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Taraji P. Henson gives you a wave

Actress Taraji P. Henson waves to photographers before the Los Angeles premiere of the film The Taking of Pelham 123. This was at the Mann Village Theatre in Los Angeles on June 4, 2009. Henson wasn't in the movie, which starred John Travolta and Denzel Washington in the roles originated by Robert Shaw and Walter Matthau in the original 1974 version of the film. John Travolta is the bad guy, as indicated by his image in the poster over Henson's shoulder. (Just to clarify, the title refers to the hijacking of a subway train with the ID of 'Pelham 123,' not to 'the taking of Pelham' as easy as 1-2-3.) Taraji P. Henson was born in 1970, so she turned 39 the year this photo was taken.

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