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Aunjanue L. Ellis is an American film, stage, and television actress, and producer. She began her acting career in theater, and made her film debut in Girls Town. She later had leading roles in a number of independent movies, and co-starred in several mainstream films.
Birth Name
Aunjanue L. Ellis
Born
Friday, 21 February 1969
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Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Exhibiting Forgiveness | Joyce | 2024 |
| The Color Purple | Mama | 2023 |
| Origin | Isabel Wilkerson | 2023 |
| Justified: City Primeval | Carolyn Wilder | 2023 |
| The Deliverance | (as Aunjanue Ellis) | 2023 |
| HBCU Honors | 2023 Honoree | 2023 |
| 61st Street | Martha Roberts | 2022 |
| The 27th Annual Critics' Choice Awards | Self | 2022 |
| The 28th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | Self - Nominee & Presenter | 2022 |
| King Richard | Oracene 'Brandy' Williams / Oracene "Brandy" Price | 2021 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Exhibiting Forgiveness | Joyce | 2024 |
| The Color Purple | Mama | 2023 |
| Origin | Isabel Wilkerson | 2023 |
| Justified: City Primeval | Carolyn Wilder | 2023 |
| The Deliverance | (as Aunjanue Ellis) | 2023 |
| HBCU Honors | 2023 Honoree | 2023 |
| 61st Street | Martha Roberts | 2022 |
| The 27th Annual Critics' Choice Awards | Self | 2022 |
| The 28th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | Self - Nominee & Presenter | 2022 |
| King Richard | Oracene 'Brandy' Williams / Oracene "Brandy" Price | 2021 |
| The Subject | Leslie Barnes / Leslie | 2021 |
| Release | Ida | 2020 |
| Lovecraft Country | Hippolyta Freeman | 2020 |
| The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel | Mattie Moss Clark | 2020 |
| Miss Virginia | Lorraine Townsend | 2019 |
| Tamron Hall | Self | 2019 |
| When They See Us | Sharonne Salaam | 2019 |
| If Beale Street Could Talk | Mrs. Hunt | 2018 |
| Pimp | Gloria May | 2018 |
| Designated Survivor | Eleanor Darby | 2016 |
| The Birth of a Nation | Nancy Turner / Nancy | 2016 |
| Quantico | Miranda Shaw | 2015 |
| Being Fabulous Rocks! T.V. Show | Self - Guest | 2015 |
| The Book of Negroes | Aminata Diallo | 2015 |
| Of Mind and Music | Una Vida | 2014 |
| Get on Up | Vicki Anderson | 2014 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self | 2014 |
| Sleepy Hollow | Lori Mills | 2013 |
| The Volunteer | Leigh | 2013 |
| Abducted: The Carlina White Story | Ann | 2012 |
| Missing | Mary Dresden / Mary | 2012 |
| Money Matters | Pamela Matters | 2011 |
| The Help | Yule Mae Davis | 2011 |
| Game of Death | Rachel | 2011 |
| The Resident | Sydney | 2011 |
| The Tested | Darraylynn Warren | 2011 |
| Blue Bloods | Sylvia Marshall | 2010 |
| Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta | Self | 2010 |
| I Love You Phillip Morris | Reba | 2010 |
| The Good Wife | Linda Underwood | 2009 |
| NCIS: Los Angeles | Michelle Hanna / Quinn | 2009 |
| The Taking of Pelham 123 | Therese (Garber's Wife) / Therese Garber | 2009 |
| Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story | Candy | 2009 |
| The Hungry Ghosts | Nadia | 2009 |
| Motherhood | Sample Sale Friend | 2009 |
| Notorious | Sandy | 2009 |
| The Express | Marie Davis | 2008 |
| The Mentalist | Madeleine Hightower | 2008 |
| True Blood | Diane | 2008 |
| Racing for Time | Officer Baker | 2008 |
| The Border | Amira | 2008 |
| Cover | Valerie Mass | 2007 |
| Justice | Miranda Lee | 2006 |
| Freedomland | Felicia | 2006 |
| Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
| E-Ring | MSgt. Jocelyn Pierce / Jocelyn Pierce | 2005 |
| Numb3rs | Ivy Kirk | 2005 |
| Jonny Zero | Gloria | 2005 |
| Perception | Vera | 2005 |
| Ray | Mary Ann Fisher | 2004 |
| The D.A. | Ellen Baker | 2004 |
| Brother to Brother | Zora | 2004 |
| MDs | Quinn Joyner | 2002 |
| Lovely & Amazing | Lorraine | 2002 |
| Undercover Brother | Sistah Girl | 2002 |
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Carmen Rivera | 2001 |
| The Opponent | June | 2001 |
| I'll Wave Back | Earlene | 2001 |
| The Caveman's Valentine | Lulu | 2001 |
| 100 Centre Street | Amanda Davis / Jackie Lange | 2001 |
| Disappearing Acts | Pam | 2000 |
| Men of Honor | Jo | 2000 |
| Third Watch | Gail Moore | 1999 |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Laura Chase | 1999 |
| A Map of the World | Dyshett | 1999 |
| In Too Deep | Denise | 1999 |
| Desert Blue | Agent Summers | 1999 |
| Side Streets | Brenda Boyce | 1998 |
| The Practice | Sharon Young | 1997 |
| Ed's Next Move | Erica | 1996 |
| Girls Town | Nikki | 1996 |
| High Incident | Off. Leslie Joyner / Officer Leslie Joyner | 1996 |
| New York Undercover | Claudia | 1994 |
| Extra | Self | 1994 |
| CBS Evening News with Norah O'Donnell | Self | 1941 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Origin | 2023 |
| The Subject | 2021 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2022 | Oscar | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
| 2021 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 2019 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie | Nominated |
