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