Aunjanue Ellis

Aunjanue The. Ellis Taylor is an American actor and producer. She graduated with the B.A. with a major in African-American Studies, from Brown University. Her MFA is in acting from Tisch School at New York University. Aunjanue has a reputation as an American actress, producer and director who has worked in both film and television. Aunjanue L. Ellis began her acting in theatre. In later years, she was a part in television shows along with independent and mainstream films. She came to prominence as Miranda Shaw on ABC's Quantico and appeared on BET's epic series The Book of Negroes for which she not only received critical acclaim but also a number of awards and nominations including the Television Critics Choice Award nomination for the Best Actress in a Movie. She made her professional acting debut as Ariel on the stage in The Tempest in 1995. Her stage credits include the Broadway show of the Joe Turner musical Come and Gone A Winter's Tale Drowning Crow as well as Seeking the Genesis. Coming to her movie career she is renowned for her role in movies like Men of Honor The Caveman's Valentine The Express and The Help. For her work on television she's received praise for her part as the regular character in ABC's drama about cops High Incident.