Acting
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
EN, FR cinema · 59 credits
Born
21 February 1969 (age 57)
Birthplace
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
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.
Known for
Filmography
HBCU Honors
as Self
Liz Here Now
as Liz Baxter, Executive Producer
Lucky Strike
as Mrs. Caldwell
The Deliverance
as Rev Bernice James
The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat
as Odette Henry
Nickel Boys
as Hattie
Grace
Executive Producer
The Color Purple
as Mama
Origin
as Isabel Wilkerson, Executive Producer
The Subject
as Leslie
King Richard
as Oracene 'Brandy' Price
The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel
as Mattie Moss Clark
Miss Virginia
as Lorraine Townsend
Pimp
as Gloria May
If Beale Street Could Talk
as Mrs. Hunt
Romeo and Juliet in Harlem
as Lady Capulet
The Birth of a Nation
as Nancy Turner
Of Mind and Music
as Una Vida
Get On Up
as Vicki Anderson
The Volunteer
as Leigh
The Resident
as Sydney
The Help
as Yule Mae Davis
The Tested
as Darraylynn Warren
Money Matters
as Pamela Matters
Game of Death
as Rachel
The Hungry Ghosts
as Nadia
Notorious
as Sandy
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
as Therese Garber
Motherhood
as Sample Sale Friend
The Express
as Marie Davis
Racing for Time
as Officer Baker
Cover
as Valerie Mass
Freedomland
as Felicia
Perception
as Vera
Ray
as Mary Ann Fisher
Undercover Brother
as Sistah Girl
Lovely & Amazing
as Lorraine
John John in the Sky
as Earlene
Desert Blue
as Agent Summers
A Map of the World
as Dyshett
In Too Deep
as Denise
Side Streets
as Brenda Boyce
Girls Town
as Nikki
Ed's Next Move
as Erica