Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor is an American producer, stage and screen actress, best known for her film roles in "Ray", "Undercover Brother", and on the television series "The Mentalist". She has an BA in African-American Studies from Brown University, and an MFA in Acting from the Tisch School of the Arts, New York University. 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
The Deliverance
as Rev Bernice JamesEbony Jackson, a struggling single mother fighting her personal demons, moves her family into a...
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Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
as CandyGifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story is a movie based on the life story of world-renowned...
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The Help
as Yule Mae DavisAibileen Clark is a middle-aged African-American maid who has spent her life raising white...
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The Color Purple
as MamaA decades-spanning tale of love and resilience and of one woman's journey to independence. Celie...
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Ray
as Mary Ann FisherBorn on a sharecropping plantation in Northern Florida, Ray Charles went blind at seven....
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Men of Honor
as JoAgainst formidable odds -- and an old-school diving instructor embittered by the U.S. Navy's...
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The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
as Therese GarberArmed men hijack a New York City subway train, holding the passengers hostage in return for a...
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The story of how Richard Williams served as a coach to his daughters Venus and Serena, who will...
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The Resident
as SydneyJuliet, a beautiful doctor, has found the perfect New York apartment to start a new life after...
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Origin
as Isabel WilkersonWhile investigating the global phenomenon of caste and its dark influence on society, a...
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The Birth of a Nation
as Nancy TurnerNat Turner, a former slave in America, leads a liberation movement in 1831 to free...
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The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat
as Odette HenryThree lifelong best friends known as “The Supremes” share the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood...
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Notorious
as Sandy"Notorious" is the story of Christopher Wallace. Through raw talent and sheer determination,...
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The Express
as Marie DavisFollow the inspirational life of college football hero Ernie Davis, the first African-American...
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Steven Russell leads a seemingly average life – an organ player in the local church, happily...
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Undercover Brother
as Sistah GirlAn Afro-American organization, the B.R.O.T.H.E.R.H.O.O.D., is in permanent fight against a white...
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If Beale Street Could Talk
as Mrs. HuntAfter her fiance is falsely imprisoned, a pregnant African-American woman sets out to clear his...
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Freedomland
as FeliciaA black police detective must solve a strange case of a kidnapped boy and deal with a big racial...
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The Caveman's Valentine
as LuluRomulus, a misunderstood musician turned recluse hiding from personal demons in a New York City...
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Desert Blue
as Agent SummersAn academic obsessed with "roadside attractions" and his tv-star daughter finally discover the...
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Nickel Boys
as HattieChronicles the powerful friendship between two young Black teenagers navigating the harrowing...
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Motherhood
as Sample Sale FriendIn Manhattan, a mother of two preparing for her daughter's sixth birthday party has no idea of...
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Game of Death
as RachelCIA agent Marcus is sent undercover to Detroit to take out an arms dealer and the head of the...
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Get on Up
as Vicki AndersonA chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential...
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In Too Deep
as DeniseDrug lord Dwayne Gittens rules Cincinnati with an iron fist. No wonder he's known as "God" on...
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Pimp
as Gloria MayAn urban love story set on the hard streets of the Bronx. A struggling female pimp, named...
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Lovely & Amazing
as LorraineAn intimate family portrait of four hapless but resilient women and the bittersweet lessons they...
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Disappearing Acts
as PamZora Banks is a school teacher and aspiring singer hoping to become a successful star while...
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Exhibiting Forgiveness
as JoyceUtilizing his paintings to find freedom from his past, a Black artist on the path to success is...
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A Map of the World
as DyshettSchool nurse Alice Goodwin lives with her husband and two daughters on a dairy farm in a small...
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The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel
as Mattie Moss ClarkWith guidance from their mother, five siblings overcome humble beginnings to form the renowned...
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Perception
as VeraWhen Jen Marshall, an LA girl with a reckless personality and a laundry list of burned bridges,...
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Abducted: The Carlina White Story
as AnnA baby abducted at birth and raised by the woman who took her, eventually discovers she is a...
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The Opponent
as uncreditedPatty Sullivan is a battered woman who decides to take charge of her life by taking boxing...
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Romeo and Juliet in Harlem
as Lady CapuletThe first Shakespeare feature film adaptation of "Romeo and Juliet" with a complete cast of...
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The Subject
as LeslieA successful white documentarian deals with the fallout from his last film, which caught the...
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Brother to Brother
as ZoraA drama that looks back on the Harlem Renaissance from the perspective of an elderly, black...
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Ed's Next Move
as EricaEd lives in Wisconsin. He's just been dumped by his girlfriend, so he moves to New York City for...
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Of Mind and Music
as Una VidaDr. Alvaro Cruz, a neuroscientist, disillusioned by the death of his mother and his inability to...
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Cover
as Valerie MassWhen someone is murdered on New Year's Eve, the prime suspect is Valerie Maas, a church-going...
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The Tested
as Darraylynn WarrenA life shattering tragedy sends three people on vastly different paths to a similar goal of...
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Girls Town
as NikkiThe death of a friend galvanizes three high school young women to reassess their friendship and...
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The Hungry Ghosts
as NadiaA New York City-set drama of interlocking stories which occur over a 36-hour period.
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Money Matters
as Pamela MattersA moving and intimate film that follows Monique "Money" Matters (Terri Abney) caught at the...
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Miss Virginia
as Lorraine TownsendA struggling inner-city mother sacrifices everything to give her son a good education. Unwilling...
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Side Streets
as Brenda BoyceThe lives of diverse characters in each of New York City's five boroughs overlap.
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John John in the Sky
as EarleneA young boy sets out to build a working airplane in order to allow him to escape with his mother...
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Racing for Time
as Officer BakerCleveland 'Stack' Stackhouse is a guard with the Texas Correctional Youth Authority who...
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The Volunteer
as LeighAfter quitting her stable but soul-crushing job, Leigh passes her days in an apathetic fog until...
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HBCU Honors
as SelfThe Inaugural HBCU Honors is an evening in Miami, Fl. hosted by Wendy Raquel Robinson to...
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Laura ChaseIn the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In...
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The Mentalist
as Madeleine HightowerPatrick Jane, a former celebrity psychic medium, uses his razor sharp skills of observation and...
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Blue Bloods
as Sylvia MarshallA drama about a multi-generational family of cops dedicated to New York City law enforcement....
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NCIS: Los Angeles
as Michelle HannaThe exploits of the Los Angeles–based Office of Special Projects (OSP), an elite division of the...
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True Blood
as DianeThanks to a Japanese scientist's invention of synthetic, blood vampires have progressed from...
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The Good Wife
as Linda UnderwoodAlicia Florrick boldly assumes full responsibility for her family and re-enters the workforce...
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Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Carmen RiveraThe third installment of the “Law & Order” franchise takes viewers deep into the minds of its...
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Designated Survivor
as Eleanor DarbyTom Kirkman, a low-level cabinet member is suddenly appointed President of the United States...
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Third Watch
as Gail MooreThe exploits of a group of men and women who serve the City of New York as police officers,...
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The Practice
as Sharon YoungA provocative legal drama focused on young associates at a bare-bones Boston firm and their...
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Numb3rs
as uncreditedInspired by actual cases and experiences, Numb3rs depicts the confluence of police work and...
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as SelfJimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and...
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Quantico
as Miranda ShawA diverse group of recruits has arrived at the FBI Quantico Base for training. They are the...
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Sleepy Hollow
as Lori MillsIchabod Crane is resurrected and pulled two and a half centuries through time to unravel a...
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New York Undercover
as uncreditedNew York Undercover is an American police drama The series stars Detective J.C. Williams and...
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Justified: City Primeval
as CarolynHaving left the hollers of Kentucky 15 years ago, Raylan Givens is now based in Miami, balancing...
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Lovecraft Country
as Hippolyta FreemanThe anthology horror series follows 25-year-old Atticus Freeman, who joins up with his friend...
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The Oscars
as SelfAn annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The...
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When They See Us
as Sharonne SalaamFive teens from Harlem become trapped in a nightmare when they're falsely accused of a brutal...
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E-Ring
as Jocelyn PierceE-Ring is an American television military drama, created by Ken Robinson and David McKenna and...
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High Incident
as Officer Leslie JoynerHigh Incident is a police drama series produced by DreamWorks Television for the ABC network....
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61st Street
as Martha RobertsMoses Johnson is a promising high-school athlete with a bright future who’s accused of murdering...
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MDs
as Quinn JoynerMedicine could be a lucrative business if it weren't for all those sick people. So goes the...
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Justice
as Miranda LeeJustice is an American legal drama produced by Jerry Bruckheimer that aired on Fox in the USA...
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The Book of Negroes
as Aminata DialloKidnapped in Africa and subsequently enslaved in South Carolina, Aminata must navigate a...
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Jonny Zero
as uncreditedJonny Zero is an action-crime drama television series that aired on the Fox network in 2005. It...
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The D.A.
as uncreditedThe D.A. is an American legal drama television series that aired from March 19 until April 9, 2004.
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