Taraji P. Henson Almost Skipped Her Benjamin Button Audition for a Yard Sale

Taraji P. Henson reveals how she almost missed her Benjamin Button callback for a yard sale and talks about fans connecting with Cookie Lyon.
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[@Boom12]

Her performance as Queenie was amazing. I was simply stunned by Taraji for her heart and motherly spirit as Queenie.

[@bigfrankfraser1391]

nowadays black actresses play white roles as stuck up bitches, i sure as hell miss when actors did there job and did it right like taraji did as queenie

[@ScarlettJ1221]

Taraji is such an incredible actor and I love her personality

[@jerminator356]

She's so beautiful and hilarious

[@deepanshutyagi1467]

She is hilarious 😂

[@SergioTheOne]

I love Taraji!!! She’s so real & funny

[@ErykaSoleil]

I've enjoyed watching her pop up in various roles for years; I'm so glad she's getting more attention now. Also, I would go back to yard sales if somebody told me there was champagne available . . .

[@June-of4wi]

i love her southern accent in the movie

[@glazyy_]

loved her since Hustle & Flow, Taraji has always been on the grind

[@kevinhaynes8630]

i loved Taraji since she was on Sister Sister and Smart Guy

[@slowmo338]

Babyboy

[@bonibon6669]

That was one of the best acting I ever seen from her 👏👏

[@veteq101]

She is amazing.

[@xrrrismickey]

She was wonderful in this movie. I've followed her career since.

[@leek988]

That woman has everything!

[@adalovelace521]

she's so funny and talented

[@mrs.stewart917]

People love "Cookie" as a character, but the real life "Cookie's" get no love. It's nice to pretend that she would be embraced though.

[@seriousone8030]

Preach.

[@mingoo007]

she was amazing!!!

[@ahmedyassin6898]

I love you taraji

[@brotha4luvin]

I love this woman😊

[@mayflower7811]

Yass I am so excited for #EMPIRE to come back next week #TEAMCOOKIE

[@lisadee4490]

i love her this “BIG” damn her eyebrow always on fleek

[@Stevenpwong]

I love her

[@dexterwilkinson183]

temperature tendency entrance straight club journalist.

[@NewMessage]

Shouldn't she have gotten the Oscar, *then* the nomination for that movie though?

[@DemonKingNemo]

I love how she keeps trying to be extra with the answers and Seth is just like Hah, but anyway.
Lol (no hate on her I'm commenting on the conversation alone. Like them both)

[@hitomitomtom]

So funny.

[@ashphoenix123phoeboe9]

Lol..i can't

[@yramontefalcoscovers7517]

What?! She looks younger than me'!!! She's so beautiful!

[@enx2083]

Loved her since PoI

[@A.A_xv]

I liked her better as queenie compared to cookie

[@adt4025]

Why has she not aged?

[@bertagriese8282]

What's with those eyebrows? Start where they belong and end up somewhere else?

[@christinalucas1002]

Berta Griese but they fit her face

[@xoangelicaf0523]

Christina Lucas definitely do