Taraji P. Henson

Actor

Bio

  • 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

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