Aunjanue Ellis

Aunjanue Taylor is a famous American actor and producer who is best recognized for her roles was as the character of Ray Undercover Brother, The Mentalist and the television show The Mentalist. She graduated with a BA at Brown University in African-American Studies. The Tisch School of the Arts, New York University she received an MFA. Aunjanue Lisa Ellis, a writer and American actor who is active in theater as well as television and film. She began her career as an actor in theater and then went on to make appearances in numerous TV shows, both mainstream and independent films. The actress gained fame as Miranda Shaw on ABC's Quantico and was a part of BET's epic series The Book of Negroes for which she not only received high praise but also a number of nominations and awards, including the Television Critics Choice Award nomination for Best Actress in a Movie. In 1995, she made her debut as Ariel on the stage as Ariel in The Tempest. The stage credits she has received include the Broadway show of Joe Turner's Come and Gone A Winter's Tale Drowning Crow and Seeking the Genesis. When it comes to film, she is best known for her role in movies such as Men of Honor The Caveman's Valentine The Express and The Help. The role she played as a character in the drama series High Incident on ABC High Incident earned her praises.