Ella Joyce

Ella Joyce

Born: June 12, 1954
in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Ella Joyce (born Cherron Hoye; June 12, 1954) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Eleanor Emerson on the FOX sitcom Roc, Sarah in Tyler Perry's Temptation, Earlene in Our Family Wedding, Betty Webb in Selma, Lord, Selma, Detective Waller in Set It Off, and McCabe in Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot. She also had a recurring role as Jasmine on the sitcom My Wife & Kids.

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.

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Movies for Ella Joyce...

Catfish Christmas
Title: Catfish Christmas
Character: Helen
Released: December 1, 2022
Type: Movie
When a young woman returns home for the holidays, her meddling sister sets her up with a handsome football player online, but things might not be as they appear.
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Holiday Hideaway
Title: Holiday Hideaway
Character: Rose
Released: November 24, 2022
Type: Movie
Carly Stewart is the queen of holiday celebrations, but her mistletoe misstep sends her running to a Holiday Hideaway that teaches her the importance of family, forgiveness, and fighting for love.
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Never and Again
Title: Never and Again
Character: Mrs. Donna
Released: February 11, 2021
Type: Movie
Kevin and Jasmine who, as two teenagers with equal passion for each other's dreams - his love for football and hers for music - fall head over heels in love with each other but tragedy and one horrible lapse in judgment tears them apart. Many years later, Kevin (Long) and Jasmine (Boutte), have to trust one another after their paths cross again. Is their first love strong enough for them to save each other now?
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Heavenly Deposit
Title: Heavenly Deposit
Character: Nurse Williams
Released: May 28, 2019
Type: Movie
A faithless man finds himself carrying the weight of the world until a divine experience changes his life and he cannot deny the power of God.
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Resolution Song
Title: Resolution Song
Character: Edith
Released: February 6, 2018
Type: Movie
A young man's family torn apart by tragedy reaches out to begin rebuilding trust and seek healing by through the only thing that speaks through pain; the healing power of music.
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Hollywont
Title: Hollywont
Released: July 1, 2016
Type: Movie
Hollywont is an urban Entourage gone crazy! The film follows Davon, an aspiring African American screenwriter trying to make a name for himself in Hollywood. Sick and tired of Hollywood's portrayal of unrealistic urban films, Davon turns to a pimp named Tony to manage his career and help guide him in the right direction which may not be the best idea. Tony takes Davon on an outrageous adventure and Davon soon learns why Hollywood can sometimes mean Hollywont!
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Nina
Title: Nina
Character: Clifton's Mom
Released: April 22, 2016
Type: Movie
The story of the late jazz musician and classical pianist Nina Simone including her rise to fame and relationship with her manager Clifton Henderson.
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Lucky Girl
Title: Lucky Girl
Character: Melanie Jackson
Released: December 12, 2015
Type: Movie
On the day of her wedding, as Selena Jackson comes to terms with the long-lost love she's never quite gotten over, many of her guests, including her best friends and her own mother, also struggle with past loves, past regrets and past mistakes.
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Second Chance Christmas
Title: Second Chance Christmas
Character: Bessie
Released: December 6, 2014
Type: Movie
After moving into a new house with his mom and soon to be father, Lawrence goes through some things. Six months after his mom and new "dad" marry. His mother dies. It isn't easy on Maise's Husband. He soon realizes that he could not deal with Lawrence and goes to a foster home to see if he can put him there. Lawrence has to stay for a few more days before he can leave. Over those days the husband realizes that Lawrence is a great kid.
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Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor
Title: Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor
Character: Sarah
Released: March 29, 2013
Type: Movie
Judith has known her husband Brice since they were children, but now their marriage is growing stale. Having just completed her graduate work in psychotherapy, she's eager to begin a career as a marriage counselor. She takes an internship at a matchmaking firm for millionaires and meets Harley, a charismatic billionaire investor who makes no effort to hide his attraction to Judith. Although quite resistant at first, eventually Judith succumbs to his charms, placing her marriage in jeopardy and forever altering the course of her life.
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Title: Belle's
Character: Gladys Crawford
Released: February 1, 2013
Type: TV
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California Solo
Title: California Solo
Character: Carol
Released: November 30, 2012
Type: Movie
Lachlan MacAldonich is a self-described “lazy Scotsman” and former guitar player for a once-popular 1990s rock band. No longer famous, he now lives a comfortably numb existence working on an organic farm outside Los Angeles. He drinks himself into a stupor every night and retires to his shabby apartment to record his podcast, recounting the tragic deaths of great musicians. After a particularly heavy night of drowning his sorrows at a local watering hole, he is arrested for driving under the influence. This snag, coupled with a long-ago conviction for a drug offense, means Lachlan faces possible deportation. His only hope of remaining stateside is proving that his absence would cause extreme hardship for a spouse or relative – forcing him to confront relationships he thought were buried forever.
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Hopelessly in June
Title: Hopelessly in June
Character: Mrs. Myers
Released: June 6, 2011
Type: Movie
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Our Family Wedding
Title: Our Family Wedding
Character: Earlene
Released: March 12, 2010
Type: Movie
The weeks leading up to a young couple's wedding is comic and stressful, especially as their respective fathers try to lay to rest their feud.
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Preacher's Kid
Title: Preacher's Kid
Character: Sister Watkins
Released: January 29, 2010
Type: Movie
Small-town girl Angie King leaves the church and her home to pursue a dream of singing stardom.
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A Simple Promise
Title: A Simple Promise
Character: Mary
Released: May 27, 2008
Type: Movie
A struggling young artist meets a talented, and undiscovered songstress. Desperately seeking success, they both must face hard truths and contend with sacrifice on their individual paths to fame and along the way they find a love that teaches them what success is really all about.
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Lost Signal
Title: Lost Signal
Character: Nancy Caulderbank
Released: December 1, 2006
Type: Movie
New Years Eve, 2004- Kevin Healy(Santos) and Tiffany Matthews(McCoy) head out to celebrate the New Year and a new beginning in their 7-year relationship. In the midst of the celebration the young couple decide to mark the occasion by experimenting with Crystal Meth. Unbeknown to them, town bad boy Randy Martin slips LSD in their drinks, setting into motion a night of life altering events which will leave one dead and the other forever scarred. The young couple leave the party and quickly begin to realize that they are not alone, or so they think. After a car accident the two run into the woods to escape their stalker, with no protection from the elements. Attempts to call for help are futile when they realize that their cell phone signal is lost. Alone in the woods with the delusions of being chased the couple slowly begin to turn on each other.
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Who Made the Potatoe Salad?
Title: Who Made the Potatoe Salad?
Character: Mrs. Jenkins
Released: November 7, 2006
Type: Movie
An urban romantic comedy about a young San Diego policeman who travels to Los Angeles with his fiance to meet her dysfunctional family and announce their engagement.
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Forbidden Fruits
Title: Forbidden Fruits
Character: Minister's wife
Released: July 25, 2006
Type: Movie
Cultural differences and racial boundaries collide in this powerful story of love between an Arabic Muslim man and an African-American Christian girl who strive to defy the odds. Facing disapproval from within their families and without, Shawn and Crystal must resolutely endure the hatred and bigotry that surrounds their romance in this Detroit-based drama of modern-day prejudice among minority groups.
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Title: Eve
Character: Mama Pearl
Released: September 15, 2003
Type: TV
Eve is an American sitcom starring Eve, Jason Winston George, Ali Landry, Natalie Desselle-Reid, Brian Hooks and Sean Maguire. It aired on the UPN network from September 15, 2003 to May 11, 2006, with 66 episodes produced spanning 3 seasons. The series follows Shelly, a beautiful and intelligent woman of the new generation trying to navigate the exhilarating world of 21st century love, romance and career. The series was nominated in 2004 for Teen Choice Award for Choice Breakout TV Show and had seven nominations in major awards.
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Bubba Ho-tep
Title: Bubba Ho-tep
Character: The Nurse
Released: June 9, 2002
Type: Movie
Bubba Ho-tep tells the "true" story of what really did become of Elvis Presley. We find Elvis as an elderly resident in an East Texas rest home, who switched identities with an Elvis impersonator years before his "death," then missed his chance to switch back. He must team up with JFK and fight an ancient Egyptian mummy for the souls of their fellow residents.
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What About Your Friends: Weekend Get-Away
Title: What About Your Friends: Weekend Get-Away
Character: Juanita
Released: May 31, 2002
Type: Movie
A rare original movie offering from the UPN network, What About Your Friends: Weekend Get-Away focuses on three high school girls: aspiring singer Temple (Keshia Knight-Pulliam) and her lifelong friends Alex (Angell Conwell) and Breena (Monica McSwain). Attending a weekend college-scholarship retreat, the three heroines endeavor to gain financial support for their chosen academic fields. Along the way, Temple squares off against longtime rival Doreen (Alexis Fields), Alex is distracted by a handsome frat boy, and Breena tries to prove that she's a lot more mature than her hip-hop image.
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Stranger Inside
Title: Stranger Inside
Character: Doodle Alderidge
Released: June 23, 2001
Type: Movie
After a stint in a juvenile detention center, Treasure is transferred to an adult prison where her mother, whom she has never met, is also imprisoned. Before long, Treasure encounters Brownie, a lifer and gang leader. Brownie reveals that she is Treasure's mother, and takes the girl under her wing, protecting her from the dangers of hardcore prison life. But some women in Brownie's gang resent Treasure's presence, leading to violent conflict.
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The Old Settler
Title: The Old Settler
Character: Waitress
Released: April 25, 2001
Type: Movie
The Old Settler is the story of two middle-aged sisters, Elizabeth and Quilly, who share an apartment in Harlem in 1943. The sisters quarrel amiably, but they share a wounded history that becomes revealed as the tale unfolds. An earnest but unworldly young man named Husband travels up from the South to board with the sisters while he searches for his beloved Lou Bessie, who left their small town a few years back to find a new life. Husband would like to bring Lou Bessie back home, but she's enamored with the excitement of the city, and her plans are more complicated. In time, Elizabeth and Husband begin a courtship that may or may not overcome their considerable age difference, while Quilly reacts disapprovingly.
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Title: My Wife and Kids
Released: March 28, 2001
Type: TV
Michael Kyle is a loving husband and modern-day patriarch who rules his household with a unique and distinct parenting style. As he teaches his three children some of life's lessons, he does so with his own brand of humor.
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Clockin' Green
Title: Clockin' Green
Character: Sonya Brignone
Released: January 1, 2000
Type: Movie
Two women embark on a bank heist. Then one double-crosses the other. Revenge-minded shenanigans ensue.
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Frozen Hot
Title: Frozen Hot
Character: Attorney Ross
Released: November 2, 1999
Type: Movie
A blacksploitation parody said to inspire "helpless, baffled laughter".
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Her Married Lover
Title: Her Married Lover
Character: Dr. Solomon
Released: October 7, 1999
Type: Movie
Film editor Katie and suspense novelist Richard share an erotically charged moment during a hostage crisis, before embarking on a rapturous affair. When Richard’s wife is killed in a suspicious accident, the lovers are accused of murder.
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Selma, Lord, Selma
Title: Selma, Lord, Selma
Character: Betty Webb
Released: January 17, 1999
Type: Movie
In 1965 Alabama, an 11 year old girl is touched by a speech by Martin Luther King, Jr. and becomes a devout follower. But her resolution is tested when she joins others in the famed march from Selma to Montgomery.
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Set It Off
Title: Set It Off
Character: Detective Waller
Released: November 6, 1996
Type: Movie
Four inner-city Black women, determined to end their constant struggle, decide to live by one rule — get what you want or die trying. So the four women take back their lives and take out some banks in the process.
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Title: Dangerous Minds
Character: Judge
Released: September 30, 1996
Type: TV
Dangerous Minds is an American drama television series that aired on ABC network between September 1996 and March 1997. The series is based on the motion picture film, Dangerous Minds. Annie Potts stars in the lead role originated by Michelle Pfeiffer.
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Title: Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Character: Mrs. Bogzigian
Released: September 27, 1996
Type: TV
On her sixteenth birthday, Sabrina Spellman discovers she has magical powers. She lives with her 600-year-old aunts Hilda and Zelda as well as talking cat Salem in the fictional town of Westbridge, Massachusetts.
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Title: The Jamie Foxx Show
Released: August 28, 1996
Type: TV
Texas native Jamie King is an aspiring actor who heads to Hollywood in hopes to find fame and fortune in the entertainment industry. To support himself, he works at his Aunt Helen and Uncle Junior's Los Angeles hotel, the King's Towers.
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Title: The Client
Character: Alice Ward
Released: September 17, 1995
Type: TV
The Client is an American television series that aired on CBS from September 18, 1995 to August 16, 1996. The series was based on the 1994 film The Client, itself adapted from the 1993 John Grisham novel also of the same name.
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Title: In the House
Released: April 10, 1995
Type: TV
In the House is an American sitcom
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Title: NewsRadio
Character: Catherine Duke
Released: March 21, 1995
Type: TV
The office politics and interpersonal relationships among the staff of WNYX NewsRadio, New York's #2 news radio station.
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Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
Title: Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
Character: McCabe
Released: February 21, 1992
Type: Movie
A tough police sergeant's mother comes to visit him, and promptly starts trying to fix up his life, much to his embarrassment. For his birthday she buys him a machine gun out of the back of a van, and begins to further interfere with his job and love life, eventually helping him with a case he's on.
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Title: Roc
Character: Eleanor Emerson
Released: August 25, 1991
Type: TV
Roc is an American comedy-drama television series which ran on Fox from August 1991 to May 1994. The series stars Charles S. Dutton as Baltimore garbage collector Roc Emerson and Ella Joyce as his wife Eleanor.
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Title: Seinfeld
Character: Dean Jones
Released: July 5, 1989
Type: TV
A stand-up comedian and his three offbeat friends weather the pitfalls and payoffs of life in New York City in the '90s. It's a show about nothing.