Jane Elliott

Known for: Acting
Born: November 30, 1933

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".

Filmography

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

Credits from TMDB.