Aunjanue Ellis

Aunjanue Taylor is an American actress and producer best famous for the roles she played in Ray Undercover Brother, The Mentalist and The television series The Mentalist. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in African-American Studies from Brown University as well as an MFA in acting from the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. Aunjanue is l. Ellis, an American producer and actress who has been in the theater and TV and films as and is present across both sides of the screen. Her career in acting began at the theatre. Then she appeared on numerous television shows, independent films and mainstream film. She became famous as Miranda Shaw, a character who appeared on ABC's Quantico. In BET's massive series The Book of Negroes she appeared. Not only did she get praise from critics for her character, she was also awarded and nominations. Her professional acting debut with the character Ariel in The Tempest in 1995. On Broadway she's appeared in Come and Gone A Winter's Tale Seeking the Genesis and Joe Turner's Come and Gone. Film-wise she is most famous for parts like Men of Honor The Caveman's Valentine The Express or The Help. In the world of television, her role in ABC's police drama series High Incident has earned her praises.