Ellia English is an African-American actor famous for playing Mrs. King on The Jamie Foxx Show from 1996 to 2001. An African American (also Afro-American or Black American, or black) is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ... The TV comedy The Jamie Foxx Show aired on The WB Television Network from August 28, 1996 to January 14, 2001. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...