Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

Born: 1969-02-21

​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


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The Help

as Yule Mae Davis
Released: 2011-08-09

Aibileen Clark is a middle-aged African-American maid who has spent her life raising white...

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as Oracene "Brandy" Price
Released: 2021-11-18

The story of how Richard Williams served as a coach to his daughters Venus and Serena, who will...

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The Color Purple

as Mama
Released: 2023-12-25

A decades-spanning tale of love and resilience and of one woman's journey to independence. Celie...

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Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story

as Candy
Released: 2009-02-07

Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story is a movie based on the life story of world-renowned...

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Ray

as Mary Ann Fisher
Released: 2004-10-29

Born on a sharecropping plantation in Northern Florida, Ray Charles went blind at seven....

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The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

as Therese Garber
Released: 2009-06-10

Armed men hijack a New York City subway train, holding the passengers hostage in return for a...

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Men of Honor

as Jo
Released: 2000-09-13

Against formidable odds -- and an old-school diving instructor embittered by the U.S. Navy's...

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The Resident

as Sydney
Released: 2011-02-10

Juliet, a beautiful doctor, has found the perfect New York apartment to start a new life after...

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The Birth of a Nation

as Nancy Turner
Released: 2016-09-09

Nat Turner, a former slave in America, leads a liberation movement in 1831 to free...

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as Reba
Released: 2010-02-04

Steven Russell leads a seemingly average life – an organ player in the local church, happily...

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Freedomland

as Felicia
Released: 2006-02-17

A black police detective must solve a strange case of a kidnapped boy and deal with a big racial...

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If Beale Street Could Talk

as Mrs. Hunt
Released: 2018-12-14

After her fiance is falsely imprisoned, a pregnant African-American woman sets out to clear his...

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Notorious

as Sandy
Released: 2009-01-16

"Notorious" is the story of Christopher Wallace. Through raw talent and sheer determination,...

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The Express

as Marie Davis
Released: 2008-10-10

Based on the incredible true story, The Express follows the inspirational life of college...

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Undercover Brother

as Sistah Girl
Released: 2002-05-31

An 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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Get on Up

as Vicki Anderson
Released: 2014-08-01

A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential...

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In Too Deep

as Denise
Released: 1999-08-25

Drug lord Dwayne Gittens rules Cincinnati with an iron fist. No wonder he's known as "God" on...

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Origin

as Isabel Wilkerson
Released: 2023-12-08

While grappling with tremendous personal tragedy, writer Isabel Wilkerson sets herself on a path...

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The Caveman's Valentine

as Lulu
Released: 2001-01-19

Romulus, a misunderstood musician turned recluse hiding from personal demons in a New York City...

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A Map of the World

as Dyshett
Released: 1999-09-13

School nurse Alice Goodwin lives with her husband and two daughters on a dairy farm in a small...

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Motherhood

as Sample Sale Friend
Released: 2009-01-21

In 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 Rachel
Released: 2011-02-15

CIA agent Marcus is sent undercover to Detroit to take out an arms dealer and the head of the...

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Lovely & Amazing

as Lorraine
Released: 2001-08-31

An intimate family portrait of four hapless but resilient women and the bittersweet lessons they...

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Desert Blue

as Agent Summers
Released: 1999-06-04

An academic obsessed with "roadside attractions" and his tv-star daughter finally discover the...

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Abducted: The Carlina White Story

as Ann
Released: 2012-10-06

A baby abducted at birth and raised by the woman who took her, eventually discovers she is a...

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Disappearing Acts

as Pam
Released: 2000-12-09

Zora Banks is a school teacher and aspiring singer hoping to become a successful star while...

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Cover

as Valerie Mass
Released: 2007-05-08

When someone is murdered on New Year's Eve, the prime suspect is Valerie Maas, a church-going...

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Side Streets

as Brenda Boyce
Released: 1998-09-05

In 24 hours, 5 worlds collide in the forgotten neighborhoods of New York City.

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Nickel Boys

as Hattie
Released: 2024-10-25

In the 1960s, African-American Elwood Curtis is sent to the Nickel Academy after he is falsely...

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Pimp

as Gloria May
Released: 2018-11-09

An urban love story set on the hard streets of the Bronx. A struggling female pimp, named...

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Exhibiting Forgiveness

as Joyce
Released: 2024-01-20

Utilizing his paintings to find freedom from his past, a Black artist on the path to success is...

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Miss Virginia

as Lorraine Townsend
Released: 2019-10-18

A struggling inner-city mother sacrifices everything to give her son a good education. Unwilling...

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Racing for Time

as Officer Baker
Released: 2008-02-16

Cleveland 'Stack' Stackhouse is a guard with the Texas Correctional Youth Authority who...

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Girls Town

as Nikki
Released: 1996-08-21

The death of a friend galvanizes three high school young women to reassess their friendship and...

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Of Mind and Music

as Una Vida
Released: 2014-10-19

Dr. Alvaro Cruz, a neuroscientist, disillusioned by the death of his mother and his inability to...

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The Tested

as Darraylynn Warren
Released: 2011-01-01

A life shattering tragedy sends three people on vastly different paths to a similar goal of...

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The Subject

as Leslie
Released: 2021-10-22

A successful white documentarian deals with the fallout from his last film, which caught the...

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Perception

as Vera
Released: 2005-01-01

When Jen Marshall, an LA girl with a reckless personality and a laundry list of burned bridges,...

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Ed's Next Move

as Erica
Released: 1996-10-18

Ed lives in Wisconsin. He's just been dumped by his girlfriend, so he moves to New York City for...

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The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel

as Mattie Moss Clark
Released: 2020-04-11

With guidance from their mother, five siblings overcome humble beginnings to form the renowned...

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The Volunteer

as Leigh
Released: 2013-06-20

After quitting her stable but soul-crushing job, Leigh passes her days in an apathetic fog until...

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The Hungry Ghosts

as Nadia
Released: 2009-01-22

A New York City-set drama of interlocking stories which occur over a 36-hour period.

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Brother to Brother

as Zora
Released: 2004-01-17

A drama that looks back on the Harlem Renaissance from the perspective of an elderly, black...

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The Opponent

as uncredited
Released: 2000-10-20

Patty Sullivan (Erica Eleniak) is a battered woman who decides to take charge of her life by...

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Romeo and Juliet in Harlem

as Lady Capulet
Released: 2017-07-01

The first Shakespeare feature film adaptation of "Romeo and Juliet" with a complete cast of...

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HBCU Honors

as Self
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The Inaugural HBCU Honors is an evening in Miami, Fl. hosted by Wendy Raquel Robinson to...

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Money Matters

as Pamela Matters
Released: 2011-11-15

A moving and intimate film that follows Monique "Money" Matters (Terri Abney) caught at the...

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John John in the Sky

as Earlene
Released: 2001-06-17

A young boy sets out to build a working airplane in order to allow him to escape with his mother...

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Laura Chase
First aired: 1999-09-20

In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In...

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NCIS: Los Angeles

as Michelle Hanna
First aired: 2009-09-22

The exploits of the Los Angeles–based Office of Special Projects (OSP), an elite division of the...

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Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Carmen Rivera
First aired: 2001-09-30

The third installment of the “Law & Order” franchise takes viewers deep into the minds of its...

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The Good Wife

as Linda Underwood
First aired: 2009-09-22

Alicia Florrick boldly assumes full responsibility for her family and re-enters the workforce...

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The Mentalist

as Madeleine Hightower
First aired: 2008-09-23

Patrick Jane, a former celebrity psychic medium, uses his razor sharp skills of observation and...

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True Blood

as Diane
First aired: 2008-09-07

Thanks to a Japanese scientist's invention of synthetic, blood vampires have progressed from...

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Quantico

as Miranda Shaw
First aired: 2015-09-27

A diverse group of recruits has arrived at the FBI Quantico Base for training. They are the...

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Blue Bloods

as Sylvia Marshall
First aired: 2010-09-24

A drama about a multi-generational family of cops dedicated to New York City law enforcement....

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New York Undercover

as uncredited
First aired: 1994-09-08

New York Undercover is an American police drama The series stars Detective J.C. Williams and...

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Designated Survivor

as Eleanor Darby
First aired: 2016-09-21

Tom Kirkman, a low-level cabinet member is suddenly appointed President of the United States...

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Sleepy Hollow

as Lori Mills
First aired: 2013-09-16

Ichabod Crane is resurrected and pulled two and a half centuries through time to unravel a...

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Lovecraft Country

as Hippolyta Freeman
First aired: 2020-08-16

The anthology horror series follows 25-year-old Atticus Freeman, who joins up with his friend...

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When They See Us

as Sharonne Salaam
First aired: 2019-05-31

Five teens from Harlem become trapped in a nightmare when they're falsely accused of a brutal...

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The Practice

as Sharon Young
First aired: 1997-03-04

A provocative legal drama focused on young associates at a bare-bones Boston firm and their...

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Justified: City Primeval

as Carolyn
First aired: 2023-07-18

Having left the hollers of Kentucky 15 years ago, Raylan Givens is now based in Miami, balancing...

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Numb3rs

as uncredited
First aired: 2005-01-23

Inspired by actual cases and experiences, Numb3rs depicts the confluence of police work and...

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Third Watch

as uncredited
First aired: 1999-09-23

The exploits of a group of men and women who serve the City of New York as police officers,...

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The Oscars

as Self
First aired: 1953-03-19

An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The...

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The D.A.

as uncredited
First aired: 2004-03-19

The D.A. is an American legal drama television series that aired from March 19 until April 9, 2004.

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The Book of Negroes

as Aminata Diallo
First aired: 2015-01-07

Kidnapped in Africa and subsequently enslaved in South Carolina, Aminata must navigate a...

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E-Ring

as Jocelyn Pierce
First aired: 2005-09-21

E-Ring is an American television military drama, created by Ken Robinson and David McKenna and...

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High Incident

as Officer Leslie Joyner
First aired: 1996-03-04

High Incident is a police drama series produced by DreamWorks Television for the ABC network....

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Justice

as Miranda Lee
First aired: 2006-08-30

Justice is an American legal drama produced by Jerry Bruckheimer that aired on Fox in the USA...

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Jonny Zero

as uncredited
First aired: 2005-01-14

Jonny Zero is an action-crime drama television series that aired on the Fox network in 2005. It...

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MDs

as Quinn Joyner
First aired: 2002-09-25

Medicine could be a lucrative business if it weren't for all those sick people. So goes the...

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61st Street

as Martha Roberts
First aired: 2022-04-10

Moses Johnson is a promising high-school athlete with a bright future who’s accused of murdering...

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