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Aunjanue Ellis

Aunjanue Ellis

Birthday: 1969-02-21 | Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, USA

​Aunjanue L. Ellis is an American producer, stage and screen actress, best known for her film roles in "Ray", "Undercover Brother", and on the television series "The Mentalist". She has an BA in African-American Studies from Brown University, and an MFA in Acting from the Tisch School of the Arts, New York University.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2022
61st Street

as    Martha Roberts

2021
King Richard

as    Oracene "Brandy" Price

2020
Lovecraft Country

as    Hippolyta Freeman

2020
The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel

as    Mattie Moss Clark

2019
Miss Virginia

as    Lorraine Townsend

2019
When They See Us

as    Sharonne Salaam

2018
Pimp

as    Gloria May

2018
If Beale Street Could Talk

as    Mrs. Hunt

2016
The Birth of a Nation

as    Nancy Turner

2015
The Book of Negroes

as    Aminata Diallo

2011
The Tested

as    Darraylynn Warren

2011
Game of Death

as    Rachel

2011
The Resident

as    Sydney

2009
2008
The Express

as    Marie Davis

2007
Cover

as    Valerie Mass

2006
Freedomland

as    Felicia

2005
E-Ring

as    Jocelyn Pierce

2004
Brother to Brother

as    Zora

2002
MDs

as    Quinn Joyner

2002
Undercover Brother

as    Sistah Girl

2001
The Caveman's Valentine

as    Lulu