Ella Joyce was born on Cherron Hoye; June 12,1954 and is an American actress.
18 Facts About Ella Joyce
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Ella Joyce starred as Eleanor Emerson in the Fox comedy-drama series Roc, which originally ran from 1991 until 1994.
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The daughter of an autoworker and a hairdresser, Ella Joyce was born Cherron Hoye in Chicago, Illinois, and raised in Detroit, Michigan.
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Ella Joyce graduated from the Performing Arts Curriculum at Cass Technical High School, and went on to attend the Dramatic Arts program at Eastern Michigan University.
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Ella Joyce supplemented the income from that job by reading scripts for director Lloyd Richards, who encouraged her to act on-screen.
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Ella Joyce has studied with several professional mentors, and worked in many regional theaters across America and overseas.
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Ella Joyce began her career as an actress appearing on stage.
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Ella Joyce is a founder and performer at The National Black Festival in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
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Ella Joyce has received numerous awards, nominations, and accolades for her performances in the theater, including the New York AUDELCO and the NAACP Image Nomination.
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Ella Joyce is a recipient of the Spirit Of Detroit Award from the Mayor's Office in 1998.
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Ella Joyce made a cameo appearance in the music video for TLC's "Waterfalls" later that year.
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Ella Joyce later made guest-starring appearances in The Client, Dangerous Minds, Seinfeld, The Jamie Foxx Show and Eve.
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In 1996, Joyce co-starred in the crime action film Set It Off directed by F Gary Gray.
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Ella Joyce starred in the made-for-television film Selma, Lord, Selma playing Sheyann Webb's mother.
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In 2023, Ella Joyce starred in the Tyler Perry's romantic drama film Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor playing the role of Jurnee Smollett's mother.
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In 2013, Ella Joyce starred alongside Keith David in the short-lived TV One sitcom Belle's.
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Ella Joyce had supporting roles in films Resolution Song and Never and Again.
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Ella Joyce has written her first book Kink Phobia, Journey Through a Black Woman's Hair.