Taraji P. Henson is an actor.
Taraji P. Henson . She studied acting at Howard University and began her Hollywood career in guest-roles on several television shows before making her breakthrough in Baby Boy ( 2001 ) . The Karate Kid (2010 film) . The plot concerns 12-year-old Dre ( Smith ) from Detroit , Michigan who moves to Beijing , China with his mother ( Taraji P. Henson ) and runs afoul of the neighborhood bully ( Zhenwei Wang ) .