Taraji P. Henson
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Taraji Penda Henson is an American actress, producer, author, and mental health advocate. Her accolades include a Golden Globe Award, alongside nominations for an Academy Award, six Emmy Awards, and a Tony Award. In 2016 and 2024, Time named Henson one of the 100 most influential people in the world.
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Dogs, to me, are like children. They are the closest thing to God. They are so pure in their love, and all they do is aim to please.
"Taraji P. Henson: Give Animals the Love That They Deserve", video interview with PETA (27 February 2013).
I don’t think a living being should suffer for the sake of fashion, period. End of story.
Interview with PETA (27 January 2011); quoted in "Taraji P. Henson Bares All For PETA", TeamYee.tv.
You don’t have to kill an animal because you want to be hot and fly. It’s not the 16th century anymore. We’ve got central heating for God’s sake. And you can get a fake fur coat.
At a party held at Stella McCartney’s Boutique in New York; quoted in "New York Fashion Week: Tim Gunn, Taraji Henson make the case against
Filmography 40
Why Did I Get Married Again?
Hidden Figures
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Minions: The Rise of Gru
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
The Karate Kid
Four Brothers
STRAW
Smokin' Aces
Date Night
Larry Crowne
No Good Deed
What Men Want
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
The Color Purple
Think Like a Man
Top Five
Think Like a Man Too
Hustle & Flow
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
The Best of Enemies
Coffee & Kareem
Proud Mary
Term Life
Baby Boy
Something New
Acrimony
Muppets Haunted Mansion
The Good Doctor
Madly Madagascar
Talk to Me
I Can Do Bad All By Myself
The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button
Not Easily Broken
Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys
Hurricane Season
Animal
Peep World
This Changes Everything147 credits on file
Television 24
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
House
The Simpsons
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Daily Show
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Person of Interest
RuPaul's Drag Race
Conan
Saturday Night Live
The View
The Late Late Show with James Corden
ER
Project Runway
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Boston Legal
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Abbott Elementary
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
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