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 holds a BA in African-American Studies from Brown University as well as an MFA in acting from the Tisch School of Arts New York University. Aunjanue Ellis. Ellis, an American producer and actress who has performed in theatre and TV and films as also, has been actively involved across both sides of the screen. She began her career as an actress in theatre and then went on to appear in many television shows, as well as independent and mainstream films. She rose to fame 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 a variety of awards and nominations, among them an award from the Television Critics Choice Award for the best Actress. She made her professional debut as Ariel as Ariel in The Tempest in 1995. Her stage credits comprise Come and Gone Drowning Crow and Seeking the Genesis, a Broadway production of Joe Turner. In terms of her film career Her most well-known roles are Men of Honor The Caveman's Valentine The Express The Help. Her role as a character in ABC's drama police series High Incident earned her praises.