Taraji P. Henson Covers 'Entertainment Weekly'

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Taraji P. Henson Covers ‘Entertainment Weekly’

Taraji P. Henson is currently taking on the cover of Entertainment Weekly and dishing on her role on “Empire.”

According to Taraji as Empire’s third season approaches fans can relate to Cookie because she can be their alter ego.

“Cookie has all kinds of fans, all,” says Henson, who nabbed a Golden Globe for the role in January. “I get it. She’s my alter ego — we all need a Sasha Fierce [Beyoncé’s alter-ego].”

Furthermore she’s balancing playing Katherine Johnson in “Hidden Figures” and preparing to release a line with MAC cosmetics.

Henson, 45, is now poised for the biggest moment of her career with her third Emmy nomination, the third season of Empire (which bows Sept. 21 at 9 p.m.), the release of her memoir, Around the Way Girl (on sale Oct. 11), a new cosmetics line with MAC, and a starring role in the awards-hopeful film Hidden Figures (due this winter), in which she plays real-life NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson.

“This is my first time carrying a show and then going to carry a movie,” says Henson. “That’s a lot. It’s so stressful, and I had to really check myself because it’s so easy to take for granted when you get to a certain level. Like check yourself because people pray to be here.”

In addition to the interview Taraji posed for picture perfect photos with photographer James White.

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