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
King Richard
Oracene 'Brandy' Price
The Deliverance
Rev Bernice James
Men of Honor
Jo
If Beale Street Could Talk
Mrs. Hunt
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
Therese Garber
Ray
Mary Ann Fisher
I Love You Phillip Morris
Reba
The Color Purple
Mama
Nickel Boys
Hattie
The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat
Odette Henry
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
Candy
Undercover Brother
Sistah Girl
The Resident
Sydney
Get On Up
Vicki Anderson
Game of Death
Rachel
Freedomland
Felicia
The Birth of a Nation
Nancy Turner
Origin
Isabel Wilkerson
Notorious
Sandy
In Too Deep
Denise
Pimp
Gloria May
The Caveman's Valentine
Lulu
The Express
Marie Davis
Desert Blue
Agent Summers
Miss Virginia
Lorraine Townsend
The Volunteer
Leigh
Exhibiting Forgiveness
Joyce
A Map of the World
Dyshett
Lovely & Amazing
Lorraine
Motherhood
Sample Sale Friend
Girls Town
Nikki
The Subject
Leslie
Disappearing Acts
Pam
Money Matters
Pamela Matters
Side Streets
Brenda Boyce
Of Mind and Music
Una Vida
Brother to Brother
Zora
Perception
Vera
Cover
Valerie Mass
Abducted: The Carlina White Story
Ann
The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel
Mattie Moss Clark
Romeo and Juliet in Harlem
Lady Capulet
Ed's Next Move
Erica
The Hungry Ghosts
Nadia
The Opponent
2000
John John in the Sky
Earlene
The Tested
Darraylynn Warren
Racing for Time
Officer Baker
TV Shows (27)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Laura Chase · 1 eps
The Mentalist
Madeleine Hightower · 17 eps
NCIS: Los Angeles
Michelle Hanna · 7 eps
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Carmen Rivera · 1 eps
Blue Bloods
Sylvia Marshall · 1 eps
The Good Wife
Linda Underwood · 1 eps
Numb3rs
Ivy Kirk · 1 eps
True Blood
Diane · 3 eps
The Practice
Sharon Young · 4 eps
Third Watch
Gail Moore · 2 eps
Sleepy Hollow
Lori Mills · 1 eps
Quantico
Miranda Shaw · 44 eps
Designated Survivor
Eleanor Darby · 6 eps
Lucky
Agent Billie Rand · 7 eps
New York Undercover
1 eps
Lovecraft Country
Hippolyta Freeman · 10 eps
When They See Us
Sharonne Salaam · 4 eps
Justified: City Primeval
Carolyn · 8 eps
61st Street
Martha Roberts · 8 eps
Justice
Miranda Lee · 9 eps
High Incident
Officer Leslie Joyner · 32 eps
E-Ring
Jocelyn Pierce · 22 eps
Missing
Mary Dresden · 3 eps
MDs
Quinn Joyner · 11 eps
Jonny Zero
Gloria · 6 eps
The Book of Negroes
Aminata Diallo · 6 eps
The D.A.
1 eps
