Aunjanue Ellis

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Aunjanue Ellis

Born	21 February 1969 (1969-02-21) (age 39) San Francisco, California, U.S.

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Aunjanue L. Ellis (born 21 February 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, Mississippi before transferring to Brown University where she completed her undergraduate studies. She then got her BA in African-American studies from Brown University, and studied 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.

[edit] Filmography

The Border (2008) (TV series) (unknown episodes, 2007) (TV Series) .... Amira (filming)
The Express (2008) .... Mother of Ernie Davis
Cover (2007) .... Valerie Maas
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (1 episode, 2007) (TV Series) .... Carmen Rivera
Justice (2006) (TV series) (8 episodes, 2006) .... Miranda
E-Ring (11 episodes, 2005-2006) (TV series) .... MSgt. Jocelyn Pierce
Freedomland (2006) .... Felicia
Jonny Zero (6 episodes, 2005) (TV Series) .... Gloria
Perception (2005) .... Vera
Ray (2004) .... Mary Ann Fisher
The D.A. (1 episode, 2004) (TV Series) .... Ellen Baker
Brother to Brother (2004) .... Zora
MDs (10 episodes, 2002) (TV Series) .... Quinn Joyner
Undercover Brother (2002) .... Sistah Girl
I Am Ali (2002) ....
Lovely & Amazing (2001) .... Lorraine
100 Centre Street (3 episodes, 2001) (TV Series) .... Amanda Davis
Access Granted (1 episode, 2001) (TV Series) .... Herself
The Caveman's Valentine (2001) .... Officer Lulu Ledbetter
Disappearing Acts (2000) (TV) .... Pam
The Opponent (2000) .... June
HBO First Look (1 episode, 2000) (TV Series) .... Herself
Men of Honor (2000).... Jo
John John in the Sky (2000) .... Earlene
Third Watch (2 episodes, 2000) (TV Series) .... Gail Moore
The Practice (4 episodes, 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 (unknown episodes, 1996-1997) (TV series) .... Off. Leslie Joyner
Ed's Next Move (1996) .... Erica
Girls Town (1996) .... Nikki
New York Undercover (1 episode, 1995) (TV Series) .... Claudia