Aunjanue Ellis

Aunjanue ellis-taylor, an American stage and screen actress and producer. She is best known as an actress in films for her role as a character in Ray Undercover Brother (Ray Undercover Brother) as well as 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 has a reputation as an American actor, producer and director who works in television and film. She began her career as an actress in theatre and then went on to be a part of numerous television shows, as well as independent and mainstream films. She came to prominence as Miranda Shaw on ABC's Quantico and was a part of the epic BET series The Book of Negroes for which she received not just high praise but also numerous nominations and awards, including the Television Critics Choice Award nomination for Best Actress in a Movie. Her career began acting in 1995, when she appeared 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's best known for parts like Men of Honor The Caveman's Valentine The Express or The Help. Her work in television she has been praised for her performance as a regular character on ABC's drama about cops High Incident.