Taraji P. Henson Leads 'Straw' With a Devastating Performance Straw absolutely does not shy away from visceral emotions, ensuring each narrative beat is accompanied by a threat to make us teary ...

Henson stars in Straw (available June 6 on Netflix) as Janiyah, a struggling single mother caught up in a chaotic conspiracy that forces her to make impossible choices to care for her sick daughter.

Janiyah Watkinson (Taraji P. Henson), the protagonist of Tyler Perry’s latest feature Straw, is having one of the worst days of her life. The trouble starts when her daughter Aria (Gabrielle ...

Straw centers on Taraji P. Henson's Janiyah, a worn-down single mother pushed to her breaking point. The film builds to a shocking finale, complete with a twist that flips the entire story on its ...

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In Straw, Taraji P. Henson a single mother who watches her desperate day spiral into chaos. Sounds like that title is a reference to the idiom about "the last straw." ...

Jamie McCarthy/Getty Taraji P. Henson attends "Tyler Perry's Straw" New York Screening at The Plaza on June 03, 2025 in New York City.

Straw. Taraji P. Henson as Janiyah Wiltkinson in Straw. Cr. Chip Bergmann/Perry Well Films 2/Courtesy Netflix ©2025 Written and directed by Tyler Perry, Straw is very timely and centers on ...

Academy Award nominee Taraji P. Henson, appearing in her fourth Tyler Perry film, stars as single mother Janiyah, struggling to provide for her ill daughter.

Taraji P. Henson clarifies that she and Oprah Winfrey are not feuding. Henson is on a press run for her new movie, Straw.

Henson arrived for the inaugural Pete & Thompson Gala in New York City in a striking number by designer Rahul Mishra.

The award-winning actress also spoke to Page Six exclusively about whether she approves of Megan's new boyfriend, Klay ...