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. Some info from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Bubba Ho-tep
as The Nurse
2002
Lost Signal
as Nancy Caulderbank
2006
Stranger Inside
as Doodle Alderidge
2001
A Simple Promise
as Mary
2008
California Solo
as Carol
2012
Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor
as Sarah
2013
Clockin' Green
as Sonya Brignone
2000
Hopelessly in June
as Mrs. Myers
2011
Selma, Lord, Selma
as Betty Webb
1999
The Old Settler
as Waitress
2001
Holiday Hideaway
as Rose
2022
Catfish Christmas
as Helen
2022
Who Made the Potatoe Salad?
as Mrs. Jenkins
2006
Set It Off
as Detective Waller
1996
Nina
as Clifton's Mom
2016
Frozen Hot
as Attorney Ross
1999
City Teacher
as Anita Sawyer
2012
Her Married Lover
as Dr. Solomon
1999
Our Family Wedding
as Earlene
2010
Resolution Song
as Edith
2018
TV Appearances
In the House
1995
Seinfeld
as Dean Jones
1989
The Jamie Foxx Show
as Annabeth
1996
My Wife and Kids
2001
NewsRadio
as Catherine Duke
1995
Dangerous Minds
as Judge
1996
The Client
as Alice Ward
1995
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
as Mrs. Bogzigian
1996
Roc
as Eleanor Emerson
1991
Belle's
as Gladys Crawford
2013
Eve
as Mama Pearl
2003
Poppa's House
as Felicia
2024