Ella Joyce

Biography

Ella Joyce is an American actress who began on the stage and went on to steady work in television and film. Born in Chicago and raised in Detroit, she trained at Cass Technical High School and Eastern Michigan University, and reading scripts for the director Lloyd Richards encouraged her toward acting on screen. Her theater credits include Fences and the world premieres of Two Trains Running and King Hedley II; she earned a Joseph Jefferson Award for Crumbs from the Table of Joy and an Ovation Award for her role in August Wilson's King Hedley II. On television she played Eleanor Emerson in the Fox comedy-drama Roc from 1991 to 1994 and later had a recurring role on My Wife & Kids. Her films include Set It Off (1996), Selma, Lord, Selma (1999), Bubba Ho-tep (2002), Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor (2013) and Nina (2016).

72years old

Turns 73 on June 12in 241 days

Born June 12, 1954Chicago
Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20

Movie Career

Films: 12
Career span: 29 years1992 to 2021

Genres

Drama50%, 6 films
Comedy33%, 4 films
Romance25%, 3 films
Action17%, 2 films
Music17%, 2 films

First and latest

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A first
At the Yale world premiere of Two Trains Running, Joyce originated the part of Risa. She also created the role of Tonya in the world premiere of King Hedley II.
A role that slipped away
Joyce appeared in the 1995 pilot of the NBC sitcom NewsRadio. The role she played in that episode later went to Khandi Alexander.

Ella Joyce movies on Netflix

Never and Again2021IMDb rating 5.0as Mrs. Donna
Nina2016IMDb rating 5.4as Clifton's Mom
Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor2013IMDb rating 5.0as Sarah
California Solo2012IMDb rating 6.3as Carol
Preacher's Kid2010IMDb rating 5.1as Sister Watkins
Uncle P2007IMDb rating 3.7as Bertha Miller
Forbidden Fruits2006IMDb rating 3.6as Minister's wife
Who Made the Potatoe Salad?2006IMDb rating 4.7as Mrs. Jenkins
Bubba Ho-tep2002IMDb rating 6.9as The Nurse
Selma, Lord, Selma1999IMDb rating 7.1as Betty Webb
Set It Off1996IMDb rating 6.9as Detective Waller
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot1992IMDb rating 4.4as McCabe

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Bubba Ho-tep2002as The Nurse
IMDb rating 6.955K votes
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot1992 Action, Comedy, Romanceas McCabe
IMDb rating 4.447K votes
Set It Off1996as Detective Waller
IMDb rating 6.921K votes
Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor2013as Sarah
IMDb rating 5.013K votes
Nina2016as Clifton's Mom
IMDb rating 5.43.2K votes
Forbidden Fruits2006as Minister's wife
IMDb rating 3.62.0K votes
Preacher's Kid2010as Sister Watkins
IMDb rating 5.1959 votes
Selma, Lord, Selma1999as Betty Webb
IMDb rating 7.1622 votes

Most often with

Clifton Powell appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Clifton Powell

Keith David

Tommy 'Tiny' Lister

Jurnee Smollett-Bell

Bebe Drake

Master P

Films together

Clifton Powell3 films together, 1999 to 2010
Clifton Powell's page
- Preacher's Kid2010IMDb rating 5.1Joyce as Sister WatkinsPowell as Ike
- Who Made the Potatoe Salad?2006IMDb rating 4.7Joyce as Mrs. JenkinsPowell as Mr. Jenkins
- Selma, Lord, Selma1999IMDb rating 7.1Joyce as Betty WebbPowell as Martin Luther King Jr
Keith David2 films together, 2006 to 2016
Keith David's page
- Nina2016IMDb rating 5.4Joyce as Clifton's MomDavid as Clifton's Father
- Forbidden Fruits2006IMDb rating 3.6Joyce as Minister's wifeDavid as Rev. Walters
Tommy 'Tiny' Lister2 films together, 2006
Tommy 'Tiny' Lister's page
- Forbidden Fruits2006IMDb rating 3.6Joyce as Minister's wifeLister as Jade(Tommy 'Tiny' Lister)
- Who Made the Potatoe Salad?2006IMDb rating 4.7Joyce as Mrs. JenkinsLister as Monster
Jurnee Smollett-Bell2 films together, 1999 to 2013
Jurnee Smollett-Bell's page
- Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor2013IMDb rating 5.0Joyce as SarahSmollett-Bell as Judith
- Selma, Lord, Selma1999IMDb rating 7.1Joyce as Betty WebbSmollett-Bell as Sheyann Webb
Bebe Drake2 films together, 2006 to 2021
Bebe Drake's page
- Never and Again2021IMDb rating 5.0Joyce as Mrs. DonnaDrake as Ms. Addis
- Who Made the Potatoe Salad?2006IMDb rating 4.7Joyce as Mrs. JenkinsDrake as Mrs. Brown
Master P2 films together, 2007 to 2021
Master P's page
- Never and Again2021IMDb rating 5.0Joyce as Mrs. DonnaP as Boss Man
- Uncle P2007IMDb rating 3.7Joyce as Bertha MillerP as Percy Miller
Also two films together1 more actor
- Michael ColyarUncle P (2007) and Who Made the Potatoe Salad? (2006)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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