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