Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

1969 (57) • Acting

Born: 2/21/1969 (57) in San Francisco, California, USA

Known for: Acting

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.

Known For

The Mentalist

84%

Madeleine Hightower

2008

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

80%

Laura Chase

1999

King Richard

76%

Oracene 'Brandy' Price

2021

Men of Honor

75%

2000

True Blood

76%

Diane

2008

NCIS: Los Angeles

75%

Michelle Hanna

2009

If Beale Street Could Talk

69%

Mrs. Hunt

2018

Designated Survivor

72%

Eleanor Darby

2016

Get Lite

2027

Give Me Some Sugah

2026

Lucky

73%

Agent Billie Rand

2026

Lucky Strike

69%

Mrs. Caldwell

2026

Nickel Boys

66%

Hattie

2024

Exhibiting Forgiveness

59%

Joyce

2024

The Deliverance

60%

Rev Bernice James

2024

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

67%

Odette Henry

2024

Grace

Executive Producer

2024

The Color Purple

69%

Mama

2023

Origin

62%

Isabel Wilkerson

2023

Origin

62%

Executive Producer

2023

Justified: City Primeval

70%

Carolyn

2023

The Jennifer Hudson Show

56%

Self

2022

61st Street

62%

Martha Roberts

2022

King Richard

76%

Oracene 'Brandy' Price

2021

The Subject

39%

Leslie

2021

Lovecraft Country

71%

Hippolyta Freeman

2020

The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel

76%

Mattie Moss Clark

2020

Miss Virginia

78%

Lorraine Townsend

2019

When They See Us

82%

Sharonne Salaam

2019

If Beale Street Could Talk

69%

Mrs. Hunt

2018

Pimp

62%

Gloria May

2018

Romeo and Juliet in Harlem

Lady Capulet

2017

Designated Survivor

72%

Eleanor Darby

2016

The Birth of a Nation

66%

Nancy Turner

2016

Quantico

65%

Miranda Shaw

2015

The Book of Negroes

66%

Aminata Diallo

2015