Aunjanue Ellis

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor is an American producer stage and screen actress best known for her film roles for the movie Ray Undercover Brother and on the series on television The Mentalist. She has an BA in African-American Studies from Brown University as well as an MFA in acting from the Tisch School of the Arts New York University. Aunjanue Ellis is a writer and actress working on stage, in theatre as well as television. The path to acting started with the theater. Her appearances then included various television series including independent films as well as mainstream films. She gained acclaim as Miranda Shaw on ABC's Quantico and appeared on BET's epic show The Book of Negroes for which she not only received critical acclaim but also many nods and awards. One of them was the Television Critics Choice Award nomination for Best Actress in a Movie. Her professional acting d but was as Ariel as Ariel in The Tempest. The actress has appeared for the stage on Broadway with roles in Come and Gone, A Winter's Tale, Drowning Crow as well as Seeking the Genesis. In her film career, her most notable work is her performances in films such as Men of Honor The Caveman's Valentine The Express and The Help. Her character as a regular in ABC's drama-police series High Incident earned her praises.