Taraji P. Henson credits Phylicia Rashad, her sister Debbie Allen and their late father Andrew Allen for helping her graduate ...

Along with iconic roles like Cookie on Empire, Katherine Johnson in Hidden Figures, and Shug Avery in The Color Purple, Taraji P. Henson has ... for me throughout my childhood and so on, so ...

“She was also my best friend,” he added, noting that she helped inspire the larger-than-life matriarch Taraji P. Henson played ... for attention during their childhood.

Trinity Garrison, a junior musical theater arts major, recalls being surprised by Dean Emeritus Phylicia Rashad and Taraji P.

Played with unmatched flair by Taraji P. Henson, Cookie was the unapologetic, fierce matriarch whose rise from the streets to the boardroom embodied resilience, ambition, and the complexities of ...

Tony-winning actor Phylicia Rashad joins TODAY’s Jenna Bush Hager and guest co-host Taraji P. Henson to look back on serving as a mentor for Taraji at Howard University and discusses the school ...

“People need to shut up!” Henson quipped. “It was very classy.” Siriano and his team had a mere 48 hours to make the dress, and they wanted to focus on ensuring the teen looked like ...