Aunjanue Ellis

Aunjanue Ellis Taylor, an American stage and screen actor and producer. She is most famous as an actress in films for her role as a character in Ray Undercover Brother (Ray Undercover Brother) as well as The Mentalist. She graduated with a BA in Brown University in African-American Studies. In the Tisch School of the Arts, New York University she received an MFA. Aunjanue Ellis. Ellis is an American actor and producer, who has been actively involved in theater, film, and on television. She began acting on stage and went onto appear in mainstream, independent as well as television shows. She came to prominence as Miranda Shaw on ABC's Quantico as well as on BET's epic show The Book of Negroes for which she not only received critical acclaim but also a number of nominations and awards including a Television Critics Choice Award nomination for the Best Actress in a Movie. She made her professional acting debut as Ariel in The Tempest in 1995. Apart from Broadway's Come and Gone, she is also credited in Drowning Crow as well as Seeking the Genesis. Her film career is highlighted through her performances on Men of Honor The Caveman's Valentine The Express, and The Help. In the world of television, her character on ABC's drama about police High Incident is well known.