Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Female

Birthday 1969-02-21 (55 years old)

Place of Birth San Francisco, California, USA

Also Known As Aunjanue L. Ellis , Aunjanue Ellis

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

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

Known For

Actor

HBCU Honors

as Self

Liz Here Now

as Liz Baxter

2024
Nickel Boys

as Hattie

2024
The Deliverance

as Rev Bernice James

2023
2023
Origin

as Isabel Wilkerson

2022
61st Street

as Martha Roberts

2021
King Richard

as Oracene 'Brandy' Price

2021
The Subject

as Leslie

2020
Lovecraft Country

as Hippolyta Freeman

2019
Miss Virginia

as Lorraine Townsend

2019
When They See Us

as Sharonne Salaam

2018
Pimp

as Gloria May

2017
2016
The Birth of a Nation

as Nancy Turner

2016
Designated Survivor

as Eleanor Darby

2015
Quantico

as Miranda Shaw

2015
The Book of Negroes

as Aminata Diallo

2014
Of Mind and Music

as Una Vida

2014
Get on Up

as Vicki Anderson

2013
The Volunteer

as Leigh

2013
Sleepy Hollow

as Lori Mills

2011
Money Matters

as Pamela Matters

2011
The Help

as Yule Mae Davis

2011
Game of Death

as Rachel

2011
The Resident

as Sydney

2011
The Tested

as Darraylynn Warren

2010
Blue Bloods

as Sylvia Marshall

2009
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

as Therese Garber

2009
2009
Motherhood

as Sample Sale Friend

2009
Notorious

as Sandy

2009
The Good Wife

as Linda Underwood

2009
NCIS: Los Angeles

as Michelle Hanna

2008
The Express

as Marie Davis

2008
2008
Racing for Time

as Officer Baker

2008
The Mentalist

as Madeleine Hightower

2008
True Blood

as Diane

2007
Cover

as Valerie Mass

2006
Freedomland

as Felicia

2006
Justice

as Miranda Lee

2005
Perception

as Vera

2005
E-Ring

as Jocelyn Pierce

2004
Ray

as Mary Ann Fisher

2004
2003
2002
Lovely & Amazing

as Lorraine

2002
Undercover Brother

as Sistah Girl

2002
MDs

as Quinn Joyner

2001
2001
2000
1999
1999
In Too Deep

as Denise

1999
Desert Blue

as Agent Summers

1999
Third Watch

as Gail Moore

1998
Side Streets

as Brenda Boyce

1997
The Practice

as Sharon Young

1996
1996
Girls Town

as Nikki

1996
High Incident

as Officer Leslie Joyner

1953
The Oscars

as Self

Producer

Liz Here Now

as Executive Producer

2024
Grace

as Executive Producer

2023
Origin

as Executive Producer