Aunjanue Ellis

Aunjanue E. Taylor Aunjanue E. Taylor, an American actor-producer and stage actress has been known for her roles in the movie Ray Undercover Brother as well as appearing in The Mentalist. She graduated with the B.A. in African-American Studies, from Brown University. Her MFA is in acting from Tisch School of Acting at 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 actor in theater and then went on to appear in many television shows, as well as independent and mainstream films. The actress gained prominence for her role as Miranda Shaw on ABC's Quantico. In the following year, she made an appearance in BET's epic television series The Book of Negroes. Her debut on stage in the role of Ariel, on the stage in The Tempest. On Broadway she's appeared in Come and Gone A Winter's Tale Seeking the Genesis and Joe Turner's Come and Gone. When it comes to her career in movies Her most well-known roles are Men of Honor The Caveman's Valentine The Express The Help. In her television work, she's received praise for her role in the role of a character who is a regular on ABC's cop drama High Incident.