

Acting
Aunjanue L. Ellis-Taylor (born February 21, 1969) is an American actress. She has received several accolades, including nominations for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and two Primetime Emmy Awards. She has appeared in numerous films, including Men of Honor (2000), Undercover Brother (2002), Ray (2004), Freedomland (2006), The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009), The Help (2011), The Birth of a Nation (2016), and If Beale Street Could Talk (2018). She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for portraying Oracene Price in the sports drama King Richard (2021). She has...
Highest rated appearances
Exhibiting Forgiveness
as Joyce

Miss Virginia
as Lorraine Townsend

If Beale Street Could Talk
as Mrs. Hunt

Pimp
as Gloria May

Romeo and Juliet in Harlem
as Lady Capulet

The Birth of a Nation
as Nancy Turner

Of Mind and Music
as Una Vida

Get On Up
as Vicki Anderson

The Volunteer
as Leigh

Abducted: The Carlina White Story
as Ann

Money Matters
as Pamela Matters

The Help
as Yule Mae Davis

Game of Death
as Rachel

The Resident
as Sydney

The Tested
as Darraylynn Warren

I Love You Phillip Morris
as Reba

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
as Therese Garber

Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
as Candy

The Hungry Ghosts
as Nadia

Motherhood
as Sample Sale Friend

Notorious
as Sandy

The Express
as Marie Davis
The Prince of Motor City
as Cora Neel

Racing for Time
as Officer Baker

Cover
as Valerie Mass

Freedomland
as Felicia

Perception
as Vera

Ray
as Mary Ann Fisher

Brother to Brother
as Zora

Lovely & Amazing
as Lorraine

Undercover Brother
as Sistah Girl

John John in the Sky
as Earlene

The Caveman's Valentine
as Lulu

Disappearing Acts
as Pam

The Opponent

Men of Honor
as Jo