Aunjanue L. Ellis-Taylor (/ˈɑːnʒənuː/; née Ellis; 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), U ... ndercover 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.
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| Organization | Category | Movie | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAFTA Awards | Best Supporting Actress | King Richard | Nominated |
| Golden Globes | Best Supporting Actress | King Richard | Nominated |
Quantico
as Miranda Shaw
Episodes: 44
First Aired: Sep 27, 2015
High Incident
as Officer Leslie Joyner
Episodes: 32
First Aired: Mar 04, 1996
E-Ring
as Jocelyn Pierce
Episodes: 22
First Aired: Sep 21, 2005
The Mentalist
as Madeleine Hightower
Episodes: 17
First Aired: Sep 23, 2008
MDs
as Quinn Joyner
Episodes: 11
First Aired: Sep 25, 2002
Lovecraft Country
as Hippolyta Freeman
Episodes: 10
First Aired: Aug 16, 2020
Justice
as Miranda Lee
Episodes: 8
First Aired: Aug 30, 2006
61st Street
as Martha Roberts
Episodes: 8
First Aired: Apr 10, 2022
Justified: City Primeval
as Carolyn
Episodes: 8
First Aired: Jul 18, 2023
NCIS: Los Angeles
as Michelle Hanna
Episodes: 7
First Aired: Sep 22, 2009
The Book of Negroes
as Aminata Diallo
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Jan 07, 2015
Designated Survivor
as Eleanor Darby
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Sep 21, 2016
The Practice
as Sharon Young
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Mar 04, 1997
When They See Us
as Sharonne Salaam
Episodes: 4
First Aired: May 31, 2019
True Blood
as Diane
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Sep 07, 2008
Third Watch
as Gail Moore
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 23, 1999
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Carmen Rivera
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 30, 2001
Blue Bloods
as Sylvia Marshall
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 24, 2010
Sleepy Hollow
as Lori Mills
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 16, 2013
The Good Wife
as Linda Underwood
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 22, 2009
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Laura Chase
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 20, 1999
Jonny Zero
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Jan 14, 2005
Numb3rs
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 23, 2005
New York Undercover
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 08, 1994
The D.A.
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 19, 2004
The Oscars
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 19, 1953
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 26, 2003
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 21, 2014
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 12, 2022
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