Filmography91 titles
Importing filmography…
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Number One on the Call SheetSeries | Self | 55 |
| 2024 | Where's Usher?Movie | Self | 54 |
| 2024 | Hollywood BlackSeries | Self (archive footage) | 54 |
| 2023 | PAW Patrol: The Mighty MovieMovie | Victoria Vance (voice) | 53 |
| 2023 | The Color PurpleMovie | Shug Avery | 53 |
| 2022 | Minions: The Rise of GruMovie | Belle Bottom (voice) | 52 |
| 2022 | The Jennifer Hudson ShowSeries | Self | 52 |
| 2022 | SherriSeries | Self - Guest | 52 |
| 2021 | Abbott ElementarySeries | Vanetta | 51 |
| 2021 | Mary J. Blige's My LifeMovie | Self | 51 |
| 2021 | Annie Live!Movie | Miss Hannigan | 51 |
| 2020 | Coffee & KareemMovie | Vanessa Manning | 50 |
| 2020 | History 101Series | Self (archive footage) | 50 |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson ShowSeries | Self | 49 |
| 2019 | The Masked SingerSeries | Self - Panelist | 49 |
| 2019 | A Little Late with Lilly SinghSeries | Self | 49 |
| 2019 | Today with Jenna & SheinelleSeries | Self | 49 |
| 2019 | This Changes EverythingMovie | Self | 49 |
| 2019 | The Best of EnemiesMovie | Ann Atwater | 49 |
| 2018 | Ralph Breaks the InternetMovie | Yesss (voice) | 48 |
| 2018 | AcrimonyMovie | Melinda Moore Gayle | 48 |
| 2017 | Carpool Karaoke: The SeriesSeries | Self | 47 |
| 2016 | Hidden FiguresMovie | Katherine G. Johnson | 46 |
| 2016 | Term LifeMovie | Samantha Thurman | 46 |
| 2016 | WIRED's Autocomplete InterviewsSeries | Self - Guest | 46 |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSeries | Self - Guest | 45 |
| 2015 | EmpireSeries | Cookie Lyon | 45 |
| 2015 | Lip Sync BattleSeries | Self | 45 |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James CordenSeries | Self | 45 |
| 2015 | Hot OnesSeries | Self | 45 |
| 2015 | Close Up with The Hollywood ReporterSeries | Self | 45 |
| 2015 | Celebrity Family FeudSeries | Self - Contestant | 45 |
| 2015 | Taraji's White Hot HolidaysSeries | Herself - Host | 45 |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSeries | Self | 44 |
| 2014 | Variety Studio: Actors on ActorsSeries | Self | 44 |
| 2014 | Top FiveMovie | Taraji P. Henson | 44 |
| 2014 | Think Like a Man TooMovie | Lauren Harris | 44 |
| 2013 | Madly MadagascarMovie | Okapi (voice) | 43 |
| 2013 | Hollywood Game NightSeries | Self | 43 |
| 2013 | Picasso BabyMovie | Self | 43 |
| 2012 | Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love YouMovie | Self | 42 |
| 2011 | Person of InterestSeries | Joss Carter | 41 |
| 2011 | Larry CrowneMovie | B'Ella | 41 |
| 2010 | The Karate KidMovie | Sherry Parker | 40 |
| 2010 | Once FallenMovie | Pearl | 40 |
| 2010 | Hurricane SeasonMovie | Dayna Collins | 40 |
| 2010 | Date NightMovie | Detective Arroyo | 40 |
| 2010 | RuPaul's Drag Race: UntuckedSeries | Self - Guest | 40 |
| 2009 | The Cleveland ShowSeries | — | 39 |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSeries | Self - Guest | 39 |
| 2009 | RuPaul's Drag RaceSeries | Self - Guest Judge | 39 |
| 2009 | I Can Do Bad All By MyselfMovie | April | 39 |
| 2008 | The Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonMovie | Queenie | 38 |
| 2008 | Tyler Perry's The Family That PreysMovie | Pam | 38 |
| 2008 | Eli StoneSeries | Angela Scott | 38 |
| 2007 | Talk to MeMovie | Vernell Watson | 37 |
| 2006 | Smokin' AcesMovie | Sharice Watters | 36 |
| 2005 | Four BrothersMovie | Camille Mercer | 35 |
| 2005 | AnimalMovie | Ramona | 35 |
| 2005 | Hustle & FlowMovie | Shug | 35 |
| 2004 | HouseSeries | Moira | 34 |
| 2004 | Boston LegalSeries | Whitney Rome | 34 |
| 2004 | Project RunwaySeries | Self - Guest Judge | 34 |
| 2004 | Hair ShowMovie | Tiffany | 34 |
| 2003 | All of UsSeries | — | 33 |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live!Series | Self - Guest | 33 |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSeries | Self | 33 |
| 2002 | Half & HalfSeries | Gabrielle | 32 |
| 2002 | Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are DogsMovie | Date #4 / Ghetto Girl (as Taraji Henson) | 32 |
| 2001 | The DivisionSeries | Raina Washington | 31 |
| 2001 | Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free ManMovie | Bess Pinckney | 31 |
| 2001 | BET AwardsSeries | Self - Host | 31 |
| 2001 | Baby BoyMovie | Yvette | 31 |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationSeries | Christina | 30 |
| 2000 | Strong MedicineSeries | Crystal | 30 |
| 2000 | The Adventures of Rocky & BullwinkleMovie | Left-Wing Student | 30 |
| 1998 | FelicitySeries | R.A. #2 | 28 |
| 1997 | The ViewSeries | Self | 27 |
| 1997 | Smart GuySeries | Monique | 27 |
| 1996 | The Daily ShowSeries | Self | 26 |
| 1996 | Pacific BlueSeries | Rhonda | 26 |
| 1995 | The Parent 'HoodSeries | — | 25 |
| 1994 | ERSeries | Elan | 24 |
| 1994 | Sister, SisterSeries | Briana | 24 |
| 1993 | Saved by the Bell: The New ClassSeries | Girl | 23 |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay LenoSeries | — | 22 |
| 1989 | The SimpsonsSeries | Praline (voice) | 19 |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and MarkSeries | Self | 18 |
| 1981 | Entertainment TonightSeries | Self | 11 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night LiveSeries | Self - Host | 5 |
| 1974 | American Music AwardsSeries | Self - Host | 4 |