Aunjanue Ellis

Aunjanue E. Taylor Aunjanue E. Taylor, an American producer and actor, has been known for her roles in the feature film Ray Undercover Brother as well as in The Mentalist. She earned a B.A. from African-American Studies, from Brown University. Her MFA is in acting at Tisch School of Acting at New York University. Aunjanue is l. Ellis, is an American producer and actress who has worked in theater as well as television and film productions also, has been active on both sides of the screen. Aunjanue L. Ellis began her acting in the theater. In later years, she was a part in television shows along with independent and mainstream films. The actress was famous for her role as Miranda Shaw (ABC's Quantico) and on BET's massive The Book of Negroes. The two series garnered critical acclaim, but she also won a lot of awards. Her first professional performance was as Ariel, as Ariel, The Tempest. On Broadway, she has appeared as a character in Come and Gone A Winter's Tale Seeking the Genesis and Joe Turner's Come and Gone. Coming to her movie career she is renowned for her role in movies such as Men of Honor The Caveman's Valentine The Express and The Help. In her television work, she's received praise for her role as a regular character on ABC's cop drama High Incident.