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Ella Joyce

Acting · Born June 12, 1954 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

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.

Ella Joyce movies and shows

  • Seinfeld1989
  • Grey's Anatomy2005
  • Sabrina, the Teenage Witch1996
  • NewsRadio1995
  • The Jamie Foxx Show1996
  • My Wife and Kids2001
  • In the House1995
  • Eve2003
  • Dangerous Minds1996
  • Roc1991
  • The Client1995
  • Poppa's House2024
  • Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot1992
  • Haus of Vicious2022
  • Set It Off1996
  • Reality Bites1994
  • Bubba Ho-tep2002
  • Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor2013
  • Our Family Wedding2010
  • Who Made the Potatoe Salad?2006
  • Nina2016
  • Preacher's Kid2010
  • Catfish Christmas2022
  • Her Married Lover1999