Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 21, 1969
- Birthplace
- San Francisco, California, USA
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
- Untitled Sister Rosetta Tharpe Biopic
Untitled Sister Rosetta Tharpe Biopic TBA
Writer
Joséphine Baker TBA
Actor
- The Body Is Water
The Body Is Water TBA
as Ree
HBCU Honors TBA
as Self
- Get Lite
Get Lite 2027
Actor
- Give Me Some Sugah
Give Me Some Sugah 2026
Actor
Liz Here Now 2026
as Liz Baxter, Executive Producer
Lucky Strike 2026
as Mrs. Caldwell
Nickel Boys 2024
as Hattie
Exhibiting Forgiveness 2024
as Joyce
The Deliverance 2024
as Rev Bernice James
The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat 2024
as Odette Henry
Grace 2024
Executive Producer
The Color Purple 2023
as Mama
Origin 2023
as Isabel Wilkerson, Executive Producer
King Richard 2021
as Oracene 'Brandy' Price
The Subject 2021
as Leslie
The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel 2020
as Mattie Moss Clark
Miss Virginia 2019
as Lorraine Townsend
If Beale Street Could Talk 2018
as Mrs. Hunt
Pimp 2018
as Gloria May
Romeo and Juliet in Harlem 2017
as Lady Capulet
The Birth of a Nation 2016
as Nancy Turner
Of Mind and Music 2014
as Una Vida
Get On Up 2014
as Vicki Anderson
The Volunteer 2013
as Leigh
Abducted: The Carlina White Story 2012
as Ann
Money Matters 2011
as Pamela Matters
The Help 2011
as Yule Mae Davis
The Resident 2011
as Sydney
The Tested 2011
as Darraylynn Warren
Game of Death 2010
as Rachel
I Love You Phillip Morris 2010
as Reba
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 2009
as Therese Garber
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story 2009
as Candy
The Hungry Ghosts 2009
as Nadia
Motherhood 2009
as Sample Sale Friend
Notorious 2009
as Sandy
The Express 2008
as Marie Davis
- The Prince of Motor City
The Prince of Motor City 2008
as Cora Neel
Racing for Time 2008
as Officer Baker
Cover 2007
as Valerie Mass
Freedomland 2006
as Felicia
Perception 2005
as Vera
Ray 2004
as Mary Ann Fisher
Brother to Brother 2004
as Zora
Lovely & Amazing 2002
as Lorraine
Undercover Brother 2002
as Sistah Girl
John John in the Sky 2001
as Earlene
The Caveman's Valentine 2001
as Lulu
Disappearing Acts 2000
as Pam
The Opponent 2000
Actor
Men of Honor 2000
as Jo
A Map of the World 1999
as Dyshett
In Too Deep 1999
as Denise
Desert Blue 1999
as Agent Summers
Side Streets 1998
as Brenda Boyce
Ed's Next Move 1996
as Erica
Girls Town 1996
as Nikki
Credits from TMDB.