Aunjanue Ellis

Aunjanue Ellis Headshot

Actress • Producer

Birth Date: February 21, 1969

Age: 54 years old

Birth Place: San Francisco, California

Aunjanue Ellis may not be a household name in Hollywood, but her face and performances as a versatile character actress left a lasting impression on audiences. From a special agent on "The Mentalist" (CBS 2008-15) to a bitter backup singer in the biopic "Ray" (2004) and a housemaid in 1960s Mississippi in "The Help" (2011), her dynamic roles earned her countless awards and the ability to seek out non-stereotypical characters worthy of her talent.

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Justified: City Primeval

Actor
Carolyn Wilder
TV Show
2023

The Color Purple

Actor
Mama
Movie
2023

61st StreetStream

Actor
Martha Roberts
TV Show
2022
71%

CBS Mornings

Guest
TV Show
2021

King Richard: Extras

Actor
TV Show
2021

King RichardStream

Actor
Oracene "Brandy" Williams
Movie
2021
90%

Lovecraft CountryStream

Actor
Hippolyta Freeman
TV Show
2020
88%

The Subject

Actor
Leslie Barnes
Movie
2020

When They See UsStream

Actor
Sharon Salaam
TV Show
2019
97%

Miss Virginia

Actor
Lorraine Townsend
Movie
2019

The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of GospelStream

Actor
Mattie Moss Clark
Movie
2019

If Beale Street Could TalkStream

Actor
Mrs. Hunt
Movie
2018
95%

Pimp

Actor
Gloria May
Movie
2018

Designated SurvivorStream

Guest Star
Eleanor Darby
TV Show
2016
71%

The Birth of a Nation

Actor
Nancy Turner
Movie
2016

QuanticoStream

Actor
Miranda Shaw
TV Show
2015
70%

The Book of NegroesStream

Actor
Aminata Diallo
TV Show
2015
100%

Romeo and Juliet in Harlem

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Lady Capulet
Movie
2015

Romeo and Juliet in Harlem

Executive Producer
Movie
2015

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Guest
TV Show
2014

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TV Show
2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonStream

Guest
TV Show
2014

Get On Up

Actor
Vicki Anderson
Movie
2014

Una Vida: A Fable of Music and the Mind

Actor
Una Vida
Movie
2014

Sleepy HollowStream

Guest Star
TV Show
2013
74%

The Volunteer

Actor
Leigh
Movie
2013

Missing

Guest
TV Show
2012

Missing

Guest Star
TV Show
2012

Abducted: The Carlina White Story

Actor
Ann Pettway
Movie
2012

The Resident

Actor
Sydney
Movie
2011

The HelpStream

Actor
Yule Mae
Movie
2011
76%

Blue BloodsStream

Guest Star
Sylvia Marshall
TV Show
2010

Money Matters

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Pamela Matters
Movie
2010

Game of Death

Actor
Rachel
Movie
2010

The Tested

Actor
Darralynn Warren
Movie
2010

NCIS: Los AngelesStream

Guest Star
TV Show
2009

The Good WifeStream

Guest Star
Linda Underwood
TV Show
2009
93%

NotoriousStream

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Sandy
Movie
2009
52%

The Taking of Pelham 123Stream

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Therese (Garber's Wife)
Movie
2009

Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story

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Candy
Movie
2009

The Hungry Ghosts

Actor
Nadia
Movie
2009

The MentalistStream

Guest Star
Madeleine Hightower
TV Show
2008

True BloodStream

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Diane
TV Show
2008
68%

Cover

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Movie
2007

Justice

Guest Star
TV Show
2006
63%

Freedomland

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Felicia
Movie
2006

E-Ring

Actor
Master Sgt. Jocelyn Pierce
TV Show
2005

NUMB3RSStream

Guest Star
TV Show
2005

Jonny Zero

Guest Star
TV Show
2005

Perception

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Vera
Movie
2005

The D.A.

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TV Show
2004

RayStream

Actor
Mary Ann Fisher
Movie
2004
79%

Brother to Brother

Actor
Zora
Movie
2004

Jimmy Kimmel Live!Stream

Guest
TV Show
2003

MDs

Actor
TV Show
2002

Undercover Brother

Actor
Sistah Girl
Movie
2002

Law & Order: Criminal IntentStream

Guest Star
Carmen Rivera
TV Show
2001

The Caveman's Valentine

Actor
Lulu
Movie
2001

John John in the Sky

Actor
Earlene
Movie
2001

Lovely & Amazing

Actor
Lorraine
Movie
2001

Men of Honor

Actor
Jo
Movie
2000

Disappearing Acts

Actor
Pam
Movie
2000

The Opponent

Actor
June
Movie
2000

Law & Order: Special Victims UnitStream

Guest Star
Reverend Laura Chase
TV Show
1999
78%

Desert Blue

Actor
Agent Summers
Movie
1998

Side Streets

Actor
Brenda Boyce
Movie
1998

The PracticeStream

Guest Star
TV Show
1997

High Incident

Actor
Officer Leslie Joyner
TV Show
1996

Girls Town

Actor
Nikki
Movie
1996

New York UndercoverStream

Guest Star
TV Show
1994

Good Morning America

Guest
TV Show
1975

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