Cast
Kimberly Elise
Acting
Cast
Kimberly Elise
Known for
Acting
Born
1967-04-17
From
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 (2005â07), and in 2013 starred in the VH1 comedy-drama series, Hit the Floor.
Death Wish
as Detective Jackson
John Q
as Denise Archibald
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
as Sonya Carson
Ad Astra
as Lorraine Deavers
Bait
as Lisa Hill
The Manchurian Candidate
as Rosie
The Great Debaters
as Pearl Farmer
Dope
as Lisa Hayes
Beloved
as Denver
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
as Helen McCarter
Set It Off
as Tisean
Almost Christmas
as Cheryl
For Colored Girls
as Crystal / Brown
Pride
as Sue Davis
Confirmation
as Sonia Jarvis
Highland Park
as Toni
A Day Late and a Dollar Short
as Djanel
Hannah's Law
as Stagecoach Mary
A Snowy Day in Oakland
as Theona
The Ditchdigger's Daughters
as Jeanette
Apple Mortgage Cake
as Angela Logan
Event 15
as Blau
Reach for the Stars
as Self
Hellbent
as Karina McCallum
The Loretta Claiborne Story
as Loretta Claiborne
Woman Thou Art Loosed
as Michelle Jordan
Bojangles
as Fannie
Carole's Christmas
as Carole Jordan
Back to School Mom
as Mary Thomas
Ties That Bind
as Theresa Harper
