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Jane Elliott

Jane Elliott

Birthday: 1933-11-30 | Place of Birth:

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".

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2026
2009
2004
Indecently Exposed!

as    Herself

2004
Eye Opener

as    Herself

2002
The Stolen Eye

as    Self

2001
The Angry Eye

as    Self

1996
Blue Eyed

as    Self

1985
A Class Divided

as    Herself

1970
The Eye of the Storm

as    Self