Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

Acting

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
Feb 21, 1969 (56 years old)

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

Known For

Nickel Boys
2h 20m
Movie 2024

Nickel Boys

Chronicles the powerful friendship between two young Black teenagers navigating...

Exhibiting Forgiveness
1h 57m
Movie 2024

Exhibiting Forgiveness

Utilizing his paintings to find freedom from his past, a...

The Deliverance
1h 52m
Movie 2024

The Deliverance

Ebony Jackson, a struggling single mother fighting her personal demons,...

The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat
2h 4m
Movie 2024

The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat

Three lifelong best friends known as “The Supremes” share the...

The Color Purple
2h 21m
Movie 2023

The Color Purple

A decades-spanning tale of love and resilience and of one...

Origin
2h 21m
Movie 2023

Origin

While investigating the global phenomenon of caste and its dark...

Justified: City Primeval
TV Show 2023

Justified: City Primeval

Having left the hollers of Kentucky 15 years ago, Raylan...

King Richard
2h 24m
Movie 2021

King Richard

The story of how Richard Williams served as a coach...

The Subject
2h 0m
Movie 2021

The Subject

A successful white documentarian deals with the fallout from his...

Lovecraft Country
1h 0m
TV Show 2020

Lovecraft Country

The anthology horror series follows 25-year-old Atticus Freeman, who joins...

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. Known for her work in several film and television productions, she has received several accolades, including nominations for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and two Primetime Emmy