TARAJIP HENSON

The courageous artist is driven by a passion to help others.

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WHEN I ASK TARAJI P. HENSON WHAT her biggest career goal is, I’m surprised that her answer is retirement. “Well, not retire all the way,” she reassures. “I will always work. I’m talking about the grind—feeling that I have to take an acting job. I really want to start enjoying the fruits of my labor more and be in a position where I can rent a yacht and call my family and be like, ‘Meet me in Spain.”

After more than 20 years of hustle, the break would be well-deserved. Born in Washington, DC, Henson studied drama at Howard University, began acting in the late ’90s, and made her feature film debut in John Singleton’s Baby Boy