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 · آنجانو الیس · アーンジャニュー・エリス
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (32)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Laura Chase
The Mentalist
2008
as Madeleine Hightower
Lucky
2026
as Agent Billie Rand
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Carmen Rivera
Blue Bloods
2010
as Sylvia Marshall
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009
as Michelle Hanna
The Good Wife
2009
as Linda Underwood
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self / Self - Guest
True Blood
2008
as Diane
Numb3rs
2005
as Ivy Kirk
The Practice
1997
as Sharon Young
Third Watch
1999
as Gail Moore
Designated Survivor
2016
as Eleanor Darby
Sleepy Hollow
2013
as Lori Mills
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
Quantico
2015
as Miranda Shaw
The Oscars
1953
as Self
New York Undercover
1994
E-Ring
2005
as Jocelyn Pierce
When They See Us
2019
as Sharonne Salaam
Lovecraft Country
2020
as Hippolyta Freeman
High Incident
1996
as Officer Leslie Joyner
61st Street
2022
as Martha Roberts
Justice
2006
as Miranda Lee
Justified: City Primeval
2023
as Carolyn
Missing
2012
as Mary Dresden
MDs
2002
as Quinn Joyner
Jonny Zero
2005
as Gloria
The Book of Negroes
2015
as Aminata Diallo
The D.A.
2004
Einstein
as Captain Frost
Movies (54)
The Help
2011
as Yule Mae Davis
Pimp
2018
as Gloria May
The Color Purple
2023
as Mama
Men of Honor
2000
as Jo
If Beale Street Could Talk
2018
as Mrs. Hunt
King Richard
2021
as Oracene 'Brandy' Price
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
2009
as Therese Garber
The Resident
2011
as Sydney
Lucky Strike
2026
as Mrs. Caldwell
Nickel Boys
2024
as Hattie
Lovely & Amazing
2002
as Lorraine
Ray
2004
as Mary Ann Fisher
Undercover Brother
2002
as Sistah Girl
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
2009
as Candy
The Deliverance
2024
as Rev Bernice James
Girls Town
1996
as Nikki
Get On Up
2014
as Vicki Anderson
The Birth of a Nation
2016
as Nancy Turner
Notorious
2009
as Sandy
In Too Deep
1999
as Denise
The Volunteer
2013
as Leigh
Money Matters
2011
as Pamela Matters
Freedomland
2006
as Felicia
I Love You Phillip Morris
2010
as Reba
Origin
2023
as Isabel Wilkerson
Perception
2005
as Vera
HBCU Honors
as Self
The Opponent
2000
Game of Death
2011
as Rachel
The Express
2008
as Marie Davis
Side Streets
1998
as Brenda Boyce
A Map of the World
1999
as Dyshett
Abducted: The Carlina White Story
2012
as Ann
Cover
2007
as Valerie Mass
Miss Virginia
2019
as Lorraine Townsend
The Caveman's Valentine
2001
as Lulu
The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat
2024
as Odette Henry
Of Mind and Music
2014
as Una Vida
John John in the Sky
2001
as Earlene
Disappearing Acts
2000
as Pam
Motherhood
2009
as Sample Sale Friend
Ed's Next Move
1996
as Erica
Brother to Brother
2004
as Zora
Liz Here Now
as Liz Baxter
Desert Blue
1999
as Agent Summers
The Prince of Motor City
2008
as Cora Neel
The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel
2020
as Mattie Moss Clark
The Tested
2011
as Darraylynn Warren
The Body Is Water
as Ree
Exhibiting Forgiveness
2024
as Joyce
Racing for Time
2008
as Officer Baker
The Hungry Ghosts
2009
as Nadia
Romeo and Juliet in Harlem
2017
as Lady Capulet
The Subject
2021
as Leslie
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) — as Yule Mae Davis
- Pimp (2018) — as Gloria May
- The Color Purple (2023) — as Mama
- Men of Honor (2000) — as Jo
- If Beale Street Could Talk (2018) — as Mrs. Hunt
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