Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
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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.
Known for
Credits
The Help (2011)
as Yule Mae Davis
Nickel Boys (2024)
as Hattie
Lucky Strike (2026)
as Mrs. Caldwell
King Richard (2021)
as Oracene 'Brandy' Price
Men of Honor (2000)
as Jo
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story (2009)
as Candy
Ray (2004)
as Mary Ann Fisher
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009)
as Therese Garber
The Color Purple (2023)
as Mama
Get On Up (2014)
as Vicki Anderson
Undercover Brother (2002)
as Sistah Girl
Pimp (2018)
as Gloria May
The Deliverance (2024)
as Rev Bernice James
The Resident (2011)
as Sydney
Freedomland (2006)
as Felicia
Notorious (2009)
as Sandy
If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
as Mrs. Hunt
Origin (2023)
as Isabel Wilkerson
I Love You Phillip Morris (2010)
as Reba
The Express (2008)
as Marie Davis
In Too Deep (1999)
as Denise
The Birth of a Nation (2016)
as Nancy Turner
Desert Blue (1999)
as Agent Summers
Game of Death (2011)
as Rachel
Girls Town (1996)
as Nikki
Lovely & Amazing (2002)
as Lorraine
Disappearing Acts (2000)
as Pam
The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat (2024)
as Odette Henry
Miss Virginia (2019)
as Lorraine Townsend
Motherhood (2009)
as Sample Sale Friend
Brother to Brother (2004)
as Zora
Cover (2007)
as Valerie Mass
Side Streets (1998)
as Brenda Boyce
The Caveman's Valentine (2001)
as Lulu
A Map of the World (1999)
as Dyshett
Abducted: The Carlina White Story (2012)
as Ann
The Subject (2021)
as Leslie
Exhibiting Forgiveness (2024)
as Joyce
The Opponent (2000)
Actor
The Volunteer (2013)
as Leigh
The Tested (2011)
as Darraylynn Warren
Perception (2005)
as Vera
Of Mind and Music (2014)
as Una Vida
The Body Is Water (—)
as Ree
Racing for Time (2008)
as Officer Baker
Liz Here Now (—)
as Liz Baxter
Money Matters (2011)
as Pamela Matters
Ed's Next Move (1996)
as Erica
The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel (2020)
as Mattie Moss Clark
The Hungry Ghosts (2009)
as Nadia
John John in the Sky (2001)
as Earlene
Romeo and Juliet in Harlem (2017)
as Lady Capulet
The Prince of Motor City (2008)
as Cora Neel
HBCU Honors (—)
as Self