Aunjanue Ellis

Aunjanue Ellis Taylor, actress, American screen and stage actor and producer. She is most famous as a film actress for her role on the films Ray Undercover Brother (Ray Undercover Brother) as well as The Mentalist. She holds 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 is an American actor and producer working in film, theater, as well as television. Her acting career began in the theatre. Then she appeared on various television series, independent films and mainstream films. She rose to fame as Miranda Shaw in ABC's Quantico as well as in BET's epic show The Book of Negroes. In both roles, she was praised by critics and received a variety of nominations and awards including the Television Critics Choice Award for Best Actress. Her professional acting debut as Ariel as Ariel in The Tempest in 1995. Her stage credits comprise Come and Gone Drowning Crow as well as Seeking the Genesis, a Broadway production of Joe Turner. In her film career her most well-known roles are roles such as Men of Honor The Caveman's Valentine The Express or The Help. In her television work, she's received praise for her performance as a regular character on ABC's drama about cops High Incident.