Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

55 · Born: Feb 21, 1969

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Born Feb 21, 1969 San Francisco, California, USA
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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.

Career

2024
Exhibiting Forgiveness
Exhibiting Forgiveness as Joyce
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2023
Origin
Origin as Isabel Wilkerson
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The Color Purple
The Color Purple as Mama
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Justified: City Primeval
Justified: City Primeval as Carolyn
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2022
61st Street
61st Street as Martha Roberts
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2021
King Richard
King Richard as Oracene "Brandy" Price
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The Subject
The Subject as Leslie
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2020
The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel
The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel as Mattie Moss Clark
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Lovecraft Country
Lovecraft Country as Hippolyta Freeman
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2019
Miss Virginia
Miss Virginia as Lorraine Townsend
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When They See Us
When They See Us as Sharonne Salaam
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Laura Chase
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2018
Pimp
Pimp as Gloria May
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2017
Romeo and Juliet in Harlem
Romeo and Juliet in Harlem as Lady Capulet
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2016
The Birth of a Nation
The Birth of a Nation as Nancy Turner
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NCIS: Los Angeles
NCIS: Los Angeles as Michelle Hanna
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2015
The Book of Negroes
The Book of Negroes as Aminata Diallo
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Quantico
Quantico as Miranda Shaw
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2014
Una Vida: A Fable of Music and the Mind
Sleepy Hollow
Sleepy Hollow as Lori Mills
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2013
The Volunteer
The Volunteer as Leigh
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2012
Abducted: The Carlina White Story
2011
Game of Death
Game of Death as Rachel
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The Resident
The Resident as Sydney
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The Tested
The Tested as Darraylynn Warren
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Money Matters
Money Matters as Pamela Matters
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2009
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
The Hungry Ghosts
The Hungry Ghosts as Nadia
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2008
Racing for Time
Racing for Time as Officer Baker
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The Express
The Express as Marie Davis
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2007
Cover
Cover as Valerie Mass
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Numb3rs
Numb3rs
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2006
Freedomland
Freedomland as Felicia
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Justice
Justice as Miranda Lee
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2005
Perception
Perception as Vera
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E-Ring
E-Ring as Jocelyn Pierce
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2004
Ray
Ray as Mary Ann Fisher
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Brother to Brother
Brother to Brother as Zora
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2002
I Am Ali
I Am Ali
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Undercover Brother
Undercover Brother as Sistah Girl
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MDs
MDs as Quinn Joyner
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2001
The Opponent
The Opponent
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The Caveman's Valentine
The Caveman's Valentine as Lulu
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I'll Wave Back
I'll Wave Back as Earlene
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Lovely & Amazing
Lovely & Amazing as Lorraine
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2000
Men of Honor
Men of Honor as Jo
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1999
A Map of the World
A Map of the World as Dyshett
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1998
The Practice
The Practice as Sharon Young
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1996
Ed's Next Move
Ed's Next Move as Erica
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Girls Town
Girls Town as Nikki
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High Incident
High Incident as Officer Leslie Joyner
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