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Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Actor, ProducerBorn February 21, 1969 (56 years)
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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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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| 2024 | Nickel Boys · as Hattie |
| 2024 | Exhibiting Forgiveness · as Joyce |
| 2024 | The Deliverance · as Rev Bernice James |
| 2024 | The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat · as Odette Henry |
| 2023 | The Color Purple · as Mama |
| 2023 | Origin · as Isabel Wilkerson |
| 2023 | Justified: City Primeval (TV Series) · as Carolyn |
| 2023 | HBCU Honors · as 2023 Honoree |
| 2022 | 61st Street (TV Series) · as Martha Roberts |
| 2021 | King Richard · as Oracene 'brandy' Price |
| 2020 | The Subject · as Leslie |
| 2020 | Release (TV Series) · as Ida |
| 2020 | Lovecraft Country (TV Series) · as Hippolyta Freeman |
| 2020 | The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel · as Mattie Moss Clark |
| 2019 | Miss Virginia · as Lorraine Townsend |
| 2019 | When They See Us (TV Series) · as Sharonne Salaam |
| 2018 | If Beale Street Could Talk · as Mrs. Hunt |
| 2018 | Pimp · as Gloria May |
| 2016 | The Birth of a Nation · as Nancy Turner |
| 2016 | Designated Survivor (TV Series) · as Eleanor Darby |
| 2015 | Quantico (TV Series) · as Miranda Shaw |
| 2015 | The Book of Negroes (TV Series) · as Aminata Diallo |
| 2014 | Una Vida: A Fable of Music and the Mind · as Una Vida |
| 2014 | Get on Up · as Vicki Anderson |
| 2013 | Sleepy Hollow (TV Series) · as Lori Mills |
| 2013 | The Volunteer · as Leigh |
| 2012 | Abducted: The Carlina White Story · as Ann |
| 2012 | Missing (2012) (TV Series) · as Mary Dresden |
| 2011 | Money Matters · as Pamela Matters |
| 2011 | The Help · as Yule Mae Davis |
| 2011 | Game of Death · as Rachel |
| 2011 | The Resident · as Sydney |
| 2010 | The Tested · as Darraylynn Warren |
| 2010 | Blue Bloods (TV Series) · as Sylvia Marshall |
| 2009 | NCIS: Los Angeles (TV Series) · as Michelle Hanna |
| 2009 | The Good Wife (TV Series) · as Linda Underwood |
| 2009 | Motherhood · as Sample Sale Friend |
| 2009 | The Taking of Pelham 123 · as Therese Garber |
| 2009 | Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story · as Candy |
| 2009 | The Hungry Ghosts · as Nadia |
| 2009 | I Love You Phillip Morris · as Reba |
| 2009 | Notorious · as Sandy |
| 2008 | The Express · as Marie Davis |
| 2008 | The Mentalist (TV Series) · as Madeleine Hightower |
| 2008 | True Blood (TV Series) · as Diane |
| 2008 | Racing for Time · as Officer Baker |
| 2008 | The Border (TV Series) · as Amira |
| 2007 | Cover · as Valerie Mass |
| 2006 | Justice (2006) (TV Series) · as Miranda Lee |
| 2006 | Freedomland · as Felicia |
| 2005 | E-Ring (TV Series) · as Jocelyn Pierce |
| 2005 | Numb3rs (TV Series) |
| 2005 | Jonny Zero (TV Series) |
| 2005 | Perception · as Vera |
| 2004 | Ray · as Mary Ann Fisher |
| 2004 | The D.A. (TV Series) |
| 2004 | Brother to Brother · as Zora |
| 2002 | MDs (TV Series) · as Quinn Joyner |
| 2002 | Undercover Brother · as Sistah Girl |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent (TV Series) · as Carmen Rivera |
| 2001 | The Caveman's Valentine · as Lulu |
| 2001 | Lovely & Amazing · as Lorraine |
| 2001 | 100 Centre Street (TV Series) · as Amanda Davis |
| 2000 | I'll Wave Back · as Earlene |
| 2000 | Disappearing Acts · as Pam |
| 2000 | Men of Honor · as Jo |
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| 1999 | Third Watch (TV Series) · as Gail Moore |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) · as Laura Chase |
| 1999 | A Map of the World · as Dyshett |
| 1999 | In Too Deep · as Denise |
| 1998 | Desert Blue · as Agent Summers |
| 1998 | Side Streets · as Brenda Boyce |
| 1997 | The Practice (TV Series) · as Sharon Young |
| 1996 | Ed's Next Move · as Erica |
| 1996 | Girls Town · as Nikki |
| 1996 | High Incident (TV Series) · as Officer Leslie Joyner |
| 1994 | New York Undercover (TV Series) |