Fan Casting Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor as Mattie Michael in The Women of Brewster Place

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor is known for her roles in The Help, The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, and Men of Honor. She has been suggested by fans for 200 roles on myCast, including Lydia Polite in Defiant. Similar actors include Regina King, Taraji P. Henson, and Angela Bassett. Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor was suggested to play Mattie Michael in The Women of Brewster Place by jmcdowell. Other actors sugggested to play this role include Octavia Spencer. The Women of Brewster Place has 21 roles, including Melanie "Kiswana" Browne, Lucielia "Ciel" Turner, and Etta Mae Johnson.