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‘Nickel Boys’ Star Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor on Experiencing the Most Prolific Year of Her Career and Why She Likes Playing ‘Inconvenient Women’

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As an actor, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor has never regarded the camera as her ally. “I’ve always felt like it was an enemy, because it ...
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Here's What Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor Had To Say About Will Smith's Work Ethic

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. First things first: Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor is unquestionably talented. Araya Doheny / Getty Images for SAG-AFTRA Foundation You've ...
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Q&A: Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor speaks on Oscar-nominated film 'Nickel Boys' and why it matters

In the Oscar-nominated film "Nickel Boys," the warm embrace from Hattie (Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor) radiates from the screen, pulling the viewer deeper into the heart-wrenching story. Hattie is the ...
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Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor Changed Her Professional Name to Honor Her Late Mother: 'Love of My Life'

The 'King Richard' actress added "Taylor" to her moniker so she can "carry her" mom with her, she told 'Variety' Charles Sykes/Variety via Getty Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor’s recent name change was a nod to ...
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Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor on Who She Celebrates During Black History Month: ‘Let’s Talk About Prince’ (Exclusive)

‘Origin’ star Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor names Prince and Nina Simone as her inspirations this February — and year-round Kevin Winter/WireImage This Black History Month, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor is ...
The Hollywood Reporter

How Aunjanue Ellis Found Her Groove In ‘Justified: City Primeval’

Ellis, who joined the revival that is set 10 years after the original series ended, speaks about her scenes with Timothy Olyphant, Boyd Holbrook and Vondie Curtis-Hall as attorney Carolyn Wilder. By ...
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Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor Is ‘Still Processing’ the Profound, Painful Experience of Making ‘Origin’

Writer-director Ava DuVernay met author Isabel Wilkerson more than a dozen times while researching “Origin,” her movie based on Wilkerson’s book “Caste: the Origins of our Discontent.” Aunjanue ...
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Why Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor Rejects 'Hollywood Hooey' and Still Lives in the South: 'Work to Be Done There' (Exclusive)

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor at the 2024 Gotham Awards on Dec. 2 Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor is much more at home in the South than in Hollywood. And that’s not just figurative: Though she’s starred in a slew of ...
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Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor Pulled Inspiration From Her Own Background for ‘The Deliverance’

Brenda is the Senior Lead Reality TV Editor at Collider. Her expansive knowledge of reality television is a combination of passion and circumstance, having grown up at the genre’s peak. At Collider, ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor Is Nobody’s Second Fiddle

The 'Nickel Boys' actress specializes in supporting roles that steal the spotlight: “If we only know the figurehead and we don’t know the women who were doing the groundwork, it’s not the full truth.” ...
IndieWire

How the Department Heads of ‘Nickel Boys’ Worked with Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor to Create an Unforgettable Character

Ellis-Taylor and the crafts team talk creating her indelible performance as an anguished grandmother in RaMell Ross' adaptation of the Colson Whitehead novel. Speaking of the work of costume designer ...