Aunjanue Ellis

Aunjanue Taylor is an American actress and producer recognized for her roles performed in Ray Undercover Brother, The Mentalist and The television series The Mentalist. She is a graduate of the BA in African-American Studies and an MFA from Tisch School of the Arts New York University. Aunjanue is an American actor as well as a producer and director. She works in television and film. Her career in acting began at the theater. Later, she was a part of numerous television shows as well as independent and mainstream films. She became famous as Miranda Shaw, a character in ABC's Quantico. In BET's epic series The Book of Negroes she appeared. She did not only be praised by critics for her role but did she also win a couple of awards and nominations. In 1995, she made her debut as Ariel on the stage as Ariel in The Tempest. The credits on stage are Come and Gone Drowning Crow as well as Seeking the Genesis, a Broadway production by Joe Turner. Film-wise her most well-known roles are performances such as Men of Honor The Caveman's Valentine The Express or The Help. Her work in television she's been recognized for her part as the regular character in ABC's drama about cops High Incident.