Aunjanue Ellis Net Worth
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$1.6 Million
Aunjanue Ellis Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Aunjanue L. Ellis (born February 21, 1969) is an American actress. She had the leading roles in the number of independent movies, and co-starred in films Men of Honor (2000), Undercover Brother (2002), Ray (2004), The Express (2008), The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009) and The Help (2011). On television, Ellis starred in the number of short-lived dramas and had the recurring roles on The Practice, True Blood, and The Mentalist. She stars as lead character in the 2014 miniseries, The Book of Negroes based on bestselling novel by Lawrence Hill. | Full Name | Aunjanue Ellis |
| Net Worth | $1.6 Million |
| Date Of Birth | February 21, 1969 |
| Place Of Birth | San Francisco, California, USA |
| Height | 5' 9" (1.75 m) |
| Occupation | Actress, producer |
| Profession | Actor, Film producer |
| Education | Brown University, Tougaloo College, New York University |
| Nationality | American |
| Siblings | Sasha Ellis |
| Nicknames | Aunjanue Ellis, Ellis, Aunjanue |
| IMDB | |
| Awards | Satellite Award for Best Ensemble – Motion Picture, Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble, Canadian Screen Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series |
| Nominations | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Min... |
| Movies | The Birth of a Nation, Men of Honor, Undercover Brother, The Help, Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story, Freedomland, The Resident, Of Mind and Music, The Caveman's Valentine, Ray, Abducted: The Carlina White Story, Lovely and Amazing, Brother to Brother, Get on Up, Notorious, Girls Town, The Express,... |
| TV Shows | The Mentalist, The Book of Negroes, Justice, MDs, High Incident, Quantico, E-Ring |
| Star Sign | Pisces |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | Pain doesn't have a face and pain doesn't have a certain way of adjusting. Pain is universal. |
| 2 | A lot of practical things keep me motivated, like taking care of my family. On an artistic level, there are stories that I want to tell. I grew up in a storytelling-rich community. It is important to me as a consumer of art and I guess in some ways a wannabe artist to continue that tradition, and acting is my chosen genre at this point to do that. |
| 3 | I love playing different characters and things that are challenging. I'm not interested in safety at all. That's what makes me get up in the morning. |
| 4 | Every role is a potential lover. I ask: Are they someone I want to wake up to in the morning and go to bed with at night? Do they question my assumptions about life? Consume me to distraction? Make my cry, then clown to make me laugh again? If I say yes, then it's all I need. |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | A featured player in actress Regina Taylor's play, Drowning Crow, at the Manhattan Theatre Club. [January 2004] |
| 2 | Attended Tougaloo College in Tougaloo, Mississippi before she transferred to Brown University, where she completed her undergraduate studies. |
| 3 | Has her B.A. in African-American studies from Brown University, and studied acting in the graduate drama program at NYU. |
Actress
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pimp | 2016 | post-production | Gloria May |
| Quantico | 2015-2016 | TV Series | Miranda Shaw |
| The Birth of a Nation | 2016 | Nancy | |
| Romeo and Juliet in Harlem | 2015 | Lady Capulet | |
| The Book of Negroes | 2015 | TV Mini-Series | Aminata Diallo |
| NCIS: Los Angeles | 2012-2014 | TV Series | Michelle Hanna / Quinn |
| Sleepy Hollow | 2014 | TV Series | Lori Mills |
| Of Mind and Music | 2014 | Una Vida | |
| Get on Up | 2014 | Vicki Anderson | |
| The Mentalist | 2010-2013 | TV Series | Madeleine Hightower |
| The Volunteer | 2013/II | Leigh | |
| Abducted: The Carlina White Story | 2012 | TV Movie | Ann |
| Missing | 2012 | TV Series | Mary Dresden / Mary |
| Blue Bloods | 2012 | TV Series | Sylvia Marshall |
| Money Matters | 2011/I | Pamela Matters | |
| The Help | 2011 | Yule Mae Davis | |
| The Resident | 2011 | Sydney | |
| Game of Death | 2010 | Rachel | |
| The Tested | 2010 | Darraylynn Warren | |
| The Good Wife | 2009 | TV Series | Linda Underwood |
| The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 | 2009 | Therese (Garber's Wife) | |
| Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story | 2009 | TV Movie | Candy |
| Motherhood | 2009/I | Sample Sale Friend | |
| The Hungry Ghosts | 2009 | Nadia | |
| I Love You Phillip Morris | 2009 | Reba | |
| Notorious | 2009 | Sandy | |
| The Prince of Motor City | 2008 | TV Movie | Cora Neel |
| True Blood | 2008 | TV Series | Diane |
| The Express | 2008 | Marie Davis | |
| The Border | 2008 | TV Series | Amira |
| Racing for Time | 2008 | TV Movie | Officer Baker |
| Numb3rs | 2008 | TV Series | Ivy Kirk |
| Cover | 2007 | Valerie Mass | |
| Justice | 2006-2007 | TV Series | Miranda Lee |
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent | 2007 | TV Series | Carmen Rivera |
| Freedomland | 2006 | Felicia | |
| E-Ring | 2005-2006 | TV Series | MSgt. Jocelyn Pierce |
| Jonny Zero | 2005 | TV Series | Gloria |
| Perception | 2005 | Vera | |
| Ray | 2004/I | Mary Ann Fisher | |
| The D.A. | 2004 | TV Series | Ellen Baker |
| Brother to Brother | 2004 | Zora | |
| MDs | 2002 | TV Series | Quinn Joyner |
| Undercover Brother | 2002 | Sistah Girl | |
| I Am Ali | 2002 | Short | |
| Lovely & Amazing | 2001 | Lorraine | |
| 100 Centre Street | 2001 | TV Series | Amanda Davis / Jackie Lange |
| The Caveman's Valentine | 2001 | Lulu | |
| Disappearing Acts | 2000 | TV Movie | Pam |
| The Opponent | 2000 | June | |
| Men of Honor | 2000 | Jo | |
| I'll Wave Back | 2000 | Earlene | |
| Third Watch | 2000 | TV Series | Gail Moore |
| The Practice | 1999 | TV Series | Sharon Young |
| A Map of the World | 1999 | Dyshett | |
| In Too Deep | 1999 | Denise | |
| Desert Blue | 1998 | Agent Summers | |
| Side Streets | 1998 | Brenda Boyce | |
| High Incident | 1996-1997 | TV Series | Off. Leslie Joyner |
| Ed's Next Move | 1996 | Erica | |
| Girls Town | 1996 | Nikki | |
| New York Undercover | 1995 | TV Series | Claudia |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romeo and Juliet in Harlem | 2015 | executive producer |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ray | 2004/I | performer: "Drown in My Own Tears" |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Made in Hollywood | 2016 | TV Series | Herself |
| The 47th NAACP Image Awards | 2016 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Good Morning America | 2015 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| The 5th Annual Critics' Choice Television Awards | 2015 | TV Special | Herself |
| BET Honors | 2015 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Being Fabulous Rocks! T.V. Show | 2015 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| Extra | 2014 | TV Series | Herself |
| Katie Chats | 2014 | TV Series | Herself |
| Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta | 2011 | TV Series | Herself |
| 11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2005 | TV Special | Herself |
| Access Granted | 2001 | TV Series | |
| 32nd NAACP Image Awards | 2001 | TV Special | Herself |
| HBO First Look | 2000 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Canadian Screen Award | Canadian Screen Awards, CA | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Limited Series | The Book of Negroes (2015) |
| 2016 | Gracie | Gracie Allen Awards | Outstanding Female Actor in a Leading Role in a Drama Special | The Book of Negroes (2015) |
| 2014 | Best Performance by an Actress | American Black Film Festival | Una Vida: A Fable of Music and the Mind (2014) | |
| 2014 | Jury Award | Newport Beach Film Festival | Best Actress | Una Vida: A Fable of Music and the Mind (2014) |
| 2013 | Black Reel | Black Reel Awards | Outstanding Television or Mini-Series Performance, Female | Abducted: The Carlina White Story (2012) |
| 2011 | Hollywood Film Award | Hollywood Film Awards | Ensemble of the Year | The Help (2011) |
| 2011 | NBR Award | National Board of Review, USA | Best Acting by an Ensemble | The Help (2011) |
| 2011 | Special Achievement Award | Satellite Awards | Best Ensemble, Motion Picture | The Help (2011) |
| 2011 | SEFCA Award | Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards | Best Ensemble | The Help (2011) |
| 2011 | WFCC Award | Women Film Critics Circle Awards | Women's Work/Best Ensemble | The Help (2011) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Black Reel | Black Reel Awards | Outstanding Actress, TV Movie or Limited Series | The Book of Negroes (2015) |
| 2016 | Image Award | Image Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special | The Book of Negroes (2015) |
| 2015 | Critics' Choice TV Award | Critics Choice Television Awards | Best Actress in a Movie/Limited Series | The Book of Negroes (2015) |
| 2015 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries | The Book of Negroes (2015) |
| 2015 | Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television | The Book of Negroes (2015) |
| 2012 | COFCA Award | Central Ohio Film Critics Association | Best Ensemble | The Help (2011) |
| 2010 | Image Award | Image Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special | Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story (2009) |
| 2005 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Ray (2004) |
| 2003 | Black Reel | Black Reel Awards | Theatrical - Best Actress | Undercover Brother (2002) |
| 2001 | Image Award | Image Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Men of Honor (2000) |
Known for movies
Men of Honor (2000)
as Jo
The Help (2011)
as Yule Mae Davis
Ray (2004)
as Mary Ann Fisher
Undercover Brother (2002)
as Sistah Girl
