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Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor is an American actress whose powerful performances have earned nominations for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe and two Primetime Emmys. Her portrayal of Oracene Price in King Richard (2021) brought the Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She began on Broadway in 1995 as Ariel opposite Patrick Stewart's Prospero in The Tempest, then made her screen debut on New York Undercover and co-led the indie film Girls Town with Lili Taylor. Her film credits span Men of Honor (2000), Undercover Brother (2002), Ray (2004), The Help (2011), If Beale Street Could Talk (2018) and Miss Virginia, and she followed King Richard with The Color Purple (2023), Origin (2023) and Nickel Boys (2024). On television she had regular and recurring roles on The Practice, True Blood and The Mentalist, starred in the miniseries The Book of Negroes and appeared on Quantico. Her Emmy nominations came for When They See Us (2019) and Lovecraft Country (2021). Ellis-Taylor brings depth, conviction and grace to audiences who know her work across three decades.
- Active since 1995
- Born in San Francisco
- Nominations: Academy Award
- Notable work: Miss Virginia, The Color Purple, Origin
- Category: Actor
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- Starred in Ray as Mary Ann Fisher
- Starred in The Help as Yule May Davis
- Starred in King Richard as Oracene Price
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