Jane Elliott
Known for ActingBorn 1933-11-30
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
1996 · as Self
Jane Elliott Against the World
2026 · as Self
The Eye of the Storm
1970 · as Self
Eye Opener
2004 · as Herself
Der Rassist in uns
2014 · as Self (archive footage)
The Event: How Racist Are You?
2009 · as Self
The Stolen Eye
2002 · as Self
The Angry Eye
2001 · as Self
A Class Divided
1985 · as Herself
Indecently Exposed!
2004 · as Herself