Aunjanue Ellis

Aunjanue Taylor is an American actor and producer who is best known for the roles she played as the character of Ray Undercover Brother, The Mentalist and The television series The Mentalist. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in African-American Studies from Brown University as well as an MFA in Acting from the Tisch School of the Arts New York University. Aunjanue Ellis. Ellis is an American actor and producer who has been in the theater as well as television and film productions also, has been present across both sides of the screen. She began her career acting in the theatre but then proceeded to make appearances in numerous TV shows, as well as independent and mainstream films. The actress gained fame as Miranda Shaw on ABC's Quantico as well as on BET's epic show The Book of Negroes for which she not only received high praise but also numerous awards and nominations including the Television Critics Choice Award nomination for Best Actress in a Movie. In 1995, she was the first to appear as Ariel on the stage on stage in The Tempest. She's appeared as a character on Broadway with roles in Come and Gone, A Winter's Tale, Drowning Crow as well as Seeking the Genesis. In terms of her film career, her best-known roles include Men of Honor The Caveman's Valentine The Express The Help. Her most well-known role is her character on ABC's crime drama High Incident.