Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Birthday
1969/02/21 (55 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA
Also know as
Aunjanue L. Ellis , Aunjanue Ellis
Biography
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor is an American producer, stage and screen actress, best known for her film roles in "Ray", "Undercover Brother", and on the television series "The Mentalist". She has an BA in African-American Studies from Brown University, and an MFA in Acting from the Tisch School of the Arts, New York University. Known for her work in several film and television productions, she has received several accolades, including nominations for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and two Primetime Emmy
Acting
HBCU Honors
as Self
(2009) Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
as Candy
(2021) The Subject
as Leslie
(2000) Men of Honor
as Jo
(2001) The Caveman's Valentine
as Lulu
(2002) Undercover Brother
as Sistah Girl
(2006) Freedomland
as Felicia
(1999) Desert Blue
as Agent Summers
(2008) The Express
as Marie Davis
(2004) Brother to Brother
as Zora
(2009) The Hungry Ghosts
as Nadia
(2011) The Resident
as Sydney
(2011) The Help
as Yule Mae Davis
(2024) The Deliverance
as Rev Bernice James
(2007) Cover
as Valerie Mass
(2023) The Color Purple
as Mama
(2011) The Tested
as Darraylynn Warren
(1996) Girls Town
as Nikki
(2000) The Opponent
as ---
(2011) Money Matters
as Pamela Matters
(2012) Abducted: The Carlina White Story
as Ann
(2009) Notorious
as Sandy
(1998) Side Streets
as Brenda Boyce
(2005) Perception
as Vera
(2004) Ray
as Mary Ann Fisher
(2011) Game of Death
as Rachel
(2008) The Prince of Motor City
as Cora Neel
(2024) The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat
as Odette Henry
(2024) Exhibiting Forgiveness
as Joyce
(2014) Of Mind and Music
as Una Vida
(1999) A Map of the World
as Dyshett
(2014) Get on Up
as Vicki Anderson
(2024) Nickel Boys
as Hattie
(2016) The Birth of a Nation
as Nancy Turner
(2002) Lovely & Amazing
as Lorraine
(2009) The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
as Therese Garber
(2023) Origin
as Isabel Wilkerson
(2018) Pimp
as Gloria May
(2008) Racing for Time
as Officer Baker
(2001) John John in the Sky
as Earlene
(2017) Romeo and Juliet in Harlem
as Lady Capulet
(2000) Disappearing Acts
as Pam
(2018) If Beale Street Could Talk
as Mrs. Hunt
(2019) Miss Virginia
as Lorraine Townsend
(2013) The Volunteer
as Leigh
(2010) I Love You Phillip Morris
as Reba
(2009) Motherhood
as Sample Sale Friend
(1996) Ed's Next Move
as Erica
(2021) King Richard
as Oracene 'Brandy' Price
(2020) The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel
as Mattie Moss Clark
(1999) In Too Deep
as Denise
Liz Here Now
as Liz Baxter
(1999) Third Watch
as Gail Moore
(2005) Numb3rs
as ---
(2006) Justice
as Miranda Lee
(2005) E-Ring
as Jocelyn Pierce
(2005) Jonny Zero
as ---
(1994) New York Undercover
as ---
(1997) The Practice
as Sharon Young
(2001) Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Carmen Rivera
(2008) The Mentalist
as Madeleine Hightower
(1996) High Incident
as Officer Leslie Joyner
(2004) The D.A.
as ---
(2002) MDs
as Quinn Joyner
(2010) Blue Bloods
as Sylvia Marshall
(2008) True Blood
as Diane
(2013) Sleepy Hollow
as Lori Mills
(2015) The Book of Negroes
as Aminata Diallo
(2015) Quantico
as Miranda Shaw
(2022) 61st Street
as Martha Roberts
(2009) The Good Wife
as Linda Underwood
(1953) The Oscars
as Self
(2023) Justified: City Primeval
as Carolyn
(2009) NCIS: Los Angeles
as Michelle Hanna
(2020) Lovecraft Country
as Hippolyta Freeman
(2016) Designated Survivor
as Eleanor Darby
(2019) When They See Us
as Sharonne Salaam
(1999) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Laura Chase
(2003) Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
(2014) Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self