Snapshot: Taraji P. Henson for People Magazine’s Pre-Emmy Issue




When Taraji P. Henson was cast as Empire’s Cookie Lyon, she was anxious – but not for the reason you might think.

“Growing up, it was rare for me to see a woman that looked like me that inspired me,” the actress, 44, says in the latest issue of PEOPLE. “So it was very important for me to portray Cookie. I didn’t want to [screw] it up.”

With that in mind, Henson says she took special care to craft the fierce matriarch she plays on the hit Fox series.

“She’s such a powerhouse, so I was very delicate with her,” says Henson, whose portrayal of Cookie has garnered her an Emmy nomination for outstanding leading actress in a drama. “She

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