Kimberly Elise
Actor
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
Death Wish
as Detective Jackson 2018
John Q
as Denise Archibald 2002
The Manchurian Candidate
as Rosie 2004
Dope
as Lisa Hayes 2015
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
as Sonya Carson 2009
The Great Debaters
as Pearl Farmer 2007
Set It Off
as Tisean 1996
Almost Christmas
as Cheryl 2016
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
as Helen McCarter 2005
Bait
as Lisa Hill 2000
Confirmation
as Sonia Jarvis 2016
Beloved
as Denver 1998
For Colored Girls
as Crystal / Brown 2010
Pride
as Sue Davis 2007
Event 15
as Blau 2013
A Day Late and a Dollar Short
as Djanel 2014