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Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor Lauds Will Smith’s 'Work Ethic' on ‘King Richard’ That “stayed” With Her
Recently, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, who starred alongside Smith in King Richard, reminded everyone of that famous quote again. There is a lot to learn from Will Smith, but one of the most important ...
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AUNJANUE ELLIS and DEMI SINGLETON co-star in KING RICHARD
The AFRO knows what it’s like to endure challenging times. John H. Murphy, Sr., a former enslaved man founded the AFRO in 1892 with $200 from his wife, Martha Howard Murphy. Together they ...
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‘Nickel Boys’ Star Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor Never Watches Herself on Screen — Here’s Why
The "King Richard" Oscar nominee is luminous in "Nickel Boys," and without her, the film might not have resonated with audiences. Talk about a surprise. When Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor (who has been ...
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Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor won't hold her tongue
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor gives an award-worthy performance in "Nickel Boys." She got an Oscar nomination for King Richard," but ...
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Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor becomes directors' go-to for drama
“King Richard” was a game changer for actress Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor. It brought her an Oscar nomination for playing the mother of Serena and Venus Williams and opened her up to more ...
Keke Palmer, Giancarlo Esposito, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Aaron Pierre and Marla Gibbs to Receive ABFF Honors
Keke Palmer, Giancarlo Esposito, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Aaron Pierre and Marla Gibbs — the ceremony, presented by Nice Crowd, ...
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Nickel Boys star Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor: 'Black women's tears are exploited'
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor has risen to fame with roles that make ignored Black female voices heard, her role in Nickel Boys is no exception.
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Grandmother inspires Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor’s character in ‘Nickel Boys’
For Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, an Oscar nominee as the mother of tennis legends Venus and Serena Williams in “King Richard,” that was unexpected. Yet, Ellis-Taylor, 54, revealed in a Zoom ...
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PRESS ROOM: American Black Film Festival Honors announces 2025 honorees and show date of February 17
ABFF Honors celebrates excellence in film and TV with honorees Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Giancarlo Esposito, and Keke Palmer.
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Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor: ‘One of the references I have when I talk about Nickel Boys is the Magadelene laundry mothers in Ireland’
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor is happy to acknowledge that, since emerging from university in the mid-1990s, she has rarely been short of work. It says here that her first professional gig was playing ...
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.” ...
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Keke Palmer, Giancarlo Esposito, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Aaron Pierre and Marla Gibbs to Receive ABFF Honors
Ellis-Taylor and Esposito will accept ABFF ... Venus and Serena Williams’ mother Oracene Price in 2021’s “King Richard,” plus Emmy nominations for “When They See Us” and “Lovecraft ...