Aunjanue Ellis

Aunjanue E. Taylor Aunjanue E. Taylor, an American actor-producer and stage actress is known for playing in the feature film Ray Undercover Brother as well as on The Mentalist. She holds a BA in African-American Studies and an MFA from Tisch School of Arts New York University. Aunjanue Ellis. Ellis is an American actress and producer, who has been involved in the world of film as well as television. Aunjanue. Ellis began acting in theatre. Later, she appeared in television shows along with independent and mainstream film. She became famous as Miranda Shaw in ABC's Quantico, and also appeared on BET's epic series The Book of Negroes. Both of the roles she was praised by critics and received numerous awards and nominations, among them her first award, the Television Critics Choice Award for the Best Actress. Her debut on stage as Ariel in The Tempest. The stage credits she has received include The Broadway show of the Joe Turner musical Come and Gone A Winter's Tale Drowning Crow and Seeking the Genesis. In the film industry she is most famous for roles such as Men of Honor The Caveman's Valentine The Express or The Help. For her work on television she's been recognized for her part in the role of a character who is a regular on ABC's drama about cops High Incident.