Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1969-02-21 (56 years old)
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Biography
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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Known For
Acting
Liz Here Now
as Liz Baxter
HBCU Honors
as Self
(2024)
Nickel Boys
as Hattie
(2024)
The Deliverance
as Rev Bernice James
(2024)
The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat
as Odette Henry
(2024)
Exhibiting Forgiveness
as Joyce
(2023)
The Color Purple
as Mama
(2023)
Origin
as Isabel Wilkerson
(2021)
King Richard
as Oracene 'Brandy' Price
(2021)
The Subject
as Leslie
(2020)
The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel
as Mattie Moss Clark
(2019)
Miss Virginia
as Lorraine Townsend
(2018)
If Beale Street Could Talk
as Mrs. Hunt
(2018)
Pimp
as Gloria May
(2017)
Romeo and Juliet in Harlem
as Lady Capulet
(2016)
The Birth of a Nation
as Nancy Turner
(2014)
Get on Up
as Vicki Anderson
(2014)
Of Mind and Music
as Una Vida
(2013)
The Volunteer
as Leigh
(2012)
(2011)
The Help
as Yule Mae Davis
(2011)
The Resident
as Sydney
(2011)
Game of Death
as Rachel
(2011)
The Tested
as Darraylynn Warren
(2011)
Money Matters
as Pamela Matters
(2010)
I Love You Phillip Morris
as Reba
(2009)
(2009)
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
as Therese Garber
(2009)
Notorious
as Sandy
(2009)
Motherhood
as Sample Sale Friend
(2009)
The Hungry Ghosts
as Nadia
(2008)
The Express
as Marie Davis
(2008)
Racing for Time
as Officer Baker
(2008)
The Prince of Motor City
as Cora Neel
(2007)
Cover
as Valerie Mass
(2006)
Freedomland
as Felicia
(2005)
Perception
as Vera
(2004)
Ray
as Mary Ann Fisher
(2004)
Brother to Brother
as Zora
(2002)
Undercover Brother
as Sistah Girl
(2002)
Lovely & Amazing
as Lorraine
(2001)
The Caveman's Valentine
as Lulu
(2001)
John John in the Sky
as Earlene
(2000)
Men of Honor
as Jo
(2000)
Disappearing Acts
as Pam
(2000)
(1999)
In Too Deep
as Denise
(1999)
A Map of the World
as Dyshett
(1999)
Desert Blue
as Agent Summers
(1998)
Side Streets
as Brenda Boyce
(1996)
Ed's Next Move
as Erica
(1996)
Girls Town
as Nikki
Crew
Liz Here Now
Executive Producer
(2024)
Grace
Executive Producer
(2023)
Origin
Executive Producer