Taraji P. Henson is an actor.
Taraji P. Henson . In 2010 , she appeared in the comedy Date Night and co-starred in the remake of The Karate Kid . Also that year , she received praise for her starring role as Katherine Johnson in the critically acclaimed drama film Hidden Figures , for which she won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture . The Karate Kid (2010 film) . It stars Jaden Smith , Jackie Chan and Taraji P. Henson in lead roles , and it was produced by Jerry Weintraub , James Lassiter , Ken Stovitz and Jaden 's parents Will and Jada .