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