Aunjanue Ellis, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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American actress
Date of Birth: 21-Feb-1969
Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, United States
Profession: actor, stage actor, television actor, film actor
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
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About Aunjanue Ellis
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- Ellis (born February 21, 1969) is an American film, stage, and television actress, and producer.
- She began her acting career in theater, and made her film debut in Girls Town.
- She later had leading roles in a number of independent movies, and co-starred in several mainstream films. Ellis is best known for her roles in films Men of Honor (2000), The Caveman's Valentine (2001), Undercover Brother (2002), Ray (2004), The Express: The Ernie Davis Story (2008), The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009) and The Help (2011).
- On television, Ellis had regular role in the ABC police drama series High Incident (1996–97), and later co-starred in a number of short-lived dramas.
- She had recurring roles on The Practice, True Blood, and The Mentalist, and played roles in a number of made for television movies, such as Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story (2009) and Abducted: The Carlina White Story (2013). In 2015, Ellis played the leading role in the miniseries The Book of Negroes, based on bestselling novel by Lawrence Hill.
- She received critical acclaim and a Critic's Choice Award nomination for Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries.
- From 2015 to 2017, she starred as Miranda Shaw in the ABC thriller series Quantico.
- In 2016, Ellis played Nancy Turner, Nat Turner's mother, in the period drama film, The Birth of a Nation.
- In 2019, she received Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie nomination for her performance in the Netflix miniseries When They See Us.
- She is starring in the upcoming HBO drama series, Lovecraft Country.
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