Taraji P. Henson – 48

Taraji P. Henson is an actress, author, and singer. Her career began in the early ‘90s but Henson’s breakthrough came with Baby Boy in 2001. Taraji’s performance on Hustle & Flow earned her high praise and a Screen Actors Guild Award, while Henson was nominated for an Oscar for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. In 2019, she was on What Men Want, The Best of Enemies, and currently stars on Empire, a hit TV series. According to her posts on Instagram, Taraji is a brunette and has natural curls. Well, she has straightening irons to thank for!