Home • News Girl About Town: Taraji P. Henson Girl About Town: Taraji P. Henson By Essence · Updated October 28, 2020 01 Taraji’s Takeover Taraji poses with Kerry Washington at the L’Oreal Paris Legends Gala to Benefit Ovarian Cancer Research Fund. 02 Taraji’s Takeover The two actresses take a twitpic backstage at the L’Oreal Paris event. 03 Taraji’s Takeover Taraji poses with TV host AJ Calloway at the L’Oreal Paris Legends Gala to Benefit Ovarian Cancer Research Fund. 04 Taraji’s Takeover It’s Halloween time! Taraji poses with music industry vet Andre Harrell at a Halloween party in NYC. 05 Taraji’s Takeover Still in NYC, Taraji visits the “106 & Park” set where she snapped this photo with co-host Terrence J. 06 Taraji’s Takeover The ever fabulous actress gets gorgeous on the red carpet of the 2011 Black Girls Rock Awards. 07 Taraji’s Takeover Back to Los Angeles where Taraji attended the 2011 Emmy Awards wearing a sheer Blumarine dress. 08 Taraji’s Takeover In NYC, Taraji attended Us Weekly’s 25 Most Stylish New Yorkers of 2011 event. 09 Taraji’s Takeover On the set of her latest drama, CBS’ “Person of Interest,” where Taraji plays a detective. 10 Taraji’s Takeover Taraji attends the Herve Leger show during New York Fashion Week in September. 11 Taraji’s Takeover Now that she’s a New Yorker, you can bet Taraji is at every A-list event. Here, she attends Russell Simmons’ annual Art for Life gala in the Hamptons. 12 1051083 13 Taraji’s Takeover The actress was laid back at the 2011 ESSENCE Music Festival in New Orleans. 14 Taraji’s Takeover Taraji kept the party going at one of the booths at the ESSENCE Music Festival. 15 Taraji’s Takeover She wasn’t at the ESSENCE Music Festival just to party. Taraji was also promoting her latest indie film, “In the Rough” with co-star, Letoya Luckett. 16 1051093 17 Taraji’s Takeover Back in Los Angeles for the BET Awards, Taraji had all eyes on her with this elegant gold gown. 18 Taraji’s Takeover In Los Angeles, Taraji attended the world premiere of “The Larry Crowne Affair.” 19 Taraji’s Takeover She also supported Halle Berry’s work with domestic violence prevention by attending the Jenesse Silver Rose Auction in Beverly Hills. 20 1051033 21 Taraji’s Takeover Smoking hot in a lace dress, Taraji attends an Evening of Cocktails and Shopping to Benefit the Children’s Defense Fund in Santa Monica. 22 Taraji’s Takeover The actress unveils her PETA ad during New York Fashion Week. 23 1050963 24 Taraji’s Takeover Taraji reminds us of summer in this canary yellow dress she wore to attend the CBS Upfronts in NYC.