article_snippet: New hit: Henson currently stars on Henson drama Empire as Cookie Lyon, the recently-released-from-prison ex-wife of a music mogul (played by Terrence Howard)
article_snippet: Empire aired it's two-hour first-season finale last week, and has already been green-lighted for a second season.
article_snippet: Henson plays Cookie Lyon on the show, the ex-wife of a rap music mogul (played by Terrence Howard) who was recently released from prison after taking the fall for Henson drug-dealing business.