Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Grace
2024
Executive Producer
Origin
2023
Executive Producer
HBCU Honors

Self
The Deliverance
2024
Rev Bernice James
The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat
2024
Odette Henry
Exhibiting Forgiveness
2024
Joyce
Nickel Boys
2024
Hattie
The Color Purple
2023
Mama
The Subject
2021
Leslie
King Richard
2021
Oracene 'Brandy' Price
The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel
2020
Mattie Moss Clark
Miss Virginia
2019
Lorraine Townsend
Pimp
2018
Gloria May
If Beale Street Could Talk
2018
Mrs. Hunt
Romeo and Juliet in Harlem
2017
Lady Capulet
The Birth of a Nation
2016
Nancy Turner
Of Mind and Music
2014
Una Vida
Get on Up
2014
Vicki Anderson
The Volunteer
2013
Leigh
Abducted: The Carlina White Story
2012
Ann
The Resident
2011
Sydney
The Help
2011
Yule Mae Davis
The Tested
2011
Darraylynn Warren
Money Matters
2011
Pamela Matters
Game of Death
2011
Rachel
I Love You Phillip Morris
2010
Reba
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
2009
Candy
The Hungry Ghosts
2009
Nadia
Notorious
2009
Sandy
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
2009
Therese Garber
Motherhood
2009
Sample Sale Friend
The Express
2008
Marie Davis
Racing for Time
2008
Officer Baker
Cover
2007
Valerie Mass
Freedomland
2006
Felicia
Perception
2005
Vera
Brother to Brother
2004
Zora
Ray
2004
Mary Ann Fisher
Undercover Brother
2002
Sistah Girl
Lovely & Amazing
2002
Lorraine
The Caveman's Valentine
2001
Lulu
John John in the Sky
2001
Earlene
Men of Honor
2000
Jo
The Opponent
2000
Disappearing Acts
2000
Pam
Desert Blue
1999
Agent Summers
A Map of the World
1999
Dyshett
In Too Deep
1999
Denise
Side Streets
1998
Brenda Boyce
Girls Town
1996
Nikki
Ed's Next Move
1996
Erica