Jane Elliott

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Acting

Birthday:
November 30, 1933

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Jane Elliott

Biography

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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Filmography

Year Movie Role
2026 Jane Elliott Against the World Self
2014 Der Rassist in uns Self (archive footage)
2009 The Event: How Racist Are You? Self
2004 Indecently Exposed! Herself
2004 Eye Opener Herself
2002 The Stolen Eye Self
2001 The Angry Eye Self
1996 Blue Eyed Self
1985 A Class Divided Herself
1970 The Eye of the Storm Self
Year TV Show Role