Aunjanue Ellis

Aunjanue A. Ellis Taylor, American producer and actress. She received an undergraduate degree in African-American Studies at Brown University as well as a Masters in Fine Arts in Acting at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. Aunjanue Ellis. Ellis is is an American actor and producer who has been in the theater as well as television and film productions well, is present in both the film and theater screen. She began acting on stage and went onto appear in independent, mainstream as well as television shows. The actress gained prominence for her role as Miranda Shaw on ABC's Quantico. Then, she made appearances on BET's acclaimed TV series The Book of Negroes. In 1995, she was the first to appear as Ariel on stage in The Tempest. On Broadway, she has appeared on stage in Come and Gone A Winter's Tale Seeking the Genesis and Joe Turner's Come and Gone. Her film career is highlighted through her appearances in Men of Honor The Caveman's Valentine The Express, and The Help. On television, her part in the ABC's crime drama High Incident is well known.