Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Age: N/A | From: San Francisco, California, USA
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Aliases: Aunjanue L. Ellis , Aunjanue Ellis , آنجانو الیس , アーンジャニュー・エリス
Gender: Female
Place of birth: San Francisco, California, USA
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Movie Involvements: 46
TV Involvements: 25
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
(1999) Laura Chase
The Mentalist
(2008) Madeleine Hightower
Blue Bloods
(2010) Sylvia Marshall
NCIS: Los Angeles
(2009) Michelle Hanna
The Good Wife
(2009) Linda Underwood
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
(2001) Carmen Rivera
Numb3rs
(2005) Ivy Kirk
True Blood
(2008) DianeActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Hattie | |
| Joyce | ||
| Rev Bernice James | ||
| Odette Henry | ||
| 2023 | Mama | |
| Isabel Wilkerson | ||
| Carolyn | ||
| 2022 | Self | |
| Martha Roberts | ||
| 2021 | Oracene 'Brandy' Price | |
| Leslie | ||
| 2020 | Hippolyta Freeman | |
| Mattie Moss Clark | ||
| 2019 | Lorraine Townsend | |
| Sharonne Salaam | ||
| 2018 | Mrs. Hunt | |
| Gloria May | ||
| 2017 | Lady Capulet | |
| 2016 | Eleanor Darby | |
| Nancy Turner | ||
| 2015 | Miranda Shaw | |
| Aminata Diallo | ||
| 2014 | Self | |
| Una Vida | ||
| Vicki Anderson | ||
| 2013 | Lori Mills | |
| Leigh | ||
| 2012 | Ann | |
| Mary Dresden | ||
| 2011 | Pamela Matters | |
| Yule Mae Davis | ||
| Rachel | ||
| Sydney | ||
| Darraylynn Warren | ||
| 2010 | Sylvia Marshall | |
| Reba | ||
| 2009 | Linda Underwood | |
| Michelle Hanna | ||
| Therese Garber | ||
| Candy | ||
| Nadia | ||
| Sample Sale Friend | ||
| Sandy | ||
| 2008 | Marie Davis | |
| Madeleine Hightower | ||
| Diane | ||
| Cora Neel | ||
| Officer Baker | ||
| 2007 | Valerie Mass | |
| 2006 | Miranda Lee | |
| Felicia | ||
| 2005 | Jocelyn Pierce | |
| Ivy Kirk | ||
| N/A | ||
| Vera | ||
| 2004 | Mary Ann Fisher | |
| N/A | ||
| Zora | ||
| 2003 | Self | |
| 2002 | Quinn Joyner | |
| Lorraine | ||
| Sistah Girl | ||
| 2001 | Carmen Rivera | |
| Earlene | ||
| Lulu | ||
| 2000 | Pam | |
| N/A | ||
| Jo | ||
| 1999 | Gail Moore | |
| Laura Chase | ||
| Dyshett | ||
| Denise | ||
| Agent Summers | ||
| 1998 | Brenda Boyce | |
| 1997 | Sharon Young | |
| 1996 | Erica | |
| Nikki | ||
| Officer Leslie Joyner | ||
| 1994 | N/A | |
| 1953 | Self | |
| Self | ||
| Agent Billie Rand | ||
| Liz Baxter | ||
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Production
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| 2024 | Executive Producer | |
| 2023 | Executive Producer | |
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