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 Help
as Yule Mae DavisAibileen Clark is a middle-aged African-American maid who has spent her life raising white...
Movie pageThe story of how Richard Williams served as a coach to his daughters Venus and Serena, who will...
Movie pageThe Color Purple
as MamaA decades-spanning tale of love and resilience and of one woman's journey to independence. Celie...
Movie pageGifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
as CandyGifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story is a movie based on the life story of world-renowned...
Movie pageRay
as Mary Ann FisherBorn on a sharecropping plantation in Northern Florida, Ray Charles went blind at seven....
Movie pageThe 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...
Movie pageMen of Honor
as JoAgainst formidable odds -- and an old-school diving instructor embittered by the U.S. Navy's...
Movie pageThe Resident
as SydneyJuliet, a beautiful doctor, has found the perfect New York apartment to start a new life after...
Movie pageThe Birth of a Nation
as Nancy TurnerNat Turner, a former slave in America, leads a liberation movement in 1831 to free...
Movie pageSteven Russell leads a seemingly average life – an organ player in the local church, happily...
Movie pageFreedomland
as FeliciaA black police detective must solve a strange case of a kidnapped boy and deal with a big racial...
Movie pageIf Beale Street Could Talk
as Mrs. HuntAfter her fiance is falsely imprisoned, a pregnant African-American woman sets out to clear his...
Movie pageNotorious
as Sandy"Notorious" is the story of Christopher Wallace. Through raw talent and sheer determination,...
Movie pageThe Express
as Marie DavisBased on the incredible true story, The Express follows the inspirational life of college...
Movie pageUndercover 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...
Movie pageGet on Up
as Vicki AndersonA chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential...
Movie pageIn Too Deep
as DeniseDrug lord Dwayne Gittens rules Cincinnati with an iron fist. No wonder he's known as "God" on...
Movie pageOrigin
as Isabel WilkersonWhile grappling with tremendous personal tragedy, writer Isabel Wilkerson sets herself on a path...
Movie pageThe Caveman's Valentine
as LuluRomulus, a misunderstood musician turned recluse hiding from personal demons in a New York City...
Movie pageA Map of the World
as DyshettSchool nurse Alice Goodwin lives with her husband and two daughters on a dairy farm in a small...
Movie pageMotherhood
as Sample Sale FriendIn Manhattan, a mother of two preparing for her daughter's sixth birthday party has no idea of...
Movie pageGame of Death
as RachelCIA agent Marcus is sent undercover to Detroit to take out an arms dealer and the head of the...
Movie pageLovely & Amazing
as LorraineAn intimate family portrait of four hapless but resilient women and the bittersweet lessons they...
Movie pageDesert Blue
as Agent SummersAn academic obsessed with "roadside attractions" and his tv-star daughter finally discover the...
Movie pageAbducted: The Carlina White Story
as AnnA baby abducted at birth and raised by the woman who took her, eventually discovers she is a...
Movie pageDisappearing Acts
as PamZora Banks is a school teacher and aspiring singer hoping to become a successful star while...
Movie pageCover
as Valerie MassWhen someone is murdered on New Year's Eve, the prime suspect is Valerie Maas, a church-going...
Movie pageSide Streets
as Brenda BoyceIn 24 hours, 5 worlds collide in the forgotten neighborhoods of New York City.
Movie pageNickel Boys
as HattieIn the 1960s, African-American Elwood Curtis is sent to the Nickel Academy after he is falsely...
Movie pagePimp
as Gloria MayAn urban love story set on the hard streets of the Bronx. A struggling female pimp, named...
Movie pageExhibiting Forgiveness
as JoyceUtilizing his paintings to find freedom from his past, a Black artist on the path to success is...
Movie pageMiss Virginia
as Lorraine TownsendA struggling inner-city mother sacrifices everything to give her son a good education. Unwilling...
Movie pageRacing for Time
as Officer BakerCleveland 'Stack' Stackhouse is a guard with the Texas Correctional Youth Authority who...
Movie pageGirls Town
as NikkiThe death of a friend galvanizes three high school young women to reassess their friendship and...
Movie pageOf Mind and Music
as Una VidaDr. Alvaro Cruz, a neuroscientist, disillusioned by the death of his mother and his inability to...
Movie pageThe Tested
as Darraylynn WarrenA life shattering tragedy sends three people on vastly different paths to a similar goal of...
Movie pageThe Subject
as LeslieA successful white documentarian deals with the fallout from his last film, which caught the...
Movie pagePerception
as VeraWhen Jen Marshall, an LA girl with a reckless personality and a laundry list of burned bridges,...
Movie pageEd's Next Move
as EricaEd lives in Wisconsin. He's just been dumped by his girlfriend, so he moves to New York City for...
Movie pageThe Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel
as Mattie Moss ClarkWith guidance from their mother, five siblings overcome humble beginnings to form the renowned...
Movie pageThe Volunteer
as LeighAfter quitting her stable but soul-crushing job, Leigh passes her days in an apathetic fog until...
Movie pageThe Hungry Ghosts
as NadiaA New York City-set drama of interlocking stories which occur over a 36-hour period.
Movie pageBrother to Brother
as ZoraA drama that looks back on the Harlem Renaissance from the perspective of an elderly, black...
Movie pageThe Opponent
as uncreditedPatty Sullivan (Erica Eleniak) is a battered woman who decides to take charge of her life by...
Movie pageRomeo and Juliet in Harlem
as Lady CapuletThe first Shakespeare feature film adaptation of "Romeo and Juliet" with a complete cast of...
Movie pageHBCU Honors
as SelfThe Inaugural HBCU Honors is an evening in Miami, Fl. hosted by Wendy Raquel Robinson to...
Movie pageMoney Matters
as Pamela MattersA moving and intimate film that follows Monique "Money" Matters (Terri Abney) caught at the...
Movie pageJohn 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...
Movie pageLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Laura ChaseIn the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In...
TV Show pageNCIS: Los Angeles
as Michelle HannaThe exploits of the Los Angeles–based Office of Special Projects (OSP), an elite division of the...
TV Show pageLaw & Order: Criminal Intent
as Carmen RiveraThe third installment of the “Law & Order” franchise takes viewers deep into the minds of its...
TV Show pageThe Good Wife
as Linda UnderwoodAlicia Florrick boldly assumes full responsibility for her family and re-enters the workforce...
TV Show pageThe Mentalist
as Madeleine HightowerPatrick Jane, a former celebrity psychic medium, uses his razor sharp skills of observation and...
TV Show pageTrue Blood
as DianeThanks to a Japanese scientist's invention of synthetic, blood vampires have progressed from...
TV Show pageQuantico
as Miranda ShawA diverse group of recruits has arrived at the FBI Quantico Base for training. They are the...
TV Show pageBlue Bloods
as Sylvia MarshallA drama about a multi-generational family of cops dedicated to New York City law enforcement....
TV Show pageNew York Undercover
as uncreditedNew York Undercover is an American police drama The series stars Detective J.C. Williams and...
TV Show pageDesignated Survivor
as Eleanor DarbyTom Kirkman, a low-level cabinet member is suddenly appointed President of the United States...
TV Show pageSleepy Hollow
as Lori MillsIchabod Crane is resurrected and pulled two and a half centuries through time to unravel a...
TV Show pageLovecraft Country
as Hippolyta FreemanThe anthology horror series follows 25-year-old Atticus Freeman, who joins up with his friend...
TV Show pageWhen They See Us
as Sharonne SalaamFive teens from Harlem become trapped in a nightmare when they're falsely accused of a brutal...
TV Show pageThe Practice
as Sharon YoungA provocative legal drama focused on young associates at a bare-bones Boston firm and their...
TV Show pageJustified: City Primeval
as CarolynHaving left the hollers of Kentucky 15 years ago, Raylan Givens is now based in Miami, balancing...
TV Show pageNumb3rs
as uncreditedInspired by actual cases and experiences, Numb3rs depicts the confluence of police work and...
TV Show pageThird Watch
as uncreditedThe exploits of a group of men and women who serve the City of New York as police officers,...
TV Show pageThe Oscars
as SelfAn annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The...
TV Show pageThe D.A.
as uncreditedThe D.A. is an American legal drama television series that aired from March 19 until April 9, 2004.
TV Show pageThe Book of Negroes
as Aminata DialloKidnapped in Africa and subsequently enslaved in South Carolina, Aminata must navigate a...
TV Show pageE-Ring
as Jocelyn PierceE-Ring is an American television military drama, created by Ken Robinson and David McKenna and...
TV Show pageHigh Incident
as Officer Leslie JoynerHigh Incident is a police drama series produced by DreamWorks Television for the ABC network....
TV Show pageJustice
as Miranda LeeJustice is an American legal drama produced by Jerry Bruckheimer that aired on Fox in the USA...
TV Show pageJonny Zero
as uncreditedJonny Zero is an action-crime drama television series that aired on the Fox network in 2005. It...
TV Show pageMDs
as Quinn JoynerMedicine could be a lucrative business if it weren't for all those sick people. So goes the...
TV Show page61st Street
as Martha RobertsMoses Johnson is a promising high-school athlete with a bright future who’s accused of murdering...
TV Show page