Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Birthdate
February 21, 1969 (55 years old)
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA
Known For
Acting
Details
Birthdate
February 21, 1969 (55 years old)
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA
Known For
Acting
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
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor's LGBTQ+ Titles
I Love You Phillip Morris
Reba
Acting (80)
HBCU Honors as Self
Liz Here Now as Liz Baxter
2024
Nickel Boys as Hattie
2024
Exhibiting Forgiveness as Joyce
2024
The Deliverance as Rev Bernice James
2024
The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat as Odette Henry
2023
The Color Purple as Mama
2023
Origin as Isabel Wilkerson
2023
Justified: City Primeval as Carolyn (8 episodes)
2022
61st Street as Martha Roberts (8 episodes)
2021
King Richard as Oracene 'Brandy' Price
2021
The Subject as Leslie
2020
Lovecraft Country as Hippolyta Freeman (10 episodes)
2020
The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel as Mattie Moss Clark
2019
Miss Virginia as Lorraine Townsend
2019
When They See Us as Sharonne Salaam (4 episodes)
2018
If Beale Street Could Talk as Mrs. Hunt
2018
Pimp as Gloria May
2017
Romeo and Juliet in Harlem as Lady Capulet
2016
Designated Survivor as Eleanor Darby (6 episodes)
2016
The Birth of a Nation as Nancy Turner
2015
Quantico as Miranda Shaw (44 episodes)
2015
The Book of Negroes as Aminata Diallo (6 episodes)
2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self (1 episode)
2014
Of Mind and Music as Una Vida
2014
Get on Up as Vicki Anderson
2013
Sleepy Hollow as Lori Mills (1 episode)
2013
The Volunteer as Leigh
2012
Abducted: The Carlina White Story as Ann
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 (1 episode)
2010
I Love You Phillip Morris as Reba
2009
The Good Wife as Linda Underwood (1 episode)
2009
NCIS: Los Angeles as Michelle Hanna (7 episodes)
2009
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 as Therese Garber
2009
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story as Candy
2009
The Hungry Ghosts as Nadia
2009
Motherhood as Sample Sale Friend
2009
Notorious as Sandy
2008
The Express as Marie Davis
2008
The Mentalist as Madeleine Hightower (17 episodes)
2008
True Blood as Diane (3 episodes)
2008
The Prince of Motor City as Cora Neel
2008
Racing for Time as Officer Baker
2007
Cover as Valerie Mass
2006
Justice as Miranda Lee (8 episodes)
2006
Freedomland as Felicia
2005
E-Ring as Jocelyn Pierce (22 episodes)
2005
Numb3rs (1 episode)
2005
Jonny Zero (3 episodes)
2005
Perception as Vera
2004
Ray as Mary Ann Fisher
2004
The D.A. (1 episode)
2004
Brother to Brother as Zora
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self (1 episode)
2002
MDs as Quinn Joyner (11 episodes)
2002
Lovely & Amazing as Lorraine
2002
Undercover Brother as Sistah Girl
2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Carmen Rivera (1 episode)
2001
John John in the Sky as Earlene
2001
The Caveman's Valentine as Lulu
2000
Disappearing Acts as Pam
2000
The Opponent
2000
Men of Honor as Jo
1999
Third Watch as Gail Moore (2 episodes)
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Laura Chase (1 episode)
1999
A Map of the World as Dyshett
1999
In Too Deep as Denise
1999
Desert Blue as Agent Summers
1998
Side Streets as Brenda Boyce
1997
The Practice as Sharon Young (4 episodes)
1996
Ed's Next Move as Erica
1996
Girls Town as Nikki
1996
High Incident as Officer Leslie Joyner (32 episodes)
1994
New York Undercover (1 episode)
1953
The Oscars as Self (1 episode)
Production (3)
Liz Here Now
• Executive Producer
2024
Grace
• Executive Producer
2023
Origin
• Executive Producer