Aunjanue L. Ellis-Taylor\u00a0(born February 21, 1969) is an American actress. She has received\u00a0several accolades, including nominations for an\u00a0Academy Award, a\u00a0Golden Globe Award, and two\u00a0Primetime Emmy Awards.<\/p>\n
She has appeared in numerous films, including\u00a0Men of Honor\u00a0(2000),\u00a0Undercover Brother\u00a0(2002),\u00a0Ray\u00a0(2004),\u00a0Freedomland\u00a0(2006),\u00a0The Taking of Pelham 123\u00a0(2009),\u00a0The Help\u00a0(2011),\u00a0The Birth of a Nation\u00a0(2016), and\u00a0If Beale Street Could Talk (2018). She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for portraying\u00a0Oracene Price\u00a0in the sports drama\u00a0King Richard\u00a0(2021). She has since starred in\u00a0The Color Purple\u00a0(2023),\u00a0Origin\u00a0(2023), and\u00a0Nickel Boys\u00a0(2024).<\/p>\n
On television, Ellis had regular and recurring roles in the series\u00a0High Incident\u00a0(1996\u20131997),\u00a0The Practice\u00a0(1999),\u00a0True Blood\u00a0(2008), and\u00a0The Mentalist\u00a0(2010\u20132013). She also appeared in several television films, such as\u00a0Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story\u00a0(2009),\u00a0Abducted: The Carlina White Story\u00a0(2013), and\u00a0The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel\u00a0(2020), as well as the miniseries\u00a0The Book of Negroes\u00a0(2015) and series\u00a0Quantico (2015\u20132017). She was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards for her roles in the miniseries\u00a0When They See Us\u00a0(2019) and Lovecraft Country\u00a0(2021) series.<\/p>\n
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Aunjanue L. Ellis-Taylor\u00a0(born February 21, 1969) is an American actress. She has received\u00a0several accolades, including nominations for an\u00a0Academy Award, a\u00a0Golden Globe Award, and two\u00a0Primetime Emmy Awards. She has appeared in numerous films, including\u00a0Men of Honor\u00a0(2000),\u00a0Undercover Brother\u00a0(2002),\u00a0Ray\u00a0(2004),\u00a0Freedomland\u00a0(2006),\u00a0The Taking of Pelham 123\u00a0(2009),\u00a0The Help\u00a0(2011),\u00a0The Birth of a Nation\u00a0(2016), and\u00a0If Beale Street Could Talk (2018). She was nominated for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-32649","movie_engine_person","type-movie_engine_person","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n