Aunjanue Ellis

Aunjanue L. Ellis (born February 21, 1969) is an American actress known for her roles in Ray and in Undercover Brother as the catfighting Sistah Girl.

Ellis was born in San Francisco, California and raised on her grandmother's farm in Mississippi.^[1] She attended Tougaloo College in Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi before transferring to Brown University where she completed her BA in African-American studies while also studying acting with Jim Barnhill and John Emigh. She went on to study acting in the graduate drama program at NYU.

In January 2004 she was a featured player in actress Regina Taylor's play, Drowning Crow, at the Manhattan Theatre Club. She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.

Awards and nominations

• 2001 - Nominated for an Image Award at the NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for Men of Honor (2000).
• 2003 - Nominated for a Black Reel at the Black Reel Awards/Black Reel Awards of 2003 for Theatrical - Best Actress for Undercover Brother (2002).
• 2005 - Nominated for an Actor award at the Screen Actors Guild Awards/11th Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for Ray (2004) shared with Jamie Foxx, Terrence Howard, Regina King, Harry Lennix, Clifton Powell, Larenz Tate and Kerry Washington.

Filmography

• New York Undercover (1 episode, Buster and Claudia, 1995) .... Claudia
• Girls Town (1996) .... Nikki
• Ed's Next Move (1996) .... Erica
• High Incident (unknown episodes, 1996-1997) .... Off. Leslie Joyner
• Side Streets (1998).... Brenda Boyce
• Desert Blue (1998) .... Agent Summers
• In Too Deep (1999).... Denise
• A Map of the World (1999) .... Dyshett
• The Practice (4 episodes, Target Practice, Crossfire, Do Unto Others and Committed, 1999) .... Sharon Young
• Third Watch (2 episodes, Journey to the Himalayas and 32 Bullets and a Broken Heart, 2000) .... Gail Moore
• John John in the Sky (2000) .... Earlene
• Men of Honor (2000).... Jo
• HBO First Look (1 episode, The Making of 'Men of Honor' , 2000) .... Herself
• The Opponent (2000) .... June
• Disappearing Acts (2000) (TV) .... Pam
• The Caveman's Valentine (2001) .... Officer Lulu Ledbetter
• Access Granted (1 episode, Snoop Dogg: Undercover Funk, 2001) .... Herself
• 100 Centre Street (3 episodes, Episode #1.4, Let's Make a Night of It and No Good Deed Goes Unpunished, 2001) .... Amanda Davis
• Lovely & Amazing (2001) .... Lorraine
• I Am Ali (2002) ....
• Undercover Brother (2002) .... Sistah Girl
• MDs (10 episodes, 2002) .... Quinn Joyner
• Brother to Brother (2004) .... Zora Neale Hurston
• The D.A. (1 episode, The People vs. Sergius Kovinsky, 2004) .... Ellen Baker
• Ray (2004) .... Mary Ann Fisher
• Perception (2005) .... Vera
• Jonny Zero (6 episodes, 2005) .... Gloria
• Freedomland (2006) .... Felicia
• E-Ring (11 episodes, 2005-2006) .... MSgt. Jocelyn Pierce
• Justice (8 episodes, (2006) .... Miranda Lee
• Law & Order: Criminal Intent (1 episode, Flipped, 2007) .... Carmen Rivera
• Cover (2007) .... Valerie Maas
• Numb3rs (1 episode, Power, 2008) .... Ivy Kirk
• Racing for Time (2008) (TV) .... Officer Baker
• The Border (1 episode, Family Values, 2008) .... Amira
• The Express (2008) .... Mother of Ernie Davis (completed)
• True Blood (2008)....Diane
• The Hungry Ghosts (2009) .... Nadia
• The Prince of Motor City (2008) (TV) .... (pre-production)
• The Tested (2009) ... Darralynn Warren
• Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story (2009) (TV) .... Ben's girlfriend/wife
• The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009)...Walter Garber's wife

References

External links

• Aunjanue Ellis at the Internet Movie Database
• Aunjanue Ellis at the Internet Broadway Database
• Aunjanue Ellis Fans