Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Born: 1969-02-21 in San Francisco, California, USA
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2024
- Exhibiting Forgiveness as Joyce
- The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat as Odette Henry
- Nickel Boys as Hattie
- The Deliverance as Rev Bernice James
- Grace ... (Executive Producer)
2023
- Origin as Isabel Wilkerson
- The Color Purple as Mama
- Justified: City Primeval as Carolyn
2022
- The Jennifer Hudson Show as Self
- 61st Street as Martha Roberts
2021
- King Richard as Oracene 'Brandy' Price
- The Subject as Leslie
2020
- Lovecraft Country as Hippolyta Freeman
- The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel as Mattie Moss Clark
2019
- When They See Us as Sharonne Salaam
- Miss Virginia as Lorraine Townsend
2018
- Pimp as Gloria May
- If Beale Street Could Talk as Mrs. Hunt
2017
- Romeo and Juliet in Harlem as Lady Capulet
2016
- Designated Survivor as Eleanor Darby
- The Birth of a Nation as Nancy Turner
2015
- Quantico as Miranda Shaw
- The Book of Negroes as Aminata Diallo
2014
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- Of Mind and Music as Una Vida
- Get on Up as Vicki Anderson
2013
- Sleepy Hollow as Lori Mills
- The Volunteer as Leigh
2012
- Missing as Mary Dresden
- Abducted: The Carlina White Story as Ann
2011
- The Help as Yule Mae Davis
- The Resident as Sydney
- The Tested as Darraylynn Warren
- Game of Death as Rachel
- Money Matters as Pamela Matters
2010
- Blue Bloods as Sylvia Marshall
- I Love You Phillip Morris as Reba
2009
- NCIS: Los Angeles as Michelle Hanna
- The Good Wife as Linda Underwood
- Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story as Candy
- Notorious as Sandy
- The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 as Therese Garber
- Motherhood as Sample Sale Friend
- The Hungry Ghosts as Nadia
2008
- The Mentalist as Madeleine Hightower
- True Blood as Diane
- The Express as Marie Davis
- The Prince of Motor City as Cora Neel
- Racing for Time as Officer Baker
2007
- Cover as Valerie Mass
2006
- Freedomland as Felicia
- Justice as Miranda Lee
2005
- Numb3rs as Ivy Kirk
- E-Ring as Jocelyn Pierce
- Jonny Zero
- Perception as Vera
2004
- Ray as Mary Ann Fisher
- Brother to Brother as Zora
- The D.A.
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
2002
- Undercover Brother as Sistah Girl
- Lovely & Amazing as Lorraine
- MDs as Quinn Joyner
2001
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Carmen Rivera
- The Caveman's Valentine as Lulu
- John John in the Sky as Earlene
2000
- Disappearing Acts as Pam
- Men of Honor as Jo
- The Opponent
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Laura Chase
- Third Watch as Gail Moore
- Desert Blue as Agent Summers
- In Too Deep as Denise
- A Map of the World as Dyshett
1998
- Side Streets as Brenda Boyce
1997
- The Practice as Sharon Young
1996
- High Incident as Officer Leslie Joyner
- Girls Town as Nikki
- Ed's Next Move as Erica
1994
1953
- The Oscars as Self