Judyann Elder Biography

Fast Facts

• While studying at Emerson College, she was the first student to receive the Carol Burnett Award
• Honored with the NAACP's Trailblazer Award in 2005
• Named an ambassador to the American Cancer Society after her battle with breast cancer
• Graduated from Emerson College and was named a Distinguished Alumni in 2010
• Made her screen acting debut in the TV series "N․Y․P․D․" in 1968
• Relocated to New York after college, where she would become one of the founding members of the Negro Ensemble Company
• Best known for her roles as Mrs․ Armstrong in "The Players Club" and as Harriet Winslow in the final series of "Family Matters․"
• Made her Broadway debut portraying Coretta Scott King in "I Have a Dream" alongside Billy Dee Williams
• Produced and directed the short films "Behind God's Back" in 1989 and "A Private Act" in 2013
• Participated in the Directing Workshop for Women at the American Film Institute
• Earned a screenwriting fellowship with Walt Disney Studios