Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Acting
Born: February 21, 1969 (age 57) · San Francisco, California, USA
Highest Rated
Biography
Aunjanue L. Ellis-Taylor (born February 21, 1969) is an American actress. She has received several accolades, including nominations for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and two Primetime Emmy Awards. She has appeared in numerous films, including Men of Honor (2000), Undercover Brother (2002), Ray (2004), Freedomland (2006), The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009), The Help (2011), The Birth of a Nation (2016), and If Beale Street Could Talk (2018). She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for portraying Oracene Price in the sports drama King Richard (2021). She has since starred in The Color Purple (2023), Origin (2023), and Nickel Boys (2024). On television, Ellis had regular and recurring roles in the series High Incident (1996–1997), The Practice (1999), True Blood (2008), and The Mentalist (2010–2013). She also appeared in several television films, such as Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story (2009), Abducted: The Carlina White Story (2013), and The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel (2020), as well as the miniseries The Book of Negroes (2015) and series Quantico (2015–2017). She was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards for her roles in the miniseries When They See Us (2019) and Lovecraft Country (2021) series. Description above from the Wikipedia article Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
The Help
2011
The Mentalist
2008
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
2009
King Richard
2021
Men of Honor
2000
Ray
2004
True Blood
2008
I Love You Phillip Morris
2010
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009
If Beale Street Could Talk
2018
Designated Survivor
2016
Photos (5)
Movies (50)
Lucky Strike
Mrs. Caldwell
The Help
Yule Mae Davis
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
Therese Garber
Men of Honor
Jo
Nickel Boys
Hattie
If Beale Street Could Talk
Mrs. Hunt
Ray
Mary Ann Fisher
King Richard
Oracene 'Brandy' Price
The Color Purple
Mama
The Deliverance
Rev Bernice James
Undercover Brother
Sistah Girl
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
Candy
I Love You Phillip Morris
Reba
The Resident
Sydney
The Birth of a Nation
Nancy Turner
Freedomland
Felicia
Get On Up
Vicki Anderson
In Too Deep
Denise
The Caveman's Valentine
Lulu
Pimp
Gloria May
Game of Death
Rachel
Notorious
Sandy
The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat
Odette Henry
Origin
Isabel Wilkerson
The Express
Marie Davis
Lovely & Amazing
Lorraine
Desert Blue
Agent Summers
The Volunteer
Leigh
Exhibiting Forgiveness
Joyce
Disappearing Acts
Pam
Motherhood
Sample Sale Friend
Girls Town
Nikki
Money Matters
Pamela Matters
Perception
Vera
A Map of the World
Dyshett
Abducted: The Carlina White Story
Ann
Cover
Valerie Mass
Brother to Brother
Zora
Side Streets
Brenda Boyce
Of Mind and Music
Una Vida
Racing for Time
Officer Baker
Miss Virginia
Lorraine Townsend
The Subject
Leslie
The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel
Mattie Moss Clark
The Tested
Darraylynn Warren
The Opponent
2000
Ed's Next Move
Erica
The Hungry Ghosts
Nadia
Romeo and Juliet in Harlem
Lady Capulet
John John in the Sky
Earlene
TV Shows (27)
The Mentalist
Madeleine Hightower · 17 eps
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Laura Chase · 1 eps
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Carmen Rivera · 1 eps
Blue Bloods
Sylvia Marshall · 1 eps
The Good Wife
Linda Underwood · 1 eps
NCIS: Los Angeles
Michelle Hanna · 7 eps
Lucky
Agent Billie Rand · 7 eps
Third Watch
Gail Moore · 2 eps
Numb3rs
Ivy Kirk · 1 eps
True Blood
Diane · 3 eps
The Practice
Sharon Young · 4 eps
Sleepy Hollow
Lori Mills · 1 eps
Designated Survivor
Eleanor Darby · 6 eps
Quantico
Miranda Shaw · 44 eps
New York Undercover
1 eps
When They See Us
Sharonne Salaam · 4 eps
Lovecraft Country
Hippolyta Freeman · 10 eps
Justified: City Primeval
Carolyn · 8 eps
Missing
Mary Dresden · 3 eps
Justice
Miranda Lee · 9 eps
High Incident
Officer Leslie Joyner · 32 eps
61st Street
Martha Roberts · 8 eps
E-Ring
Jocelyn Pierce · 22 eps
Jonny Zero
Gloria · 6 eps
MDs
Quinn Joyner · 11 eps
The Book of Negroes
Aminata Diallo · 6 eps
The D.A.
1 eps
