Aunjanue Ellis

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor is an American stage and screen actress, best famous for her role in film for the movie Ray Undercover Brother and on the popular television series The Mentalist. She graduated with a BA in African-American Studies from Brown University as well as an MFA in Acting from the Tisch School of the Arts New York University. Aunjanue Ellis. Ellis is an American actor as well as a producer. She has a long-standing involvement in films theater and television. Her first job was as an actress in theatre later on, she went on to play in a variety of television programs, as well as independent and mainstream films. She became famous as Miranda Shaw, a character in ABC's Quantico. In BET's epic series The Book of Negroes she performed. Not only did she get praise from critics for her role but got a handful of awards and nominations. She made her professional acting debut as Ariel on the stage in The Tempest in 1995. She's performed in Broadway on stage in Come and Gone, A Winter's Tale, Drowning Crow and Seeking the Genesis. In her film career, she is most well-known for her appearances in films such as Men of Honor The Caveman's Valentine The Express and The Help. Her role on television in ABC's police drama series High Incident has earned her high praise.