
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Known for Acting · 86 credits
- Born
- 1969-02-21 (age 57)
- Place of birth
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Also known as
- Aunjanue L. Ellis · Aunjanue Ellis · ŰąÙۏۧÙÙ Ű§ÙÛŰł · ăąăŒăłăžăŁăă„ăŒă»ăšăȘăč
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 (1996â1997), The Practice (1999), True Blood (2008), and The Mentalist (2010â2013). 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 (2015â2017). 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
TV Shows (32)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Laura Chase

The Mentalist
2008
as Madeleine Hightower

Blue Bloods
2010
as Sylvia Marshall

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Carmen Rivera

NCIS: Los Angeles
2009
as Michelle Hanna

The Good Wife
2009
as Linda Underwood

The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
as Self

True Blood
2008
as Diane

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self

The Practice
1997
as Sharon Young

Third Watch
1999
as Gail Moore

Numb3rs
2005
as Ivy Kirk

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self

Sleepy Hollow
2013
as Lori Mills

Designated Survivor
2016
as Eleanor Darby

Quantico
2015
as Miranda Shaw

New York Undercover
1994

The Oscars
1953
as Self

Lucky
2026
as Agent Billie Rand

Lovecraft Country
2020
as Hippolyta Freeman

E-Ring
2005
as Jocelyn Pierce

When They See Us
2019
as Sharonne Salaam

High Incident
1996
as Officer Leslie Joyner

Justice
2006
as Miranda Lee

Justified: City Primeval
2023
as Carolyn

MDs
2002
as Quinn Joyner

Missing
2012
as Mary Dresden

61st Street
2022
as Martha Roberts

The Book of Negroes
2015
as Aminata Diallo

Jonny Zero
2005

The D.A.
2004
Einstein
as Captain Frost
Movies (54)

The Help
2011
as Yule Mae Davis

Men of Honor
2000
as Jo

King Richard
2021
as Oracene 'Brandy' Price

Ray
2004
as Mary Ann Fisher

Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
2009
as Candy

Nickel Boys
2024
as Hattie

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
2009
as Therese Garber

Notorious
2009
as Sandy

I Love You Phillip Morris
2010
as Reba

The Color Purple
2023
as Mama

Lovely & Amazing
2002
as Lorraine

The Express
2008
as Marie Davis

Pimp
2018
as Gloria May

Undercover Brother
2002
as Sistah Girl

If Beale Street Could Talk
2018
as Mrs. Hunt

The Deliverance
2024
as Rev Bernice James

The Resident
2011
as Sydney

The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat
2024
as Odette Henry

Motherhood
2009
as Sample Sale Friend

Origin
2023
as Isabel Wilkerson

Get On Up
2014
as Vicki Anderson

Exhibiting Forgiveness
2024
as Joyce

In Too Deep
1999
as Denise

Cover
2007
as Valerie Mass

The Birth of a Nation
2016
as Nancy Turner

Freedomland
2006
as Felicia

Game of Death
2011
as Rachel

Perception
2005
as Vera

Of Mind and Music
2014
as Una Vida

Disappearing Acts
2000
as Pam

The Caveman's Valentine
2001
as Lulu

Lucky Strike
2026

The Tested
2011
as Darraylynn Warren

The Volunteer
2013
as Leigh

Desert Blue
1999
as Agent Summers

The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel
2020
as Mattie Moss Clark

The Opponent
2000

Side Streets
1998
as Brenda Boyce

Abducted: The Carlina White Story
2012
as Ann

A Map of the World
1999
as Dyshett

Money Matters
2011
as Pamela Matters
The Body Is Water
as Ree
Liz Here Now
as Liz Baxter

Brother to Brother
2004
as Zora

The Hungry Ghosts
2009
as Nadia
The Prince of Motor City
2008
as Cora Neel

Racing for Time
2008
as Officer Baker

Miss Virginia
2019
as Lorraine Townsend

Girls Town
1996
as Nikki

Ed's Next Move
1996
as Erica

John John in the Sky
2001
as Earlene

The Subject
2021
as Leslie

Romeo and Juliet in Harlem
2017
as Lady Capulet

HBCU Honors
as Self
About 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 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for portraying Oracene Price⊠With 86 credits spanning from 1953 to 2026, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor has appeared in 54 films and 32 TV shows.
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- The Help (2011) â as Yule Mae Davis
- Men of Honor (2000) â as Jo
- King Richard (2021) â as Oracene 'Brandy' Price
- Ray (2004) â as Mary Ann Fisher
- Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story (2009) â as Candy
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