Aunjanue Ellis

Aunjanue A. Ellis Taylor, American producer and actress. She received an B.A. with a major in African-American Studies, from Brown University. Her MFA is in acting from Tisch School of acting at New York University. Aunjanue L. Ellis is an American actor and producer, who has been involved in the world of film as well as television. She began acting on stage before appearing in mainstream, independent, as well as television shows. She became famous as Miranda Shaw, a character on ABC's Quantico. In BET's epic show The Book of Negroes she was a character. In addition, she receive critical acclaim for her performance, but she was also awarded and nominations. In 1995, she was the first actress to make her debut with The Tempest as Ariel. On Broadway she's appeared as a character in Come and Gone A Winter's Tale Seeking the Genesis and Joe Turner's Come and Gone. In terms of her career in movies Her most well-known roles are Men of Honor The Caveman's Valentine The Express The Help. In the world of television, her role on ABC's drama series about police High Incident has earned her praises.