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Aunjanue Ellis : ウィキペディア英語版 | Aunjanue Ellis
Aunjanue L. 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'' (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, for which she received critical acclaim and a Critic's Choice Award nomination for Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries. Later that year, she began starring as Miranda Shaw in the ABC drama series, ''Quantico''. ==Early life== Ellis was born in San Francisco, California, and raised on her grandmother's farm in McComb, Mississippi. She attended Tougaloo College before transferring to Brown University, where she completed her Bachelor of Arts in African-American studies, while also studying acting with Jim Barnhill and John Emigh. During her years in Brown University, Ellis made her debut on the student play. She went on to study acting in the Graduate Acting Program at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.
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