Her unique success story is one we find inspirational.
She also became pregnant during her time at Howard and gave birth to a son.
“When I got pregnant in college, people said, ‘This is it for her.’
But I did not stop.
I never missed a class.
She then spent the next few years making individual appearances in episodes of other TV shows like E.R.
Henson finally got her big movie break when she was cast inBaby Boyin 2001.
But perhaps her most challenging role has been the one that set everyone abuzz whenEmpirepremiered in 2015.
“Cookie is the reason I drink,” the actress jokingly toldGlamourmagazine.
“She uses every emotion inside of me.
Fans fell in love with her and her peers awarded her a Golden Globe for her performance.
