Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Born
1969-02-21
Place of birth
San Francisco, California, USA
Biography
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 s...
Known for
The Help
Yule Mae Davis
The Mentalist
Madeleine Hightower
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Laura Chase
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
Therese Garber
King Richard
Oracene 'Brandy' Price
Men of Honor
Jo
Ray
Mary Ann Fisher
True Blood
Diane
I Love You Phillip Morris
Reba
NCIS: Los Angeles
Michelle Hanna
If Beale Street Could Talk
Mrs. Hunt
Designated Survivor
Eleanor Darby
Sleepy Hollow
Lori Mills
When They See Us
Sharonne Salaam
Blue Bloods
Sylvia Marshall