Aunjanue Ellis

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, an American producer stage and screen actress, best known for her film roles on the film Ray Undercover Brother and on the TV show The Mentalist. She earned an B.A. from African-American Studies, from Brown University. Her MFA is in acting from Tisch School of Acting at New York University. Aunjanue Lisa Ellis, a producer as well as an American actress active in theatre as well as television and film. She started her career acting in the theatre but then proceeded to be a part of numerous television shows, as well as independent and mainstream films. She became famous as Miranda Shaw in ABC's Quantico, and also appeared in BET's epic show The Book of Negroes. In both roles, she received critical acclaim and numerous nominations and awards including her first award, the Television Critics Choice Award for the Best Actress. Her professional acting d but was as Ariel as Ariel in The Tempest. Her stage credits include The Broadway production of the Joe Turner musical Come and Gone A Winter's Tale Drowning Crow as well as Seeking the Genesis. In terms of her career in movies, her best-known roles include Men of Honor The Caveman's Valentine The Express The Help. Her most well-known role is her part in ABC's crime drama High Incident.