Taraji Penda Henson (born September 11, 1970) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her roles as Yvette in
Baby Boy (2001), Shug in
Hustle and Flow (2005) and Queenie in
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), for which she was nominated for an Academy Awademy for Best Actress in 2009. In 2009, she appeared in Tyler Perry's
I Can Do Bad All By Myself as April, an alcoholic singer.