Actor Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor On The Complexity & Heartbreak Of Female Friendships

Fresh Air

In The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat, Ellis-Taylor plays the outspoken ringleader among three women whose friendship spans several decades. Her previous films include Origin and King Richard. She talks with Tonya Mosley about growing up in rural Mississippi, buying two billboards, and getting into acting to stave off adulthood.
Also, Maureen Corrigan reviews A Wilder Shore, by Camille Peri.
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