Aunjanue Ellis

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, an American producer stage and screen actress, best known for her film roles as a character in Ray Undercover Brother and on the tv show The Mentalist. She graduated with an undergraduate degree in African-American Studies at Brown University as well as a Masters in acting at the Tisch School for the Arts New York University. Aunjanue is an American actor as well as a producer and director. She is employed in film and television. The actress Aunjanue. Ellis began acting in the theatre. In later years, she was a part in television series as well as independent and mainstream films. Her most famous role was Miranda Shaw in ABC's Quantico, and also appeared on BET's epic series The Book of Negroes. In both roles, she was praised by critics and received various awards and nominations, among them the Television Critics Choice Award for Best Actress. She made her professional acting debut as Ariel as Ariel in The Tempest in 1995. Her stage credits include Come and Gone Drowning Crow and Seeking the Genesis, a Broadway production by Joe Turner. Coming to her movie career she is renowned for her performances in films such as Men of Honor The Caveman's Valentine The Express and The Help. She is also well-known for her character on ABC's crime drama High Incident.