
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.
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.
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Nickel Boys
Character:Hattie
Release Date:13/12/2024

Exhibiting Forgiveness
Character:Joyce
Release Date:08/09/2024

The Deliverance
Character:Rev Bernice James
Release Date:16/08/2024

The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat
Character:Odette Henry
Release Date:07/08/2024

The Color Purple
Character:Mama
Release Date:25/12/2023

Origin
Character:Isabel Wilkerson
Release Date:08/12/2023

King Richard
Character:Oracene 'Brandy' Price
Release Date:18/11/2021

The Subject
Character:Leslie
Release Date:22/10/2021

The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel
Character:Mattie Moss Clark
Release Date:11/04/2020

Miss Virginia
Character:Lorraine Townsend
Release Date:18/10/2019

If Beale Street Could Talk
Character:Mrs. Hunt
Release Date:14/12/2018

Pimp
Character:Gloria May
Release Date:09/11/2018

Romeo and Juliet in Harlem
Character:Lady Capulet
Release Date:01/07/2017

The Birth of a Nation
Character:Nancy Turner
Release Date:09/09/2016

Of Mind and Music
Character:Una Vida
Release Date:19/10/2014

Get on Up
Character:Vicki Anderson
Release Date:01/08/2014

The Volunteer
Character:Leigh
Release Date:20/06/2013

Abducted: The Carlina White Story
Character:Ann
Release Date:06/10/2012

Money Matters
Character:Pamela Matters
Release Date:15/11/2011

The Help
Character:Yule Mae Davis
Release Date:09/08/2011

Game of Death
Character:Rachel
Release Date:31/03/2011

The Resident
Character:Sydney
Release Date:10/02/2011

The Tested
Character:Darraylynn Warren
Release Date:01/01/2011

I Love You Phillip Morris
Character:Reba
Release Date:04/02/2010

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
Character:Therese Garber
Release Date:10/06/2009

Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
Character:Candy
Release Date:07/02/2009

The Hungry Ghosts
Character:Nadia
Release Date:22/01/2009

Motherhood
Character:Sample Sale Friend
Release Date:21/01/2009

Notorious
Character:Sandy
Release Date:16/01/2009

The Express
Character:Marie Davis
Release Date:10/10/2008

The Prince of Motor City
Character:Cora Neel
Release Date:09/07/2008

Racing for Time
Character:Officer Baker
Release Date:16/02/2008

Cover
Character:Valerie Mass
Release Date:08/05/2007

Freedomland
Character:Felicia
Release Date:17/02/2006

Perception
Character:Vera
Release Date:01/01/2005

Ray
Character:Mary Ann Fisher
Release Date:29/10/2004

Brother to Brother
Character:Zora
Release Date:17/01/2004

Lovely & Amazing
Character:Lorraine
Release Date:02/08/2002

Undercover Brother
Character:Sistah Girl
Release Date:31/05/2002

John John in the Sky
Character:Earlene
Release Date:17/06/2001

The Caveman's Valentine
Character:Lulu
Release Date:19/01/2001

Disappearing Acts
Character:Pam
Release Date:09/12/2000

The Opponent
Character:
Release Date:20/10/2000

Men of Honor
Character:Jo
Release Date:13/09/2000

A Map of the World
Character:Dyshett
Release Date:13/09/1999

In Too Deep
Character:Denise
Release Date:25/08/1999

Desert Blue
Character:Agent Summers
Release Date:04/06/1999

Side Streets
Character:Brenda Boyce
Release Date:05/09/1998

Ed's Next Move
Character:Erica
Release Date:18/10/1996

Girls Town
Character:Nikki
Release Date:21/08/1996

Justified: City Primeval
Character:Carolyn

The Jennifer Hudson Show
Character:Self

61st Street
Character:Martha Roberts

Lovecraft Country
Character:Hippolyta Freeman

When They See Us
Character:Sharonne Salaam

Designated Survivor
Character:Eleanor Darby

Quantico
Character:Miranda Shaw

The Book of Negroes
Character:Aminata Diallo

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Character:Self

Sleepy Hollow
Character:Lori Mills

Missing
Character:Mary Dresden

Blue Bloods
Character:Sylvia Marshall

The Good Wife
Character:Linda Underwood

NCIS: Los Angeles
Character:Michelle Hanna

The Mentalist
Character:Madeleine Hightower

True Blood
Character:Diane

Justice
Character:Miranda Lee

E-Ring
Character:Jocelyn Pierce

Numb3rs
Character:Ivy Kirk

Jonny Zero
Character:

The D.A.
Character:

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self

MDs
Character:Quinn Joyner

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Character:Carmen Rivera

Third Watch
Character:Gail Moore

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Character:Laura Chase

The Practice
Character:Sharon Young

High Incident
Character:Officer Leslie Joyner

New York Undercover
Character:

The Oscars
Character:Self