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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.

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Highest-Rated Movies

95% 68% If Beale Street Could Talk Watchlist 95% 91% Exhibiting Forgiveness Watchlist 90% 98% King Richard Watchlist 90% 78% Nickel Boys Watchlist
86% 64% Lovely & Amazing
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81% 97% Origin Watchlist 81% 95% The Color Purple Watchlist 81% 80% Girls Town Watchlist 80% 68% Get On Up Watchlist
79% 87% Ray
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Filmography

Movies TV Shows
Nickel Boys 90% 78% 2024 Hattie Actor Exhibiting Forgiveness 95% 91% 2024 Joyce Actor The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat 67% 85% 2024 Odette Actor The Deliverance 34% 40% 2024 .Rev Bernice James Actor Origin 81% 97% 2023 Isabel Wilkerson Actor The Color Purple 81% 95% 2023 Mama Actor King Richard 90% 98% 2021 Oracene "Brandy" Williams Actor The Subject 67% 27% 2020 Leslie Barnes Actor The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel 100% 2019 Mattie Moss Clark Actor Miss Virginia 57% 97% 2019 Lorraine Townsend Actor If Beale Street Could Talk 95% 68% 2018 Mrs. Hunt Actor Pimp 50% 95% 2018 Gloria May Actor The Birth of a Nation 72% 71% 2016 Nancy Turner Actor Romeo and Juliet in Harlem 2015 Lady Capulet Actor, Executive Producer Of Mind and Music 71% 85% 2014 Una Vida Actor Get On Up 80% 68% 2014 Vicki Anderson Actor The Volunteer 2013 Leigh Actor Abducted: The Carlina White Story 68% 2012 Ann Pettway Actor The Help 76% 89% 2011 Yule Mae Actor The Resident 31% 27% 2011 Sydney Actor The Tested 58% 2010 Darralynn Warren Actor Money Matters 89% 2010 Pamela Matters Actor Game of Death 20% 2010 Rachel Actor The Hungry Ghosts 14% 60% 2009 Nadia Actor Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story 85% 2009 Candy Actor
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