Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

thumb Aunjanue L. Ellis-Taylor ( née Ellis; born February 21, 1969) is an American actress. Quotes I remember being in scenes where I was fighting and having these verbal altercations with Regina King. And it was funny because I was trying to be her friend off-camera. I would be like, ‘Hey, girl’ and she’d stay in character. She’d stay in that space. But then when it was done, she was perfectly lovely The good thing about The Help was that I was able to stay at my home in Mississippi because that’s where we were shooting. I auditioned for this so many times. They wanted to tell me no and I just refused. And look at this cast that I ended up being part of. I mean, Viola, Octavia, and Emma? Fantastic company. I barely had two words to say in this, but I did get to dance on stage with Tika Sumpter. She’s younger than me and I remember getting so tired. I’d be off to the side like, ‘Lord Jesus, are we done yet?’ But I had fun. And Chadwick [Boseman] was lovely to me. I also loved working with Nelsan Ellis, who was one of the most brilliant actors ever. They are missed. I loved playing this character and I hated so bad that I only had one scene. I had such a good time with her. In terms of character work, this was one of those roles where I felt like I got to live in something and enjoy every minute of it. I had a blast doing that part. And I got to work with Dominique Thorne, Ebony Obsidian, Regina King, and Colman Domingo. Heavy hitters, girl. This felt like the beginning of something in my life. I think it probably started with Beale Street and then this added on to that. This was one of the most important things that I’ve ever done. And it began a creative relationship with Ava, even though she doesn’t remember me from this. There were so many people in the series that she barely remembers me, but I like to think that a seed was planted. Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor Looks Back at Her Most Iconic Roles;By JULIANA UKIOMOGBE on Dec 13, 2024 External links Category:Actresses from San Francisco Category:Living people Category:1969 births Category:Women born in the 1960s Category:African Americans