Biography
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Acting
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 A…
Career works
86
Movies
54
Series
32
Career average
6.5/10
Birth date
02/21/1969
Place of birth
San Francisco, California, USA
Filmography highlights
Movies
Lucky Strike
2026 · 6.7
Nickel Boys
2024 · 6.6
Exhibiting Forgiveness
2024 · 5.9
The Deliverance
2024 · 6.0
The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat
2024 · 6.7
The Color Purple
2023 · 7.0
Origin
2023 · 6.2
King Richard
2021 · 7.6
The Subject
2021 · 3.9
The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel
2020 · 7.6
Miss Virginia
2019 · 7.8
If Beale Street Could Talk
2018 · 6.9
Pimp
2018 · 6.2
Romeo and Juliet in Harlem
2017
The Birth of a Nation
2016 · 6.5
Series
Lucky
2026 · 7.1
Justified: City Primeval
2023 · 7.0
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 · 5.6
61st Street
2022 · 6.6
Lovecraft Country
2020 · 7.1
When They See Us
2019 · 8.2
Designated Survivor
2016 · 7.1
Quantico
2015 · 6.5
The Book of Negroes
2015 · 6.6
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014 · 4.2
Sleepy Hollow
2013 · 7.4
Missing
2012 · 6.2
Blue Bloods
2010 · 7.8
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009 · 7.5
The Good Wife
2009 · 7.6