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Anyone tuning into HBO’s Lovecraft Country<\/strong><\/a> will undoubtedly recognize Aunjanue Ellis, who plays the series’s Hippolyta Freeman, a family-oriented businesswoman with a penchant for watching the stars and a hunger for adventure. On a show full of monsters, both mythical and human,<\/a> Hippolyta serves as the very human constant; that is until she gets involved in the messiness as well. But Hippolyta is just as bold and strong-willed as a lot of the characters Ellis has played in the past, and there have been a lot<\/em>. The 51-year-old actress made her professional acting debut on the stage in 1995 and she hasn’t stopped dazzling us ever since!<\/p>\n Her credits are a collection of well-loved characters on both the big and small screen, such as her role as the sharp, but fair Miranda Shaw on ABC’s thriller series Quantico<\/strong>, her performance on The Book of Negroes<\/strong>, based on the bestselling novel by Lawrence Hill, and her iconic portrayal of Sistah Girl alongside Eddie Murphy<\/a> in the action comedy film Undercover Brother<\/strong>. Most recently, Ellis garnered critical acclaim, universal admiration, and an Emmy Award for outstanding lead actress in a limited series for her performance on Ava DuVernay’s Netflix miniseries When They See Us<\/strong><\/a>. Scroll ahead for a look at some of Ellis’s most popular roles over the last 20-odd years.<\/p>\n Tags:<\/b> MEKISHANA PIERRE<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"See Campaign: <\/strong>https:\/\/www.popsugar.com\/entertainment\/aunjanue-ellis-movies-and-tv-shows-roles-47696236<\/a>
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Anyone tuning into HBO’s Lovecraft Country will undoubtedly recognize Aunjanue Ellis, who plays the series’s Hippolyta Freeman, a family-oriented businesswoman with a penchant for watching the stars and a hunger for adventure. On a show full of monsters, both mythical and human, Hippolyta serves as the very human constant; that is until she gets involved in the messiness as … Continue reading Lovecraft Country’s Aunjanue Ellis Has a 20+ Year Career Full of Amazing Movies and TV Shows<\/span><\/a> Continue Reading