Kimberly Elise
- Acting
- April 17, 1967 · Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Biography
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.
Known for
Filmography
- Little Angels · President Markee
- 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 · Thanks
- 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
- 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
- Hellbent · Karina McCallum