She earned an Oscar nomination for a fine, understated performance in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, but it wasn’t particularly memorable. Her given names come from Swahili, “Taraji” meaning “hope” and “Penda” being a unisex name that means “loved.” Before Empire, she had carved out a solid if unspectacular career. The “P” stands for “Penda,” if you were wondering. ![]() She was born 44 years ago in Washington, D.C. While everybody else is recapping the show’s plethora of incidents, discussing its prospects for the future, or pondering what its outsize success means for the larger culture, I thought I’d help you get through your post- Empire hangover by looking back at the career of the show’s breakout star, Taraji P. ![]() Like many of you, I just got through the season finale of Empire after enough stuff happened in the first 12 episodes to make Scandal look sedate by comparison.
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