Aunjanue Ellis
Birthday: 21 February 1969, San Francisco, California, USA
Birth Name: Aunjanue L. Ellis
Height: 175 cm
Aunjanue Ellis was born in San Francisco, California. She graduated from the Brown University, and later attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.During her career, Ellis performed ...Show More
A lot of practical things keep me motivated, like taking care of my family. On an artistic level, th Show more
A lot of practical things keep me motivated, like taking care of my family. On an artistic level, there are stories that I want to tell. I grew up in a storytelling-rich community. It is important to me as a consumer of art and I guess in some ways a wannabe artist to continue that tradition, and acting is my chosen genre at this point to do that. Hide
I love playing different characters and things that are challenging. I'm not interested in safety at Show more
I love playing different characters and things that are challenging. I'm not interested in safety at all. That's what makes me get up in the morning. Hide
Pain doesn't have a face and pain doesn't have a certain way of adjusting. Pain is universal.
Pain doesn't have a face and pain doesn't have a certain way of adjusting. Pain is universal.
Every role is a potential lover. I ask: Are they someone I want to wake up to in the morning and go Show more
Every role is a potential lover. I ask: Are they someone I want to wake up to in the morning and go to bed with at night? Do they question my assumptions about life? Consume me to distraction? Make my cry, then clown to make me laugh again? If I say yes, then it's all I need. Hide
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