Kimberly Elise
Actor
Born April 17, 1967 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Kimberly Elise Trammel (born April 17, 1967) is an American actress. Elise studied film and acting at the University of Minnesota and earned a BA in Mass Communications. She made her feature film debut in Set It Off, and later received critical acclaim for her performance in Beloved. During her career, Elise has appeared in films such as John Q (2002), The Manchurian Candidate (2004), Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005), The Great Debaters (2007), For Colored Girls (2010), Dope (2015), Almost Christmas (2016), Death Wish (2018), and Ad Astra (2019). She received a nomination for Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead for her performance in the 2004 drama film, Woman Thou Art Loosed, and played the leading roles in a number of made for television movies. Elise also starred in the CBS crime drama series Close to Home (2005–07), and in 2013 starred in the VH1 comedy-drama series, Hit the Floor.
Filmography
Hellbent
Karina McCallum
A Snowy Day in Oakland
Theona
The Mosquito Coast
Special Agent Estelle Jones
Love Life
Suzanné Hayward
Reach for the Stars
Self
Carole's Christmas
Carole Jordan
Ad Astra
Lorraine Deavers
Death Wish
Detective Jackson
Steve
Self
Star
Dianne
Almost Christmas
Cheryl
Confirmation
Sonia Jarvis
Dope
Lisa Hayes
Back to School Mom
Mary Thomas
Apple Mortgage Cake
Angela Logan
A Day Late and a Dollar Short
Djanel
And Then There Was You
Highland Park
Toni
Hit the Floor
Sloane Hayes
Event 15
Blau
Hannah's Law
Stagecoach Mary
Ties That Bind
Theresa Harper
For Colored Girls
Crystal / Brown
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
Sonya Carson
Setting it Straight: Making ‘Set it Off’
The Great Debaters
Pearl Farmer
Private Practice
Angie Paget
Masters of Science Fiction
Pride
Sue Davis
The Reichen Show
Self
Close to Home
Maureen Scofield
Grey's Anatomy
Rebecca Swender
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
Helen McCarter
Woman Thou Art Loosed
Michelle Jordan
The Manchurian Candidate
Rosie
The Twilight Zone
Jasmine Gardens / Police Detective
Behind the Scenes of 'John Q'
Self
John Q
Denise Archibald
Bojangles
Fannie
Bait
Lisa Hill
Girlfriends
Reesie Jackson
Soul Food
Estella
The Loretta Claiborne Story
Loretta Claiborne
Beloved
Denver
The View
Self
The Ditchdigger's Daughters
Jeanette
Set It Off
Tisean
The Sentinel
Candace Blake