Jane Elliott
Acting
Biography
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 10
Movies (10)
Jane Elliott Against the World2026Self
Der Rassist in uns2014Self (archive footage)
The Event: How Racist Are You?2009Self
Indecently Exposed!2004Herself
Eye Opener2004Herself
The Stolen Eye2002Self
The Angry Eye2001Self
Blue Eyed1996Self
A Class Divided1985Herself
The Eye of the Storm1970Self