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Aunjanue Ellis

Name in Native Language: "Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor" (English/EN)
Actress / Stage Actress / Television Actress / Film Actress | * 02/21/1969 (55) | San Francisco, California (United States of America (USA))
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Aunjanue L. Ellis-Taylor (née Ellis; born February 21, 1969) is an American actress. Known for her work in several film and television productions, 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 Express: The Ernie Davis Story (2008), The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009), The Help (2011), The Birth of a Nation (2016), If Beale Street Could Talk (2018), and The Color P..."> ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Crime | Mystery

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Awards & Nominations for Aunjanue Ellis

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
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Movies with Aunjanue Ellis as Actress(49)

2023 Origin
as Leslie2021 The Subject
as Oracene "Brandy" Price2021 King Richard
as Lorraine Townsend2019 Miss Virginia
as Gloria May2018 Pimp
as Lady Capulet2017 Romeo and Juliet in Harlem
as Nancy Turner2016 The Birth of a Nation
as Vicki Anderson2014 Get on Up
as Una Vida2014 Of Mind and Music
as Leigh2013 The Volunteer
as Yule Mae Davis2011 The Help
as Sydney2011 The Resident
as Darraylynn Warren2011 The Tested
as Rachel2011 Game of Death
as Pamela Matters2011 Money Matters
as Nadia2009 The Hungry Ghosts
as Therese Garber2009 The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
as Sample Sale Friend2009 Motherhood
as Marie Davis2008 The Express
as Officer Baker2008 Racing for Time
as Valerie Mass2007 Cover
as Felicia2006 Freedomland
as Vera2005 Perception
as Zora2004 Brother to Brother
as Mary Ann Fisher2004 Ray
as Sistah Girl2002 Undercover Brother
as Earlene2001 John John in the Sky
as Lorraine2001 Lovely & Amazing
as Jo2000 Men of Honor
as Agent Summers1999 Desert Blue
as Denise1999 In Too Deep
as Dyshett1999 A Map of the World
as Brenda Boyce1998 Side Streets
as Nikki1996 Girls Town
as Erica1996 Ed's Next Move

TV Shows/Series with Aunjanue Ellis as Actress(25)

as Hippolyta Freeman2020 Lovecraft Country
as Sharonne Salaam2019 When They See Us
as Eleanor Darby2016 Designated Survivor
as Aminata Diallo2015 The Book of Negroes
as Miranda Shaw2015 Quantico
as Lori Mills2013 Sleepy Hollow
as Sylvia Marshall2010 Blue Bloods
as Linda Underwood2009 The Good Wife
as Michelle Hanna2009 NCIS: Los Angeles
as Diane2008 True Blood
as Madeleine Hightower2008 The Mentalist
as Miranda Lee2006 Justice
as Jocelyn Pierce2005 E-Ring
2005 Numb3rs
as Quinn Joyner2002 MDs
as Carmen Rivera2001 Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Officer Leslie Joyner1996 High Incident

Movies with Aunjanue Ellis as Crew(2)

Production/Executive Producer2024 Grace
Production/Executive Producer2023 Origin

Additional Information

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Born: Friday, 02/21 1969 (February) in San Francisco, California (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 55 years + 37 days)
Zodiac sign: Pisces (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Brown University, New York University Tisch School of the Arts, Tougaloo College
Other names for Aunjanue Ellis (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Aunjanue L. Ellis"
"Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor"
Aunjanue Ellis frequently works together with these people:
Dick Wolf (11x, Crew)
Lou Martini Jr. (11x, Actor)
Michael Gaston (10x, Actor)
Chris Bauer (10x, Actor)
Terry Serpico (10x, Actor)
Lynn Marocola (10x, Actress)
Titus Welliver (9x, Actor)
Nestor Serrano (9x, Actor)
Matt Servitto (9x, Actor)
Linda Powell (9x, Actress)
James Biberi (9x, Actor)
Tate Taylor (5x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:10086, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 03/11/2024