Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
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...
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...
Known For
Cast Credits
Nickel Boys
as Hattie
Exhibiting Forgiveness
as Joyce
The Deliverance
as Rev Bernice James
The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat
as Odette Henry
The Color Purple
as Mama
Origin
as Isabel Wilkerson
King Richard
as Oracene 'Brandy' Price
The Subject
as Leslie
The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel
as Mattie Moss Clark
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
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
The Hungry Ghosts
as Nadia
Motherhood
as Sample Sale Friend
Notorious
as Sandy
The Express
as Marie Davis