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 ...
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' ...
‘Nickel Boys’ Star Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor Never Watches Herself on Screen — Here’s Why
When Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor (who has been acting professionally since her debut as Ariel in 1995’s Broadway revival of “The ...
Mississippi's Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor says 'Nickel Boys' is a present story, not history
Taylor, a Mississippi native, talks about her work on "Nickel Boys," says story isn't just history for living men, ...
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Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor Is Right Where She Belongs
You come here and see this view and you think, Yeah, this is my life,” says Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor. “Then you have to say, No, it’s not really.” For the average anxious person, overhearing such a ...
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Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor on holding back emotion, justice in ‘Nickel Boys’, and her family’s connection to the Jim Crow South
Actress Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor discusses her emotionally restrained performances and her latest role in ‘Nickel Boys’, where ...
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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 ...
Grandmother inspires Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor’s character in ‘Nickel Boys’
The Nickel Boys” is a fact-based drama of two incarcerated and abused Black teenage boys in 1960s segregated Florida, based ...
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Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Walter Salles, and Pablo Larraín on The Treat
This week on The Treatment, Elvis welcomes Oscar-nominated actress Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, who stars in the new film Nickel ...
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 missed out on an Oscar for her role in King Richard. It will be no surprise if she’s nominated again for RaMell Ross’s acclaimed new film ...
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Mississippi's Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor says 'Nickel Boys' is a present story, not history
Oscar-nominated actress Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor considers Mississippi her home, and her latest theatrical release is one that touches on topics familiar to the state. "Nickel Boys" takes on systemic ...