Time Magazine names "Cookie Lyon" most influential fictional character in 2015

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December 9, 2015 3:12 PM

Has Cookie Lyon influenced you as a fan? The entertaining character has been named the most influential fictional character in 2015 by Time Magazine.

Everybody loves Cookie onundefined, and it's no secret that one way or the other, the hilarious character played by Taraji P Henson has influenced millions of her fans worldwide.

The entertaining character has been named the most influential fictional character in 2015 by Time Magazine.

"With her high-drama scheming and higher-drama wardrobe, the Lyon family matriarch (played by Taraji P. Henson) was the biggest draw on TV’s most popular new show, Empire, luring more than 13 million viewers a week.

In addition to spawning countless memes and catchphrases, she also helped inspire a clothing line at Saks Fifth Avenue. As Cookie herself said, “That’s my name. Take a bite." Time wrote about character.

Taraji plays Cookie Lyon, the outspoken ex-wife and mother of Lucious Lyon's (Terrence Howard) three sons, who served a 17-year stretch in prison for drug dealing.

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Watch Taraji P Henson and Howard in Lip Sync battle;

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