Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

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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 (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.

Filmography

1. 2026Luckyas Agent Billie Rand · 7 episodes
2. 2026Lucky Strikeas Mrs. Caldwell
3. 2024Nickel Boysas Hattie
4. 2024Exhibiting Forgivenessas Joyce
5. 2024The Deliveranceas Rev Bernice James
6. 2024The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eatas Odette Henry
7. 2023The Color Purpleas Mama
8. 2023Originas Isabel Wilkerson · Executive producer
9. 2023Justified: City Primevalas Carolyn · 8 episodes
10. 202261st Streetas Martha Roberts · 8 episodes
11. 2021King Richardas Oracene 'Brandy' Price
12. 2020Lovecraft Countryas Hippolyta Freeman · 10 episodes
13. 2020The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospelas Mattie Moss Clark
14. 2019When They See Usas Sharonne Salaam · 4 episodes
15. 2018If Beale Street Could Talkas Mrs. Hunt
16. 2018Pimpas Gloria May
17. 2016Designated Survivoras Eleanor Darby · 6 episodes
18. 2016The Birth of a Nationas Nancy Turner
19. 2015Quanticoas Miranda Shaw · 44 episodes
20. 2015The Book of Negroesas Aminata Diallo · 6 episodes
21. 2014Of Mind and Musicas Una Vida
22. 2014Get On Upas Vicki Anderson
23. 2013Sleepy Hollowas Lori Mills · 1 episode
24. 2012Abducted: The Carlina White Storyas Ann
25. 2012Missingas Mary Dresden · 3 episodes
26. 2011The Helpas Yule Mae Davis
27. 2011The Residentas Sydney
28. 2010Game of Deathas Rachel
29. 2010Blue Bloodsas Sylvia Marshall · 1 episode
30. 2010I Love You Phillip Morrisas Reba
31. 2009The Good Wifeas Linda Underwood · 1 episode
32. 2009NCIS: Los Angelesas Michelle Hanna · 7 episodes
33. 2009The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3as Therese Garber
34. 2009Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Storyas Candy
35. 2009Motherhoodas Sample Sale Friend
36. 2009Notoriousas Sandy
37. 2008The Expressas Marie Davis
38. 2008The Mentalistas Madeleine Hightower · 17 episodes
39. 2008True Bloodas Diane · 3 episodes
40. 2007Coveras Valerie Mass
41. 2006Freedomlandas Felicia
42. 2005Numb3rsas Ivy Kirk · 1 episode
43. 2004Rayas Mary Ann Fisher
44. 2004Brother to Brotheras Zora
45. 2002Lovely & Amazingas Lorraine
46. 2002Undercover Brotheras Sistah Girl
47. 2001Law & Order: Criminal Intentas Carmen Rivera · 1 episode
48. 2001The Caveman's Valentineas Lulu
49. 2000Disappearing Actsas Pam
50. 2000The Opponent
51. 2000Men of Honoras Jo
52. 1999Third Watchas Gail Moore · 2 episodes
53. 1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Laura Chase · 1 episode
54. 1999A Map of the Worldas Dyshett
55. 1999In Too Deepas Denise
56. 1999Desert Blueas Agent Summers
57. 1997The Practiceas Sharon Young · 4 episodes
58. 1996Girls Townas Nikki
59. 1994New York Undercover1 episode
60. 1953The Oscarsas Self · 2 episodes