Acting
Kimberly Elise
EN cinema · 34 credits
Born
17 April 1967 (age 59)
Birthplace
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.
Known for
Filmography
Hellbent
as Karina McCallum
Little Angels
as President Markee
A Snowy Day in Oakland
as Theona
Carole's Christmas
as Carole Jordan
Ad Astra
as Lorraine Deavers
Death Wish
as Detective Jackson
Confirmation
as Sonia Jarvis
Almost Christmas
as Cheryl
Dope
as Lisa Hayes
Back to School Mom
as Mary Thomas
Apple Mortgage Cake
as Angela Logan
Highland Park
as Toni
Event 15
as Blau
Hannah's Law
as Stagecoach Mary
Ties That Bind
as Theresa Harper
For Colored Girls
as Crystal / Brown
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
as Sonya Carson
The Great Debaters
as Pearl Farmer
Pride
as Sue Davis
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
as Helen McCarter
Woman Thou Art Loosed
as Michelle Jordan
John Q
as Denise Archibald
Bojangles
as Fannie
Bait
as Lisa Hill
The Loretta Claiborne Story
as Loretta Claiborne
Beloved
as Denver
The Ditchdigger's Daughters
as Jeanette
Set It Off
as Tisean