Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor gained some recognition early in her career, but it wasn’t until the 2000 biopic, Men of Honor, that she captured Hollywood’s attention. She played Jo Brashear ...

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor has accumulated a range of screen credits most actors could only dream of obtaining. Men of Honor, Ray, The Help, If Beale Street Could Talk, The Clark Sisters: First Ladies ...

Aunjanue Ellis recently completed production ... She has been nominated for an NAACP Image Award twice-- for her role in Men of Honor opposite Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Robert DeNiro and for her ...

The "Nickel Boys" star is always going to speak up: about injustices in the world, representation in Hollywood, and the awards season snub that still stings. Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor didn't intend to ...

Ellis-Taylor and Esposito will accept ABFF ... “It’s a privilege to honor Aunjanue, Giancarlo and Keke for their extraordinary contributions to both the industry and our shared culture.” ...

Young man. Do — Do you know a student named Elwood Curtis?” Hattie, who’s played by Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, is visiting her grandson, Elwood, who is played by Ethan Herisse at Nickel Academy, ...

Oscar-nominated actress Aunjanue ... But Ellis-Taylor is bored with projects where the female characters aren’t fully developed and turned down a recent project where the men had complexity ...