Aunjanue Ellis

Aunjanue ellis-taylor, the American screen and stage actor and producer. She is best known as an actress in films for her roles as a character in Ray Undercover Brother (Ray Undercover Brother) and The Mentalist. She earned a Bachelor of Arts 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 L. Ellis is an American actor and producer. She is actively involved in theater, film, and television. The actress Aunjanue. Ellis began acting in theatre. In later years, she was a part in television shows as well as independent and mainstream films. She came to prominence as Miranda Shaw on ABC's Quantico and appeared on the epic BET series The Book of Negroes for which she not only received critical acclaim but also numerous nominations and awards, including the Television Critics Choice Award nomination for Best Actress in a Film. In 1995, she was the first to appear as Ariel on the stage on stage in The Tempest. On Broadway, she has appeared in Come and Gone A Winter's Tale Seeking the Genesis and Joe Turner's Come and Gone. In the film industry she is most famous for roles such as Men of Honor The Caveman's Valentine The Express or The Help. She is also well-known for her role on ABC's crime drama High Incident.