- Taraji P. Henson is an Academy Award winning actress
- When she moved to Los Angeles in 1996 with her son, she only had $700 in her bank account
- Today, her net worth is estimated to be $6,000,000
- As a teenager, Taraji Henson applied to a performing-arts high school but didn’t get in
- To pay for her electrical engineering degree at NC Agricultural & Technical State University, she worked as a waitress to pay her tuition
- Her nickname in college was Cookie, just like the character she plays on Fox series Empire
- She is an avid collector of shoes