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Ellia English is an American stage, film and television actress. She is perhaps best known for her role as Aunt Helen on The Jamie Foxx Show. English was featured in a central role in the show, and was paired onscreen with Garett Morris, who plays her husband Jr. King.

After graduating from high school, ahead of her time, she attended Clark College (now Clark Atlanta University) in her native Atlanta, in hopes of becoming a lawyer; but, when the head of the drama department overhead her singing and offered her one of the leading roles in their musical production, Ellia`s life took a different turn. She later transferred to Georgia State University where she studied speech and drama, and soon became an ensemble player at the prestigious Alliance Theater. Thoroughly dedicated to a life of acting, the next step was to travel to New York. There, Ellia starred in such productions as Ain`t Misbehavin`, Ma Rainey`s Black Bottom, Colored Museum, Dreamgirls, Romeo and Juliet, Spunk, Showboat, Barnum, Nunsense and One Mo` Time, to name a few. She also sang with the (New York)|Community Choir]] as one of their solo recording artists. (L.A.|Los Angeles) was calling and Ellia made the move. Ellia was a series regular (as Helen King) on The Jamie Foxx Show, which now can now still be seen regularly in syndication. Other television credits include Martin, Sinbad, Empty Nest, The Five Mrs. Buchanans, Love & War, Get Smart, and Thea. She was featured in the made for television movies The Innocent, The Barefoot Executive, and Based on an Untrue Story. And, on the silver screen, Ellia was featured in Wildcats, Sidewalk Stories, Rain Without Thunder, Block Beatuty and Girlfriends. Ellia maintains a home in both Atlanta, Georgia and Los Angeles, California. She currently devotes her time to Big Sisters of Los Angeles and several other children`s organizations. Also, in her spare time, Ellia enjoys playing the flute, the piano, reading, walking, biking am many other outdoor activities.

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