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Jan 8, 2024 · Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, the actress who played Wilkerson, did not. Wilkerson is an intensely private person, and Ellis-Taylor instead watched the author’s TED talk and read and reread the book ...
Jan 18, 2024 · Ellis-Taylor (who received an Oscar nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance in 2021's King Richard) plays Isabel Wilkerson. The film follows the author as she works on her magnum opus, traveling to Berlin and Mumbai to research their respective caste systems, while grappling with the grief of numerous personal ...
Dec 23, 2023 · Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor has made some changes in her life.. We’ve all grown to know her as the two-time Emmy nominated actress from “When They See Us” and “Lovecraft Country” and her Oscar ...
Jan 22, 2024 · Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor: ‘The Ship Has Sailed’ for ‘Origin’ Oscar Campaign but ‘It’s the People’s Movie’. Oscar nominations will be announced on Tuesday, but “ Origin ” star ...
Jan 23, 2024 · DuVernay, who wrote the script, centers it on Wilkerson (Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor), following the author while she researches the book and navigates her own personal joys and tragedies. The film takes a heavyweight work of historical and sociological inquiry and transforms it into a deeply humanistic drama and a globe-trotting detective story.
Jan 3, 2024 · Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor had heard Ava DuVernay was adapting Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson's Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents into a film, but the Oscar- and Emmy-nominee "didn ...
Dec 23, 2023 · Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor’s recent name change was a nod to her late mother. The Oscar-nominated actress, 54, explained her decision to add “Taylor” to her professional name — nearly three ...
