Kimberly Elise
Acting • Born 1967-04-17
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.
Filmography
45 credits
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
Movie • 2009
Sonya Carson
John Q
Movie • 2002
Denise Archibald
Set It Off
Movie • 1996
Tisean
The Great Debaters
Movie • 2007
Pearl Farmer
The Manchurian Candidate
Movie • 2004
Rosie
Woman Thou Art Loosed
Movie • 2004
Michelle Jordan
For Colored Girls
Movie • 2010
Crystal / Brown
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
Movie • 2005
Helen McCarter
Pride
Movie • 2007
Sue Davis
Beloved
Movie • 1998
Denver
Bojangles
Movie • 2001
Fannie
Hannah's Law
Movie • 2012
Stagecoach Mary
Highland Park
Movie • 2013
Toni
Event 15
Movie • 2013
Blau
Dope
Movie • 2015
Lisa Hayes
Reach for the Stars
Movie • 2019
Self
Back to School Mom
Movie • 2015
Mary Thomas
A Snowy Day in Oakland
Movie • 2023
Theona
Apple Mortgage Cake
Movie • 2014
Angela Logan
Confirmation
Movie • 2016
Sonia Jarvis
Almost Christmas
Movie • 2016
Cheryl
Hellbent
Movie
Karina McCallum
Death Wish
Movie • 2018
Detective Jackson
Bait
Movie • 2000
Lisa Hill
A Day Late and a Dollar Short
Movie • 2014
Djanel
The Loretta Claiborne Story
Movie • 2000
Loretta Claiborne
Carole's Christmas
Movie • 2019
Carole Jordan
Ad Astra
Movie • 2019
Lorraine Deavers
Setting it Straight: Making ‘Set it Off’
Movie • 2009
Ties That Bind
Movie • 2011
Theresa Harper
The Ditchdigger's Daughters
Movie • 1997
Jeanette
Girlfriends
TV • 2000
Reesie Jackson
The View
TV • 1997
Self
Soul Food
TV • 2000
Estella
Masters of Science Fiction
TV • 2007
Private Practice
TV • 2007
Angie Paget
Close to Home
TV • 2005
Maureen Scofield
The Mosquito Coast
TV • 2021
Special Agent Estelle Jones
Hit the Floor
TV • 2013
Sloane Hayes
Star
TV • 2016
Dianne
Love Life
TV • 2020
Suzanné Hayward
Grey's Anatomy
TV • 2005
Rebecca Swender
The Twilight Zone
TV • 2002
Jasmine Gardens / Police Detective
The Reichen Show
TV • 2005
Self
The Sentinel
TV • 1996
Candace Blake