Aunjanue Ellis

Aunjanue Ellis Taylor, a American stage and screen actor and producer. She is best known as a film actress due to her role on the films Ray Undercover Brother (Ray Undercover Brother) and The Mentalist. She is a graduate of the BA in African-American Studies and an MFA from Tisch School of Arts New York University. Aunjanue Ellis, a producer and actress who works in the fields of theater, film, as well as television. Her career began in the theater before appearing in several television series as well as mainstream and independent film. The actress gained fame as Miranda Shaw on ABC's Quantico and appeared on BET's epic show The Book of Negroes for that she was not only rewarded with an acclaim from critics, but also won numerous nominations and awards including a Television Critics Choice Award nomination for the Best Actress in a Movie. In 1995, she appeared in her first performance as Ariel in The Tempest as Ariel. Stage credits are Come and Gone Drowning Crow and Seeking the Genesis, a Broadway production by Joe Turner. Film-wise she's most popular for parts like Men of Honor The Caveman's Valentine The Express or The Help. The role she played as a regular in the drama series High Incident on ABC High Incident earned her praises.