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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External links
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Filmography (Movies)
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
Television Appearances
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
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