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Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

Aunjanue L. Ellis-Taylor (; Ellis; 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 Nation'' (2016), and ''If Beale Street Could Talk'' (2018). For her portrayal of Oracene Price in the sports drama ''King Richard'' (2021), she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She has since starred in ''The Color Purple'' (2023), ''Origin'' (2023), and ''Nickel Boys'' (2024).

On television, Ellis had regular and recurring roles in the series ''High Incident'' (1996–1997), ''The Practice'' (1999), ''True Blood'' (2008), and ''The Mentalist'' (2010–2013). She also appeared in several television films, such as ''Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story'' (2009), ''Abducted: The Carlina White Story'' (2013), and ''The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel'' (2020), as well as the miniseries ''The Book of Negroes'' (2015) and series ''Quantico'' (2015–2017). She was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards for her roles in the miniseries ''When They See Us'' (2019) and the series ''Lovecraft Country'' (2021). Provided by Wikipedia