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Almost every black actress in Hollywood auditioned for the what they saw at the time was the best female role on TV…Olivia Pope on ‘Scandal.’ Taraji P. Henson says that she auditioned for the role too but she knew that it wasn’t for her.
“When I went into to read for Shonda Rhimes, in my mind I’m like ‘This is Kerry Washington why am I even here?” she said. “Not that I didn’t try to get it, but it was her’s. It was her job. She’s great in it. Then I do “Empire” and they make these horrible memes. I saw her at the NAACP Image Awards and we had a good laugh about it.”
Even though Henson has starred in movies and on other TV shows it’s her latest role as ‘Cookie’ that has gotten her the most attention!
