
Jane Elliott
Acting
Female
Born: November 30, 1933
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".
Known For

Blue Eyed
September 08, 1996

The Eye of the Storm
December 22, 1970

A Class Divided
March 25, 1985

Der Rassist in uns
October 07, 2014

Jane Elliott Against the World
January 27, 2026

The Event: How Racist Are You?
October 29, 2009

The Stolen Eye
February 19, 2002

Indecently Exposed!
January 24, 2004

Eye Opener
January 01, 2004

The Angry Eye
November 10, 2001
