Home • Hair Hairstyle File: Taraji P. Henson Hairstyle File: Taraji P. Henson By Essence · Updated October 28, 2020 01 2001: Flipping Out At the Razor Magazine Holiday Party & Gift Drive, Henson stepped out in a layered, flipped bob. 02 2002: Sleek and Chic At the Die Another Day Los Angeles Premiere, Henson wore a sleeker version of her flipped style complete with a chic side part. 03 2004: Cascading Curls Henson glowed in long honey blonde, curls at the Four Brothers New York City Premiere. 04 2004: Wet N’ Wavy Henson attended the Los Angeles premiere of Hair Show wearing a slicked back, wavy ’do. 05 2005: Curly Top At the 10th Annual Multicultural Prism Awards, Henson flaunted a head full of short, auburn ringlets. 06 2005: Ride the Wave Henson was all about waves, waves and more waves at the 10th Annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards where she wore a half-up/half-down ’do. 07 2006: Ravishing Ringlets At Mercedes-Benz L.A. Fashion Week, Henson was red carpet-ready in cascading curls with auburn highlights. 08 2007: Totally Banging At the Weinstein Co.‘s Who’s Your Caddy event, Henson switched up her look and opted for short bangs and waves. 09 2007: Pump up the Volume Henson arrived at the 9th Annual Educating Young Minds Scholarship Awards Gala in tons of lush layers with a full bang. 10 2008: Up, Up and Away While attending the 30th Anniversary Carousel Of Hope Ball, Henson dazzled in a simple updo with a side-swept bang. 11 2009: Shaggy Style At the premiere of The Taking of Pelham 123, Henson wore a flipped shag style with loads of layered bangs. 12 2009: Short Story Henson kept her layered look for the BET Awards where she sported this short, sassy do. 13 2009: What About Bob? At the Film Independent Spirit Award nominations press conference, Henson grew out her short layers in exchange for a soft, shoulder-length bob. 14 2009: Hollywood Hottie Henson arrived at the ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Luncheon wearing a chin-length bob with a super-sized swooping bang. 15 2010: Sizzling Strands At the InStyle Golden Globe Party, Henson added serious sizzle to her strands with curled layers and an over-the-eye bang. 16 2010: Taking Sides Henson hit the red carpet at the Los Angeles premiere of The Karate Kid wearing a full bodied, asymmetrical bob. 17 2011: Longer Lengths Henson added a bit of length to her tresses with casual, barely-there curls at the 31st Annual Silver Rose Gala & Auction. 18 2011: Tousled to Perfected Henson tousled her straight strands into a sexy, voluminous style for the Night for a Cure Party. 19 2011: High Shine Style At the New Year’s Eve premiere, Henson glowed in a shiny, shoulder-length bob with lots of body. 20 2011: Chic Chignon On the red carpet of the Emmy Awards, Henson was the epitome of elegance in a graceful side chignon. 21 2011: Pony Up At the BET Awards, Henson debuted a sleek, high ponytail with a pompadour which was a first for the talented actress. 22 2011: Sophisticated Glam At a press event hosted by The Cinema Society, Henson was sophisticated and glam in a sleek, shiny bob with her signature one-sided bang. 23 2011: Lengendary Style At the L’Oreal Legends Gala, Henson swooped her hair into soft, curled layers to frame her heart-shaped face. 24 2012: Lovely Layers For the premiere of Think Like A Man, Henson added heaps of free-flowing layers to her chin-length bob. 25 2012: Top of the Class At the 54th Annual Grammy Awards, Henson piled her locks into a wispy updo complete with a few face-framing pieces. 26 2012: Back to Basics At the NAACP Image Awards, Henson was all smiles in her signature, swingable bob. 27 1256543