Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor: movies and TV shows
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor has 91 credits in the archive: 58 films and 33 TV series, from 1953 to 2026. Highest rated: The Mentalist (8.4/10).
Career timeline
1953 – 2026 · busiest year: 2009 (7 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Lucky | Agent Billie Rand | TV | 6.8 | 57 |
| 2026 | Lucky Strike | Mrs. Caldwell | Film | 3.0 | 57 |
| 2024 | Nickel Boys | Hattie | Film | 6.6 | 55 |
| 2024 | The Deliverance | Rev Bernice James | Film | 6.0 | 55 |
| 2024 | The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat | Odette Henry | Film | 6.7 | 55 |
| 2024 | Grace | Film | — | 55 | |
| 2024 | Exhibiting Forgiveness | Joyce | Film | 5.9 | 55 |
| 2023 | Justified: City Primeval | Carolyn | TV | 6.9 | 54 |
| 2023 | The Color Purple | Mama | Film | 7.0 | 54 |
| 2023 | Origin | Isabel Wilkerson | Film | 6.2 | 54 |
| 2023 | Origin | Film | 6.2 | 54 | |
| 2022 | The Jennifer Hudson Show | Self | TV | 5.6 | 53 |
| 2022 | 61st Street | Martha Roberts | TV | 6.6 | 53 |
| 2021 | King Richard | Oracene 'Brandy' Price | Film | 7.6 | 52 |
| 2021 | The Subject | Leslie | Film | 3.9 | 52 |
| 2020 | Lovecraft Country | Hippolyta Freeman | TV | 7.1 | 51 |
| 2020 | The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel | Mattie Moss Clark | Film | 7.7 | 51 |
| 2019 | When They See Us | Sharonne Salaam | TV | 8.2 | 50 |
| 2019 | Miss Virginia | Lorraine Townsend | Film | 8.1 | 50 |
| 2018 | Pimp | Gloria May | Film | 6.2 | 49 |
| 2018 | If Beale Street Could Talk | Mrs. Hunt | Film | 6.9 | 49 |
| 2017 | Romeo and Juliet in Harlem | Lady Capulet | Film | — | 48 |
| 2016 | Designated Survivor | Eleanor Darby | TV | 7.1 | 47 |
| 2016 | The Birth of a Nation | Nancy Turner | Film | 6.6 | 47 |
| 2015 | Quantico | Miranda Shaw | TV | 6.5 | 46 |
| 2015 | The Book of Negroes | Aminata Diallo | TV | 6.5 | 46 |
| 2014 | Variety Studio: Actors on Actors | Self | TV | 4.2 | 45 |
| 2014 | Get On Up | Vicki Anderson | Film | 6.8 | 45 |
| 2014 | Of Mind and Music | Una Vida | Film | 5.7 | 45 |
| 2013 | Sleepy Hollow | Lori Mills | TV | 7.4 | 44 |
| 2013 | The Volunteer | Leigh | Film | — | 44 |
| 2012 | Missing | Mary Dresden | TV | 6.2 | 43 |
| 2012 | Abducted: The Carlina White Story | Ann | Film | 7.8 | 43 |
| 2011 | The Help | Yule Mae Davis | Film | 8.2 | 42 |
| 2011 | The Resident | Sydney | Film | 5.8 | 42 |
| 2011 | Game of Death | Rachel | Film | 4.9 | 42 |
| 2011 | Money Matters | Pamela Matters | Film | 4.7 | 42 |
| 2011 | The Tested | Darraylynn Warren | Film | 3.0 | 42 |
| 2010 | Blue Bloods | Sylvia Marshall | TV | 7.8 | 41 |
| 2010 | I Love You Phillip Morris | Reba | Film | 6.4 | 41 |
| 2009 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Michelle Hanna | TV | 7.5 | 40 |
| 2009 | The Good Wife | Linda Underwood | TV | 7.6 | 40 |
| 2009 | The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 | Therese Garber | Film | 6.4 | 40 |
| 2009 | Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story | Candy | Film | 7.8 | 40 |
| 2009 | Notorious | Sandy | Film | 7.0 | 40 |
| 2009 | Motherhood | Sample Sale Friend | Film | 5.0 | 40 |
| 2009 | The Hungry Ghosts | Nadia | Film | 1.0 | 40 |
| 2008 | The Mentalist | Madeleine Hightower | TV | 8.4 | 39 |
| 2008 | True Blood | Diane | TV | 7.6 | 39 |
| 2008 | The Express | Marie Davis | Film | 7.2 | 39 |
| 2008 | The Prince of Motor City | Cora Neel | Film | — | 39 |
| 2008 | Racing for Time | Officer Baker | Film | 5.8 | 39 |
| 2007 | Cover | Valerie Mass | Film | 5.1 | 38 |
| 2006 | Justice | Miranda Lee | TV | 7.0 | 37 |
| 2006 | Freedomland | Felicia | Film | 5.2 | 37 |
| 2005 | Numb3rs | Ivy Kirk | TV | 7.0 | 36 |
| 2005 | E-Ring | Jocelyn Pierce | TV | 7.6 | 36 |
| 2005 | Jonny Zero | Gloria | TV | 5.3 | 36 |
| 2005 | Perception | Vera | Film | 9.0 | 36 |
| 2004 | Ray | Mary Ann Fisher | Film | 7.5 | 35 |
| 2004 | The D.A. | TV | — | 35 | |
| 2004 | Brother to Brother | Zora | Film | 5.3 | 35 |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self | TV | 5.3 | 34 |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self - Guest | TV | 5.3 | 34 |
| 2002 | Undercover Brother | Sistah Girl | Film | 5.9 | 33 |
| 2002 | MDs | Quinn Joyner | TV | 7.3 | 33 |
| 2002 | Lovely & Amazing | Lorraine | Film | 6.1 | 33 |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Carmen Rivera | TV | 7.6 | 32 |
| 2001 | The Caveman's Valentine | Lulu | Film | 5.8 | 32 |
| 2001 | John John in the Sky | Earlene | Film | 6.4 | 32 |
| 2000 | Men of Honor | Jo | Film | 7.5 | 31 |
| 2000 | The Opponent | Film | 5.2 | 31 | |
| 2000 | Disappearing Acts | Pam | Film | 6.2 | 31 |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Laura Chase | TV | 8.0 | 30 |
| 1999 | Third Watch | Gail Moore | TV | 7.9 | 30 |
| 1999 | In Too Deep | Denise | Film | 6.4 | 30 |
| 1999 | Desert Blue | Agent Summers | Film | 5.7 | 30 |
| 1999 | A Map of the World | Dyshett | Film | 6.0 | 30 |
| 1998 | Side Streets | Brenda Boyce | Film | 6.8 | 29 |
| 1997 | The Practice | Sharon Young | TV | 7.7 | 28 |
| 1996 | High Incident | Officer Leslie Joyner | TV | 8.0 | 27 |
| 1996 | Girls Town | Nikki | Film | 5.7 | 27 |
| 1996 | Ed's Next Move | Erica | Film | 4.8 | 27 |
| 1994 | New York Undercover | TV | 7.3 | 25 | |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self | TV | 7.0 | 15 |
| HBCU Honors | Self | Film | — | — | |
| The Body Is Water | Ree | Film | — | — | |
| Liz Here Now | Liz Baxter | Film | — | — | |
| Liz Here Now | Film | — | — | ||
| Einstein | Captain Frost | TV | — | — | |
| Untitled Sister Rosetta Tharpe Biopic | Film | — | — |