The CSI Character Everyone Forgets Taraji P. Henson Played
Taraji P. Henson opened up about her early career in a December 2023 interview with the SAG-AFTRA Foundation. The actress explained that she decided to attempt to make it big upon seeing her Howard University classmate Paula Jai Parker in the 1995 film “Tales from the Hood.” After taking home her theater arts degree, Henson moved to Los Angeles with her then-1-year-old son, Marcell Johnson, and secured a job at a temp agency while going to auditions. The actress recalled thinking, “I have a baby now, so I have to set up shop, if you will. I have to be able to pay the bills, put food on the table.”
Henson also explained how she has chosen to portray each one of her countless characters. She never wants to reduce any individual she plays to negative clichés. “I play these characters, and I’m very particular about the characters I pick because these are women that, if not handled properly, they just come off as stereotypes,” said the actress.
She also stated that she feels the need to fully understand her characters. “I go real deep because it’s important. If I don’t connect, how will the audience connect?” asked the mother of one.
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