
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
6/12/1954
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also Known As
Cherron Hoye
Ella Joyce
Biography
Ella Joyce (born Cherron Hoye; June 12, 1954) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Eleanor Emerson on the FOX sitcom Roc, Sarah in Tyler Perry's Temptation, Earlene in Our Family Wedding, Betty Webb in Selma, Lord, Selma, Detective Waller in Set It Off, and McCabe in Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot. She also had a recurring role as Jasmine on the sitcom My Wife & Kids.
She has received numerous awards, nominations, and accolades for her performances in the theater, including the New York AUDELCO and the NAACP Image Nomination (for theater and television). She is also a recipi...
Known For

Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
as McCabe

Uncle P
as Bertha Miller

Holiday Hideaway
as Rose

Set It Off
as Detective Waller

Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor
as Sarah

California Solo
as Carol

Lost Signal
as Nancy Caulderbank

Resolution Song
as Edith

Selma, Lord, Selma
as Betty Webb

Bubba Ho-tep
as The Nurse

Never and Again
as Mrs. Donna

Who Made the Potatoe Salad?
as Mrs. Jenkins

Heavenly Deposit
as Nurse Williams

City Teacher
as Anita Sawyer

Second Chance Christmas
as Bessie

Stranger Inside
as Doodle Alderidge

Nina
as Clifton's Mom

Catfish Christmas
as Helen

Hollywont
Unknown Role

A Simple Promise
as Mary