Aunjanue Ellis

Aunjanue Taylor is a famous American actress and producer best known for the roles she was on the television series Ray Undercover Brother, The Mentalist and the television show The Mentalist. She received a BA from Brown University in African-American Studies. The Tisch school of the arts, New York University she earned an MFA. Aunjanue has a reputation as an American actress, producer and director who has worked in both film and television. Her career began as an actress in theatre and then went on to be a part of numerous television shows, as well as independent and mainstream films. The actress became well-known as Miranda Shaw, a character who appeared on ABC's Quantico. On BET's massive show The Book of Negroes she appeared. In addition, she get praise from critics 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 was a part of the cast in Come and Gone A Winter's Tale Seeking the Genesis and Joe Turner's Come and Gone. Coming to her movie career she is most well-known for her role in movies like Men of Honor The Caveman's Valentine The Express and The Help. Her part as a character in ABC's drama police series High Incident earned her praises.