Actor
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
February 21, 1969 · 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).
Notable work
8.2The Help (2011)
as Yule Mae Davis
8.4The Mentalist (2008)
as Madeleine Hightower
8Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
as Laura Chase
6.4The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009)
as Therese Garber
7.6King Richard (2021)
as Oracene 'Brandy' Price
7.5Men of Honor (2000)
as Jo
7.5Ray (2004)
as Mary Ann Fisher
7.6True Blood (2008)
as Diane
6.4I Love You Phillip Morris (2010)
as Reba
7.5NCIS: Los Angeles (2009)
as Michelle Hanna
6.9If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
as Mrs. Hunt
7.2Designated Survivor (2016)
as Eleanor Darby
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