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“It is about understanding and working the spaces and angles between what is obvious to everyone else, and using those quiet moments to stand out. To win. That is the hallmark of a true hustler.”
― Taraji P Henson

tags: hardwork-quote, hustlers-ambition

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“Every human walks around with a certain kind of sadness. They may not wear it on their sleeves, but it's there if you look deep.”
― Taraji P. Henson

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