Aunjanue Ellis

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, an American screen and stage actress who is best well-known for her films in Ray Undercover Brother and on the television series The Mentalist. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in African-American Studies from Brown University and an MFA in Acting from the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. Aunjanue is l. Ellis, is an American producer and actress who has worked in theater and TV and films as and is active on both sides of the screen. Her career began as an actor in theater but then proceeded to appear in many television shows, as well as independent and mainstream films. She was known for appearing as Miranda Shaw (ABC's Quantico) as well as on BET's epic The Book of Negroes. Both series received major praise from critics, and she also received a number of accolades. She made her professional acting debut in the role of Ariel on the stage in The Tempest in 1995. The credits on stage comprise Come and Gone Drowning Crow as well as Seeking the Genesis, a Broadway production by Joe Turner. In the film industry her most well-known roles are parts like Men of Honor The Caveman's Valentine The Express or The Help. In her television work, she has been praised for her part as a regular character on ABC's drama about cops High Incident.