Aunjanue Ellis
Aunjanue Ellis
Aunjanue L. Ellisis 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...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth21 February 1969
CitySan Francisco, CA
CountryUnited States of America
grief air breathing
Too many people I've loved dearly have left this earth. And some I've lost are still here breathing the same air. That grief can be comparable if not worse in its consumption.
strong race black
Black women are supposed to be 'strong,' but the burden of carrying our race and carrying our families adds the pressure.
thinking america interesting
The roles that I feel I get, or handed to me, or whatever, are not that interesting. I don't think it's a problem that's specific to black women. I think it's a problem that's specific to movie-making in America.
drama roles signatures
Sitcoms are incredibly limiting. When you do a sitcom and it becomes a signature part for you, it's harder to do something else; but if you do a drama, you can get lost in it and have a role to do other things.
want kind married
I'm not married, nor do I want to be. I'm the loving kind but not the marrying kind, though I am romantic.
emotional thinking messages
I think a film is a failure if it doesn't have an emotional effect. That's the film's failure. Not if it doesn't deliver a message, but if it doesn't have emotional effect or visceral effect.
pain adjusting way
Pain doesnt have a face and pain doesnt have a certain way of adjusting. Pain is universal.
morning character safety
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.