Taraji Penda Henson is best known for playing strong female characters, notably Loretha 'Cookie' Lyon in Empire, Officer Jocelyn 'Joss' Carter in Person of Interest, Whitney Rome in Boston Legal, Inspector Raina Washington in The Division, and films such as Streetwise (1998), Baby Boy (2001), Hustle & Flow (2005) and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
