Taraji P. Henson
Taraji P. Henson
Age: 38
Character: Queenie in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Synopsis: "I was born under unusual circumstances." And so begins "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," adapted from the 1920s story by F. Scott Fitzgerald about a man who is born in his eighties and ages backwards: a man, like any of us, who is unable to stop time.
We follow his story, set in New Orleans from the end of World War I in 1918, into the 21st century, following his journey that is as unusual as any man's life can be.
Previous Oscar Wins: Taraji has no previous Oscar wins.
Previous Oscar Nominations: and no previous nominations.
Awards/Nominations for Film: For her role she has been nominated at the Black Reel Awards, Critics Choice Awards and Screen Actors Guild. winning at the Austin Film Critics Association Awards and the NAACP Image Awards.
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