- Films
- 30
- Avg rating
- 6.21
- Peak run
- 2011’18
- Oscar noms
- 1
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
Taraji by the numbers
Average
6.21
30 rated films
Vote weighted
6.27
bigger films count more
Median
6.4
half are better
Consistency
±0.83
rating spread
Career
26y
2001 to 2026
Total votes
1.57M
across every film
Best
7.8
Hidden Figures
Worst
4.8
I Can Do Bad All by Myself
Newest first
Filmography
| 2026 | Why Did I Get Married Again? | Roselyn | 5.3 | 2,122 |
| 2025 |  Straw | Janiyah Wiltkinson | 6.5 | 32,447 |
| 2023 |  The Color Purple | Shug Avery | 6.8 | 20,897 |
| 2022 |  Minions: The Rise of Gru | Belle Bottom | 6.5 | 110K |
| 2020 |  Coffee & Kareem | Vanessa Manning | 5.2 | 15,592 |
| 2019 |  The Best of Enemies | Ann Atwater | 7.3 | 22,535 |
| 2019 |  What Men Want | Ali Davis | 5.4 | 35,334 |
| 2018 |  Ralph Breaks the Internet | Yesss | 7.0 | 210K |
| 2018 |  Acrimony | Melinda | 5.9 | 11,034 |
| 2018 |  Proud Mary | Mary | 5.1 | 11,616 |
| 2016 |  Hidden Figures | Katherine G. Johnson | 7.8 | 295K |
| 2014 |  No Good Deed | Terry | 5.6 | 25,019 |
| 2012 |  Think Like a Man | Lauren | 6.5 | 53,231 |
| 2011 | The Good Doctor | Nurse Theresa | 5.5 | 7,750 |
| 2011 | From the Rough | Coach Starks | 6.6 | 1,186 |
| 2011 | Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain | Taraji | 7.3 | 6,782 |
| 2010 | Once Fallen | Pearl | 4.7 | 1,544 |
| 2010 | Peep World | Mary | 5.6 | 3,949 |
| 2010 |  The Karate Kid | Sherry Parker | 6.3 | 231K |
| 2010 |  Date Night | Detective Arroyo | 6.3 | 181K |
Better together?
Taraji P. Henson's regulars
- Tyler PerryDirector and actor · 4 films · 5.63 avg▼−0.13
- Tim StoryDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.95 avg▲+0.86
- Leslie SmallDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.20 avg▲+0.08
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Taraji P. Henson
1 nominations, 0 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Supporting Actress · Academy Awards 2009Taraji P. Henson
Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.