Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
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 A
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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Born
Feb 21, 1969
San Francisco, California, USA
Known For
Acting
Movies
57 acting
4 crew
Popularity
2.9
Known For
The Help
2011
as Yule Mae Davis
King Richard
2021
as Oracene 'Brandy' Price
The Color Purple
2023
as Mama
Men of Honor
2000
as Jo
Nickel Boys
2024
as Hattie
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
2009
as Therese Garber
The Deliverance
2024
as Rev Bernice James
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
2009
as Candy
Ray
2004
as Mary Ann Fisher
If Beale Street Could Talk
2018
as Mrs. Hunt
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