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 ...

The SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills hosted the ABFF Honors on Feb. 17, 2025, celebrating Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor with the Excellence in the Arts Award.

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor enjoyed a surprise early birthday celebration at the 2025 American Black Film Festival (ABFF) Honors ceremony on Monday night — complete with a cake, sparkling candles and ...

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor has accumulated a range of screen credits most actors could only dream of obtaining.Men of Honor, Ray, The Help, If Beale Street Could Talk, The Clark Sisters: First Ladies ...

Hattie, who’s played by Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, is visiting her grandson, Elwood, who is played by Ethan Herisse at Nickel Academy, in which he’s unjustly sent.

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.