Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Aunjanue L. Ellis-Taylor (/ˈɑːnʒənuː/; née Ellis; 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
Credits
- 2024 · Nickel Boys as Hattie
- 2024 · The Deliverance as Rev Bernice James
- 2023 · The Color Purple as Mama
- 2023 · Origin as Isabel Wilkerson
- 2023 · Justified: City Primeval as Carolyn
- 2022 · The Jennifer Hudson Show as Self
- 2022 · 61st Street as Martha Roberts
- 2021 · King Richard as Oracene 'Brandy' Price
- 2020 · Lovecraft Country as Hippolyta Freeman
- 2019 · When They See Us as Sharonne Salaam
- 2016 · Designated Survivor as Eleanor Darby
- 2015 · Quantico as Miranda Shaw
- 2015 · The Book of Negroes as Aminata Diallo
- 2014 · Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- 2013 · Sleepy Hollow as Lori Mills
- 2012 · Missing as Mary Dresden
- 2011 · The Help as Yule Mae Davis
- 2010 · Blue Bloods as Sylvia Marshall
- 2009 · NCIS: Los Angeles as Michelle Hanna
- 2009 · The Good Wife as Linda Underwood
- 2009 · The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 as Therese Garber
- 2009 · Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story as Candy
- 2009 · Notorious as Sandy
- 2008 · The Mentalist as Madeleine Hightower
- 2008 · True Blood as Diane
- 2006 · Justice as Miranda Lee
- 2005 · E-Ring as Jocelyn Pierce
- 2005 · Numb3rs as
- 2005 · Jonny Zero as
- 2004 · Ray as Mary Ann Fisher
- 2004 · The D.A. as
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- 2002 · MDs as Quinn Joyner
- 2001 · Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Carmen Rivera
- 2000 · Men of Honor as Jo
- 1999 · Third Watch as Gail Moore
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Laura Chase
- 1997 · The Practice as Sharon Young
- 1996 · High Incident as Officer Leslie Joyner
- 1994 · New York Undercover as
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- Future · Lucky as Agent Billie Rand
- 2024 · Exhibiting Forgiveness as Joyce
- 2024 · The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat as Odette Henry
- 2021 · The Subject as Leslie
- 2020 · The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel as Mattie Moss Clark
- 2019 · Miss Virginia as Lorraine Townsend
- 2018 · If Beale Street Could Talk as Mrs. Hunt
- 2018 · Pimp as Gloria May
- 2017 · Romeo and Juliet in Harlem as Lady Capulet
- 2016 · The Birth of a Nation as Nancy Turner
- 2014 · Of Mind and Music as Una Vida
- 2014 · Get on Up as Vicki Anderson
- 2013 · The Volunteer as Leigh
- 2012 · Abducted: The Carlina White Story as Ann
- 2011 · Money Matters as Pamela Matters
- 2011 · Game of Death as Rachel
- 2011 · The Resident as Sydney
- 2011 · The Tested as Darraylynn Warren
- 2010 · I Love You Phillip Morris as Reba
- 2009 · The Hungry Ghosts as Nadia
- 2009 · Motherhood as Sample Sale Friend
- 2008 · The Express as Marie Davis
- 2008 · The Prince of Motor City as Cora Neel
- 2008 · Racing for Time as Officer Baker
- 2007 · Cover as Valerie Mass
- 2006 · Freedomland as Felicia
- 2005 · Perception as Vera
- 2004 · Brother to Brother as Zora
- 2002 · Lovely & Amazing as Lorraine
- 2002 · Undercover Brother as Sistah Girl
- 2001 · John John in the Sky as Earlene
- 2001 · The Caveman's Valentine as Lulu
- 2000 · Disappearing Acts as Pam
- 2000 · The Opponent as
- 1999 · A Map of the World as Dyshett
- 1999 · In Too Deep as Denise
- 1999 · Desert Blue as Agent Summers
- 1998 · Side Streets as Brenda Boyce
- 1996 · Ed's Next Move as Erica
- 1996 · Girls Town as Nikki
- Future · HBCU Honors as Self
- Future · Liz Here Now as Liz Baxter