Ella Joyce
Ella Joyce was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States on June 12th, 1954 and is the Stage Actress. At the age of 69, Ella Joyce biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, movies, and networth are available.
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Ella Joyce (born Cherron Hoye; June 12, 1954) is an American actress.
Joyce is best known for her role as Eleanor Emerson on the FOX comedy-drama sitcom Roc, which aired from 1991 to 1994.
Early years
Joyce Hoye, the daughter of an autoworker and a hairdresser, was born in Chicago, Illinois, and raised in Detroit, Michigan. She graduated from the Cass Technical High School Performing Arts Curriculum and went on to the Eastern Michigan University Dramatic Arts program. When she was forced to leave due to financial difficulties, she returned to Detroit, where she attended a business school and then worked as an executive secretary for GM. She supplemented her income by reading scripts for director Lloyd Richards, who urged her to act on screen. She spent her time in Harlem, New York City, as a word processor, while improving her acting skills.
She changed her name to honor her mother and great-grandmother after she received her first film role in 1979.
She has studied with several academic mentors and worked in many regional theaters throughout America and overseas.
Personal life
Dan Martin, an actor, married Joyce Martin, a writer.
Career
Joyce's career as an actress began on stage.
Her many theater credits include Fences (at the National Black Theater Festival), as well as Medea and the Doll, Steppin' into Tomorrow; she was the first to play the roles of Risa at the Yale world premiere production of Two Trains Running, Tonya in the world premiere production of King Hedley II, and Lily Ann Green in Crumbs from the Table of Joy, earning a Jefferson Award.
Other stage plays in which she has appeared include Bossa Nova, Last Street Play (The Mighty Gents), Checkmates, Brothers, Sisters, Husbands and Wives, Don't Get God Started!, Louis and Ophelia, Split Second, Home, Not a single Blade of Grass, Odessa, Barefoot in the Park, and Anna Lucasta.
Joyce's television credits include the pilot for NewsRadio, playing the part that eventually went to Khandi Alexander, and series regular "Eleanor Emerson" on Roc. She also played the recurring role of "Jasmine" on My Wife & Kids. She made a cameo appearance in the music video for TLC's "Waterfalls".
She has received numerous awards, nominations, and accolades for her performances in the theater, including the New York AUDELCO and the NAACP Image Nomination (for theater and television). She is also a recipient of the Spirit Of Detroit Award from the Mayor's Office in 1998.
Joyce has also had a role in the Tyler Perry film Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor. She played The Nurse in Don Coscarelli's 2003 film Bubba Ho-Tep, and Sister Watkins in Warner Bros.' Preacher's Kid. She appeared as Clifton's mother in Nina. She also had a role in the F. Gary Gray action film Set It Off.
Joyce is also a personal acting coach and consultant, and has worked with many high-profile artists, such as Toni Braxton. She has also written her first book Kink Phobia, Journey Through a Black Woman's Hair.
Joyce is also teaching fitness classes called Funkacize which she created and teaches to old school music using old school dance moves to get you moving and healthy.