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