Aunjanue Ellis

Aunjanue Taylor is an American actress and producer best known for the roles she performed on the television series Ray Undercover Brother, The Mentalist and The television series The Mentalist. She is a graduate of the BA in African-American Studies and an MFA from Tisch School of the Arts New York University. Aunjanue Ellis. Ellis is an American actress and producer who is involved in the world of film and television. She began acting on stage before appearing in mainstream, independent and television series. The actress gained prominence for her role as Miranda Shaw on ABC's Quantico. In the following year, she made appearances on BET's acclaimed TV series The Book of Negroes. In 1995 she debuted as Ariel on the stage as Ariel in The Tempest. Her stage credits are Come and Gone Drowning Crow as well as Seeking the Genesis, a Broadway production by Joe Turner. Coming to her movie career she is most well-known for her role in movies like Men of Honor The Caveman's Valentine The Express and The Help. In the world of television, her role in the ABC's crime drama series High Incident has earned her praises.