Ellis-Taylor will write and Jagger will produce the movie about Tharpe, known as “the godmother of rock and roll,” a trailblazing gospel guitarist and singer. Deadline brings word that Ellis-Taylor is ...

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 ...

“Origin” is one of the most ambitious movies in recent memory, spanning multiple centuries and continents as it attempts to untangle the roots of racism. It’s also completely riveting. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the Oscar-nominated film "Nickel Boys," the warm embrace from Hattie (Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor) radiates from the screen, pulling ...

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 ...

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 ...

‘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 ...

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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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.” ...

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 ...