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Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

Highest Rated: 95% If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)

Lowest Rated: 0% Cover (2007)

Birthday: Feb 21, 1969

Birthplace: San Francisco, California, USA

Aunjanue Ellis may not be a household name in Hollywood, but her face and performances as a versatile character actress left a lasting impression on audiences. From a special agent on "The Mentalist" (CBS 2008-15) to a bitter backup singer in the biopic "Ray" (2004) and a housemaid in 1960s Mississippi in "The Help" (2011), her dynamic roles earned her countless awards and the ability to seek out non-stereotypical characters worthy of her talent.

Highest rated movies

95% Exhibiting Forgiveness 95% 68% If Beale Street Could Talk 90% 98% King Richard
86% 64% Lovely & Amazing
86% 80% Girls Town
81% 98% Origin 81% 95% The Color Purple 81% 68% Get On Up

Filmography

Movies

Credit
77% No Score Yet Nickel Boys Hattie (Character) - 2024
95% No Score Yet Exhibiting Forgiveness Joyce (Character) - 2024
69% 90% The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat Odette (Character) - 2024
35% 41% The Deliverance .Rev Bernice James (Character) - 2024
81% 98% Origin Isabel Wilkerson (Character) $4.7M 2023
81% 95% The Color Purple Mama (Character) $60.6M 2023
90% 98% King Richard Oracene "Brandy" Williams (Character) $15.1M 2021
67% 27% The Subject Leslie Barnes (Character) - 2020
No Score Yet 100% The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel Mattie Moss Clark (Character) - 2019
53% 97% Miss Virginia Lorraine Townsend (Character) - 2019
95% 68% If Beale Street Could Talk Mrs. Hunt (Character) $14.9M 2018
56% 95% Pimp Gloria May (Character) - 2018
72% 71% The Birth of a Nation Nancy Turner (Character) $15.8M 2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet Romeo and Juliet in Harlem Lady Capulet (Character),
Executive Producer
- 2015
71% 88% Of Mind and Music Una Vida (Character) $15.1K 2014
81% 68% Get On Up Vicki Anderson (Character) $30.5M 2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Volunteer Leigh (Character) - 2013
No Score Yet 68% Abducted: The Carlina White Story Ann Pettway (Character) - 2012
76% 89% The Help Yule Mae (Character) $169.7M 2011
31% 27% The Resident Sydney (Character) - 2011
No Score Yet 58% The Tested Darralynn Warren (Character) - 2010
No Score Yet 89% Money Matters Pamela Matters (Character) - 2010
No Score Yet 20% Game of Death Rachel (Character) - 2010
14% 60% The Hungry Ghosts Nadia (Character) - 2009
No Score Yet 85% Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story Candy (Character) - 2009
51% 52% The Taking of Pelham 123 Therese (Garber's Wife) (Character) $65.5M 2009
52% 65% Notorious Sandy (Character) $36.8M 2009
0% 79% Cover Unknown (Character) $62.2K 2007
24% 25% Freedomland Felicia (Character) $12.5M 2006
0% 32% Perception Vera (Character) - 2005
76% 73% Brother to Brother Zora (Character) - 2004
79% 87% Ray Mary Ann Fisher (Character) $75.3M 2004
78% 64% Undercover Brother Sistah Girl (Character) $38.2M 2002
No Score Yet 71% John John in the Sky Earlene (Character) - 2001
86% 64% Lovely & Amazing Lorraine (Character) $4.2M 2001
45% 51% The Caveman's Valentine Lulu (Character) $687.1K 2001
60% 85% Disappearing Acts Pam (Character) - 2000
No Score Yet 12% The Opponent June (Character) - 2000
42% 81% Men of Honor Jo (Character) $48.8M 2000
No Score Yet No Score Yet Side Streets Brenda Boyce (Character) - 1998
37% 47% Desert Blue Agent Summers (Character) $99.1K 1998
86% 80% Girls Town Nikki (Character) $508.7K 1996

TV

Credit
71% 79% 61st Street Martha Roberts (Character) 2022 2024
No Score Yet 41% Jimmy Kimmel Live! Guest 2021 2024
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Talk Guest 2024
92% 47% Justified: City Primeval Carolyn Wilder (Character) 2023
No Score Yet No Score Yet Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Guest 2022
88% 64% Lovecraft Country Hippolyta Freeman (Character) 2020
No Score Yet 44% The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Guest 2020
78% 83% Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Reverend Laura Chase (Guest Star) 2020
97% 89% When They See Us Sharon Salaam (Character) 2019
71% 53% Designated Survivor Eleanor Darby (Guest Star) 2018
70% 46% Quantico Miranda Shaw (Character) 2015-2017
No Score Yet 63% NCIS: Los Angeles Michelle Hanna (Guest Star) 2012-2014 2017
100% No Score Yet The Book of Negroes Aminata Diallo (Character) 2015
74% 73% Sleepy Hollow Unknown (Guest Star) 2014
No Score Yet 89% The Mentalist Danny Ruskin (Guest Star) 2010-2011 2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet Missing Unknown (Guest Star),
Guest
2012
No Score Yet 81% Blue Bloods Sylvia Marshall (Guest Star) 2012
93% 91% The Good Wife Linda Underwood (Guest Star) 2009
68% 72% True Blood Diane (Guest Star) 2008
No Score Yet 93% Numb3ers Unknown (Guest Star) 2008
No Score Yet 72% Law & Order: Criminal Intent Carmen Rivera (Guest Star) 2007
63% No Score Yet Justice Unknown (Guest Star) 2006
15% No Score Yet E-Ring Master Sgt. Jocelyn Pierce (Character) 2005-2006
No Score Yet No Score Yet Jonny Zero Unknown (Guest Star) 2005
63% No Score Yet The D.A. Unknown (Guest Star) 2004
25% No Score Yet MDs Unknown (Character) 2002
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Practice Unknown (Guest Star) 1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet High Incident Unknown (Character) 1996-1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet New York Undercover Unknown (Guest Star) 1995