Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
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.
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- Born:
- Feb 21, 1969 In San Francisco, California, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 78
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Liz Here Now
- Latest Project:
- Movie Nickel Boys 2024-12-13
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | HBCU Honors | Self | 2026 |
| Movie | Liz Here Now | Liz Baxter | 2026 |
| Movie | Nickel Boys | Hattie | 2024-12-13 |
| Movie | The Deliverance | Rev Bernice James | 2024-08-16 |
| Movie | Exhibiting Forgiveness | Joyce | 2024-10-18 |
| Movie | The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat | Odette Henry | 2024-08-07 |
| Movie | The Color Purple | Mama | 2023-12-25 |
| Movie | Origin | Isabel Wilkerson | 2023-12-08 |
| Series | Justified: City Primeval | Carolyn | 2023-07-18 |
| Series | 61st Street | Martha Roberts | 2022-04-10 |
| Movie | The Subject | Leslie | 2021-10-22 |
| Movie | King Richard | Oracene 'Brandy' Price | 2021-11-18 |
| Series | Lovecraft Country | Hippolyta Freeman | 2020-08-16 |
| Movie | The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel | Mattie Moss Clark | 2020-04-11 |
| Series | When They See Us | Sharonne Salaam | 2019-05-31 |
| Movie | Miss Virginia | Lorraine Townsend | 2019-10-18 |
| Movie | If Beale Street Could Talk | Mrs. Hunt | 2018-12-14 |
| Movie | Pimp | Gloria May | 2018-11-09 |
| Movie | Romeo and Juliet in Harlem | Lady Capulet | 2017-07-01 |
| Movie | The Birth of a Nation | Nancy Turner | 2016-09-09 |
| Series | Designated Survivor | Eleanor Darby | 2016-09-21 |
| Series | Quantico | Miranda Shaw | 2015-09-27 |
| Series | The Book of Negroes | Aminata Diallo | 2015-01-07 |
| Movie | Get on Up | Vicki Anderson | 2014-08-01 |
| Movie | Of Mind and Music | Una Vida | 2014-10-19 |
| Movie | The Volunteer | Leigh | 2013-06-20 |
| Series | Sleepy Hollow | Lori Mills | 2013-09-16 |
| Movie | Abducted: The Carlina White Story | Ann | 2012-10-06 |
| Movie | The Tested | Darraylynn Warren | 2011-01-01 |
| Movie | Game of Death | Rachel | 2011-03-31 |
| Movie | Money Matters | Pamela Matters | 2011-11-15 |
| Movie | The Resident | Sydney | 2011-02-10 |
| Movie | The Help | Yule Mae Davis | 2011-08-09 |
| Movie | I Love You Phillip Morris | Reba | 2010-02-04 |
| Series | Blue Bloods | Sylvia Marshall | 2010-09-24 |
| Movie | The Hungry Ghosts | Nadia | 2009-01-22 |
| Movie | Notorious | Sandy | 2009-01-16 |
| Movie | Motherhood | Sample Sale Friend | 2009-01-21 |
| Series | The Good Wife | Linda Underwood | 2009-09-22 |
| Series | NCIS: Los Angeles | Michelle Hanna | 2009-09-22 |
| Movie | Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story | Candy | 2009-02-07 |
| Movie | The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 | Therese Garber | 2009-06-10 |
| Movie | Racing for Time | Officer Baker | 2008-02-16 |
| Series | True Blood | Diane | 2008-09-07 |
| Series | The Mentalist | Madeleine Hightower | 2008-09-23 |
| Movie | The Prince of Motor City | Cora Neel | 2008-07-09 |
| Movie | The Express | Marie Davis | 2008-10-10 |
| Movie | Cover | Valerie Mass | 2007-05-08 |
| Movie | Freedomland | Felicia | 2006-02-17 |
| Series | Justice | Miranda Lee | 2006-08-30 |
| Series | Numb3rs | Unknown | 2005-01-23 |
| Movie | Perception | Vera | 2005-01-01 |
| Series | Jonny Zero | Unknown | 2005-01-14 |
| Series | E-Ring | Jocelyn Pierce | 2005-09-21 |
| Movie | Ray | Mary Ann Fisher | 2004-10-29 |
| Series | The D.A. | Unknown | 2004-03-19 |
| Movie | Brother to Brother | Zora | 2004-01-17 |
| Movie | Undercover Brother | Sistah Girl | 2002-05-31 |
| Movie | Lovely & Amazing | Lorraine | 2002-08-02 |
| Series | MDs | Quinn Joyner | 2002-09-25 |
| Series | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Carmen Rivera | 2001-09-30 |
| Movie | The Caveman's Valentine | Lulu | 2001-01-19 |
| Movie | John John in the Sky | Earlene | 2001-06-17 |
| Movie | The Opponent | 2000-10-20 | |
| Movie | Men of Honor | Jo | 2000-09-13 |
| Movie | Disappearing Acts | Pam | 2000-12-09 |
| Movie | Desert Blue | Agent Summers | 1999-06-04 |
| Movie | In Too Deep | Denise | 1999-08-25 |
| Series | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Laura Chase | 1999-09-20 |
| Movie | A Map of the World | Dyshett | 1999-09-13 |
| Series | Third Watch | Unknown | 1999-09-23 |
| Movie | Side Streets | Brenda Boyce | 1998-09-05 |
| Series | The Practice | Unknown | 1997-03-04 |
| Movie | Girls Town | Nikki | 1996-08-21 |
| Movie | Ed's Next Move | Erica | 1996-10-18 |
| Series | High Incident | Officer Leslie Joyner | 1996-03-04 |
| Series | New York Undercover | Unknown | 1994-09-08 |
| Series | The Oscars | Self | 1953-03-19 |