Acting
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
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.
Filmography
Get Lite
Film · 2027
Liz Here Now
Film · 2026
Lucky Strike
Film · 2026
Give Me Some Sugah
Film · 2026
Lucky
Series · 2026
The Deliverance
Film · 2024
The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat
Film · 2024
Exhibiting Forgiveness
Film · 2024
Nickel Boys
Film · 2024
The Color Purple
Film · 2023
Origin
Film · 2023
Justified: City Primeval
Series · 2023
61st Street
Series · 2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Series · 2022
The Subject
Film · 2021
King Richard
Film · 2021
The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel
Film · 2020
Lovecraft Country
Series · 2020
Miss Virginia
Film · 2019
When They See Us
Series · 2019
Pimp
Film · 2018
If Beale Street Could Talk
Film · 2018
Romeo and Juliet in Harlem
Film · 2017
The Birth of a Nation
Film · 2016
Designated Survivor
Series · 2016
The Book of Negroes
Series · 2015
Quantico
Series · 2015
Of Mind and Music
Film · 2014
Get On Up
Film · 2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Series · 2014
The Volunteer
Film · 2013
Sleepy Hollow
Series · 2013
Abducted: The Carlina White Story
Film · 2012
Missing
Series · 2012
The Resident
Film · 2011
The Help
Film · 2011
The Tested
Film · 2011
Money Matters
Film · 2011
Game of Death
Film · 2010
I Love You Phillip Morris
Film · 2010
Blue Bloods
Series · 2010
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
Film · 2009
The Hungry Ghosts
Film · 2009
Notorious
Film · 2009
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
Film · 2009
Motherhood
Film · 2009
The Good Wife
Series · 2009
NCIS: Los Angeles
Series · 2009
The Express
Film · 2008
The Prince of Motor City
Film · 2008
Racing for Time
Film · 2008
The Mentalist
Series · 2008
True Blood
Series · 2008
Cover
Film · 2007
Freedomland
Film · 2006
Justice
Series · 2006
Perception
Film · 2005
Numb3rs
Series · 2005
E-Ring
Series · 2005
Jonny Zero
Series · 2005
Brother to Brother
Film · 2004
Ray
Film · 2004
The D.A.
Series · 2004
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Series · 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Series · 2003
Undercover Brother
Film · 2002
Lovely & Amazing
Film · 2002
MDs
Series · 2002
The Caveman's Valentine
Film · 2001
John John in the Sky
Film · 2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Series · 2001
Men of Honor
Film · 2000
The Opponent
Film · 2000
Disappearing Acts
Film · 2000
Desert Blue
Film · 1999
A Map of the World
Film · 1999
In Too Deep
Film · 1999
Third Watch
Series · 1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Series · 1999
Side Streets
Film · 1998
The Practice
Series · 1997
Girls Town
Film · 1996
Ed's Next Move
Film · 1996
High Incident
Series · 1996
New York Undercover
Series · 1994
The Oscars
Series · 1953
HBCU Honors
Film
The Body Is Water
Film
Joséphine Baker
Film
Einstein
Series