Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Acting
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).
Known For
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
The Mentalist
NCIS: Los Angeles
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Good Wife
Blue Bloods
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Designated Survivor
Numb3rs
True Blood
Sleepy Hollow
The Practice
Third Watch
Quantico
The Oscars
When They See Us
Lovecraft Country
The Help
King Richard
Ray
Missing
Justified: City Primeval
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
Men of Honor
Freedomland
Origin
Nickel Boys
Undercover Brother
Lovely & Amazing
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
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