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Personal Info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1954-06-12 (70 years old)

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Ella Joyce

Biography:

Ella Joyce (born Cherron Hoye; June 12, 1954) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Eleanor Emerson on the FOX sitcom Roc, Sarah in Tyler Perry's Temptation, Earlene in Our Family Wedding, Betty Webb in Selma, Lord, Selma, Detective Waller in Set It Off, and McCabe in Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot. She also had a recurring role as Jasmine on the sitcom My Wife & Kids.

She has received numerous awards, nominations, and accolades for her performances in the theater, including the New York AUDELCO and the NAACP Image Nomination (for theater and television). She is also a recipient of the Spirit Of Detroit Award from the Mayor's Office in 1998.

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Known For

Acting

2024

Poppa's House as Felicia

2022

2021

Never and Again as Mrs. Donna

2019

Heavenly Deposit as Nurse Williams

2018

2016

Nina as Clifton's Mom

2015

Lucky Girl as Melanie Jackson

2014

2013

2012

City Teacher as Anita Sawyer

2011

Hopelessly in June as Mrs. Myers

2010

Preacher's Kid as Sister Watkins

2008

2007

Uncle P as Bertha Miller

2006

Lost Signal as Nancy Caulderbank
Forbidden Fruits as Minister's wife

2003

Eve as Mama Pearl

2002

2001

Stranger Inside as Doodle Alderidge
The Old Settler as Waitress

2000

Clockin' Green as Sonya Brignone

1999

Selma, Lord, Selma as Betty Webb
Frozen Hot as Attorney Ross
Her Married Lover as Dr. Solomon

1996

Set It Off as Detective Waller
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch as Mrs. Bogzigian

1995

NewsRadio as Catherine Duke
The Client as Alice Ward

1992

1991

Roc as Eleanor Emerson

1989

Seinfeld as Dean Jones