Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Acting
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.
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tvLucky
2026
Agent Billie Rand
movieLucky Strike
2026
Mrs. Caldwell
movieNickel Boys
2024
Hattie
movieThe Deliverance
2024
Rev Bernice James
movieThe Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat
2024
Odette Henry
movieOrigin
2023
Isabel Wilkerson
tv61st Street
2022
Martha Roberts
movieKing Richard
2021
Oracene 'Brandy' Price
movieThe Subject
2021
Leslie
tvLovecraft Country
2020
Hippolyta Freeman
movieThe Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel
2020
Mattie Moss Clark
movieMiss Virginia
2019
Lorraine Townsend
tvWhen They See Us
2019
Sharonne Salaam
movieIf Beale Street Could Talk
2018
Mrs. Hunt
moviePimp
2018
Gloria May
movieRomeo and Juliet in Harlem
2017
Lady Capulet
tvDesignated Survivor
2016
Eleanor Darby
movieThe Birth of a Nation
2016
Nancy Turner
tvQuantico
2015
Miranda Shaw
tvThe Book of Negroes
2015
Aminata Diallo
movieOf Mind and Music
2014
Una Vida
movieGet On Up
2014
Vicki Anderson
tvSleepy Hollow
2013
Lori Mills
tvMissing
2012
Mary Dresden
movieMoney Matters
2011
Pamela Matters
movieThe Help
2011
Yule Mae Davis
movieGame of Death
2011
Rachel
movieThe Resident
2011
Sydney
movieThe Tested
2011
Darraylynn Warren
tvBlue Bloods
2010
Sylvia Marshall
tvThe Good Wife
2009
Linda Underwood
tvNCIS: Los Angeles
2009
Michelle Hanna
movieThe Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
2009
Therese Garber
movieMotherhood
2009
Sample Sale Friend
movieNotorious
2009
Sandy
movieThe Express
2008
Marie Davis
tvThe Mentalist
2008
Madeleine Hightower
tvTrue Blood
2008
Diane
movieRacing for Time
2008
Officer Baker
movieCover
2007
Valerie Mass
tvJustice
2006
Miranda Lee
movieFreedomland
2006
Felicia
tvE-Ring
2005
Jocelyn Pierce
tvNumb3rs
2005
Ivy Kirk
tvJonny Zero
2005
Gloria
movieRay
2004
Mary Ann Fisher
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Self / Self - Guest
tvMDs
2002
Quinn Joyner
movieLovely & Amazing
2002
Lorraine
movieUndercover Brother
2002
Sistah Girl
tvLaw & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
Carmen Rivera
tvThird Watch
1999
Gail Moore
tvLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Laura Chase
movieA Map of the World
1999
Dyshett
movieIn Too Deep
1999
Denise
movieDesert Blue
1999
Agent Summers
movieSide Streets
1998
Brenda Boyce
tvThe Practice
1997
Sharon Young
movieGirls Town
1996
Nikki
tvHigh Incident
1996
Officer Leslie Joyner
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
movieHBCU Honors
Self
Liz Here Now
Liz Baxter
Einstein
Captain Frost
Production3
movieGrace
2024
Executive Producer
movieOrigin
2023
Executive Producer
Liz Here Now
Executive Producer