Aunjanue Ellis

Aunjanue Taylor is an American actor and producer who is best famous for the roles she played on the television series Ray Undercover Brother, The Mentalist and The television series The Mentalist. She received the B.A. in African-American Studies, from Brown University. Her MFA is in acting at Tisch School of acting at New York University. Aunjanue Ellis is an American actor and producer working in the fields of theater, film as well as television. She began her career as an actor in theater but then proceeded to appear in many television shows, as well as independent and mainstream films. Her most well-known roles were in the role of Miranda Shaw (ABC's Quantico) as well as on BET's epic The Book of Negroes. The two series garnered critical acclaim, but she also took home a variety of prizes. Her debut on stage in the role of Ariel, as Ariel, The Tempest. Her credits on stage include the Broadway performance that Joe Turner's Come and Gone A Winter's Tale Drowning Crow and Seeking the Genesis. In her film career, she is renowned for her role in movies like Men of Honor The Caveman's Valentine The Express and The Help. Her role on television in the ABC's crime drama series High Incident has earned her the praise of her fellow actors.