Aunjanue Ellis

Aunjanue Taylor is a famous American actress and producer best recognized for her roles performed in Ray Undercover Brother, The Mentalist as well as the TV series The Mentalist. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in African-American Studies at Brown University and also a Master of Fine Arts in Acting at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. Aunjanue Ellis is an American actor and producer active in film, theater, as well as television. Aunjanue L. Ellis started her acting career in theatre. Later, she appeared in television series in independent as well as mainstream film. She came to prominence as Miranda Shaw on ABC's Quantico and appeared on BET's epic show The Book of Negroes for which she received not just critical acclaim but also received a host of nominations and awards including a Television Critics Choice Award nomination for Best Actress in a Film. Her first professional performance was as Ariel as Ariel as Ariel, The Tempest. On Broadway, she has appeared in Come and Gone A Winter's Tale Seeking the Genesis and Joe Turner's Come and Gone. When it comes to film, she is best known for her roles in films like Men of Honor The Caveman's Valentine The Express and The Help. In the world of television, her character in the ABC's crime drama High Incident is well known.