Judyann Elder
Birth Name:
Judith Ann Johnson
Birth Place:
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Profession
Actress, Director, Writer, Producer
Fast Facts
- Honored with the NAACP's Trailblazer Award in 2005
- Named an ambassador to the American Cancer Society after her battle with breast cancer
- While studying at Emerson College, she was the first student to receive the Carol Burnett Award
- 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
- Earned a screenwriting fellowship with Walt Disney Studios
- Participated in the Directing Workshop for Women at the American Film Institute