Aunjanue Ellis

Aunjanue The. Ellis Taylor is an American actor and producer. She earned the B.A. with a major in African-American Studies, from Brown University. Her MFA is in acting from Tisch School at New York University. Aunjanue Ellis is an American actor and producer who is active in film, theater, and TV. Her acting career began in the theatre. Later, she was a part of various television series as well as independent and mainstream film. She came to prominence as Miranda Shaw on ABC's Quantico and appeared on the epic BET series The Book of Negroes for which she received not just high praise but also received a host of nominations and awards, including the Television Critics Choice Award nomination for the Best Actress in a Movie. She made her professional debut with the character Ariel as Ariel in The Tempest in 1995. Her stage credits include the Broadway production of the Joe Turner musical Come and Gone A Winter's Tale Drowning Crow and Seeking the Genesis. Her film career is highlighted through her performances in Men of Honor The Caveman's Valentine The Express, and The Help. Her most well-known role is her role on ABC's crime drama High Incident.