Judyann Elder
| Judyann Elder | |
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Judyann Elder in 2015
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| Born |
Judith Ann Johnson August 18, 1948 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Residence | Los Angeles, California |
| Alma mater | Emerson College |
| Occupation | Actress, director, writer |
| Years active | 1968—present |
| Spouse(s) |
Lonne Elder III (1969—1994; divorced) John Cothran, Jr. (1997—present) |
| Children |
Christian Elder, Loni Elder |
| Parent(s) | Camille Johnson, Edward T. Johnson |
| Website | http://www.judyannelder.com |
Judyann Elder (born August 18, 1948) is an American actress, director, and writer. She is a veteran of stage and screen who has appeared in scores of theatrical productions throughout the United States and Europe. She is best known for her roles on the popular television shows Murphy Brown, Martin, and Family Matters.
Born in Cleveland, Elder is the daughter of Edward T. Johnson, PhD and Camille Russell Johnson. She attended Shaker Heights High School and graduated from Emerson College in Boston as the first recipient of the Carol Burnett Award in the Performing Arts.
Elder began her professional career in off-Broadway in New York as "Judyann Jonsson". A founding member and resident actor with the Tony Award-winning Negro Ensemble Company, she originated roles in the premier productions of The Song of the Lusitanian Bogey, Daddy Goodness, Kongi's Harvest, and God is a (Guess What?).
In 1969 she played the role of Russell B. Parker’s young love interest in Lonne Elder III's Ceremonies in Dark Old Men and toured with the company to London and Rome. She married the play’s Pulitzer Prize nominated author early that same year, thus changing her name to Judyann Elder.
Elder and her husband moved to Los Angeles soon after, where she broadened her career to include roles on screen. She made guest star roles in series such as The Streets of San Francisco, Sanford and Son, Wonder Woman, and The White Shadow.
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