Jane Elliott
Actor
- Born
- November 30, 1933 (age 92)
American diversity educator. As a schoolteacher, Jane Elliott became known for her "Blue eyes/Brown eyes" exercise, which she first conducted with her third-grade class on April 5, 1968, the day after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. The classroom exercise was filmed in 1970, becoming the documentary The Eye of the Storm. PBS series Frontline featured a reunion of the 1970 class, as well as Elliott's work with adults, in its 1985 episode "A Class Divided".
Known for
Blue Eyed
September 8, 1996
The Eye of the Storm
December 22, 1970
A Class Divided
March 25, 1985
Jane Elliott Against the World
January 27, 2026
The Stolen Eye
February 19, 2002
The Angry Eye
November 10, 2001
Der Rassist in uns
October 7, 2014
The Event: How Racist Are You?
October 29, 2009
Indecently Exposed!
January 24, 2004
Eye Opener
January 1, 2004
Acting10
- 2026Jane Elliott Against the World as Self
- 2014Der Rassist in uns as Self (archive footage)
- 2009The Event: How Racist Are You? as Self
- 2004Indecently Exposed! as Herself
- 2004Eye Opener as Herself
- 2002The Stolen Eye as Self
- 2001The Angry Eye as Self
- 1996Blue Eyed as Self
- 1985A Class Divided as Herself
- 1970The Eye of the Storm