Aunjanue Ellis

Aunjanue A. Ellis Taylor is an American producer and actress. She earned a B.A. from 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 actress and producer. She is actively involved in theater, film, as well as television. Her acting journey began in theater and later appeared in a number of shows on television as well as independent and mainstream movies. The actress became well-known as Miranda Shaw, a character in ABC's Quantico. In BET's massive series The Book of Negroes she was a character. Not only did she get praise from critics for her character, she was also awarded and nominations. In 1995, she was the first to appear as Ariel on the stage as Ariel 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. With regards to her film career Her most well-known roles are Men of Honor The Caveman's Valentine The Express The Help. Her most well-known role is her part in ABC's crime-drama High Incident.