Aunjanue Ellis

Aunjanue Taylor is a famous American producer and actress best recognized for her roles played on Ray Undercover Brother, The Mentalist as well as the TV series The Mentalist. She has an BA in African-American Studies from Brown University and an MFA in Acting from the Tisch School of Arts New York University. Aunjanue L. Ellis is an American actress and producer, who has been active in films theater and television. Her first job was as an actor in theater and then went on to play in a variety of television programs, as well as independent and mainstream films. She became famous as Miranda Shaw, a character on ABC's Quantico. In the BET's epic show The Book of Negroes she appeared. She did not only get praise from critics in her character but was also awarded and nominations. Her professional acting debut as Ariel In The Tempest in 1995. The actress has appeared in Broadway as a part of Come and Gone, A Winter's Tale, Drowning Crow and Seeking the Genesis. Film-wise she's most popular for performances such as Men of Honor The Caveman's Valentine The Express or The Help. Her character as a regular in ABC's drama detective series High Incident earned her praises.