Taraji P. Henson is the " happiest" she's ever been in her career right now!!! No surprise there because she is taking over on the movie screen and now prime-time television. If you've been watching Empire on Fox you know that her character Cookie Lyons is nothing to play with. Don't let her sweet face fool you because will snap you in two with the blink of an eye. Taraji sat down with Uptown Magazine to talk about her role as Cookie, stereotypes and what it takes to maintain her success. Of course she had to deliver us some fashions too!!!
She’s captivating within the first few minutes of our conversation, with her distinct Washington, D.C. native accent permeating our connection. Her charisma is wide-awake even during breakfast hours, when most folks are comfortably settled into their nine-to-fives or watching the second hour of Today. Shaking off the sandman with ease, she immediately weighs in on Cookie Lyon, her starring role as a sassy matriarch who, sprung from a 17-year bid, hopes to rebuild the connection with her three sons and reclaim her piece of her successful music family’s pie. “I played a lot of characters that could’ve been borderline stereotypical women, but my job as an actress is to make the audience understand and empathize with the people. Cookie is a lot,” she says. “She wears me out but I know this woman. I’ve done my research inside and out. I took Cookie from Lee and made her my own.We see you Taraji! Looking gorgeous!!!! You can read that full article over @ Uptown Magazine.
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