Aunjanue Ellis
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| Born | February 21, 1969 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
Aunjanue L. Ellis (first name pronounced on-zsa-new; born February 21, 1969) is an American actress known for her roles in Ray, in Undercover Brother, The Mentalist and The Help.
Ellis was born in San Francisco, California, and raised on her grandmother's farm in Mississippi.[1] She attended Tougaloo College before transferring to Brown University, where she completed her Bachelor of Arts in African-American studies, while also studying acting with Jim Barnhill and John Emigh. She went on to study acting in the Graduate Acting Program at New York University[2]. She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.
In January 2004, she performed in Regina Taylor's play Drowning Crow, at the Manhattan Theatre Club.[citation needed]
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[edit] Awards and nominations
- 2001 - Nominated for an Image Award at the NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for Men of Honor (2000).
- 2003 - Nominated for a Black Reel at the Black Reel Awards/Black Reel Awards of 2003 for Theatrical - Best Actress for Undercover Brother (2002).
- 2005 - Nominated for an Actor award at the Screen Actors Guild Awards/11th Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for Ray (2004) shared with Jamie Foxx, Terrence Howard, Regina King, Harry Lennix, Clifton Powell, Larenz Tate and Kerry Washington.
- 2010 - Nominated for NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special for Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
[edit] Filmography
- New York Undercover
- Girls Town
- Ed's Next Move
- High Incident
- Side Streets
- Desert Blue
- In Too Deep
- A Map of the World
- The Practice (4 episodes)
- Third Watch (2 episodes)
- Men of Honor
- HBO First Look (1 episode)
- The Opponent
- Disappearing Acts
- The Caveman's Valentine
- Access Granted (1 episode)
- 100 Centre Street (3 episodes)
- Lovely & Amazing
- Undercover Brother
- MDs (10 episodes)
- Brother to Brother (as Zora Neale Hurston)
- Ray
- Jonny Zero (6 episodes)
- Freedomland
- E-Ring (11 episodes)
- Justice (8 episodes)
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent (1 episode)
- Cover (2007)
- Numb3rs (1 episode)
- Racing for Time
- The Border (1 episode)
- The Hungry Ghosts
- The Tested
- Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
- The Taking of Pelham 123
- The Mentalist (2010-11; recurring role) as Special Agent Madeleine Hightower
- Game of Death 2010
- The Help 2011
