- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- April 17, 1967
- Place of Birth
- Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Kimberly Elise
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…
Filmography
movieA Snowy Day in Oakland
2023 · Theona
tvThe Mosquito Coast
2021 · Special Agent Estelle Jones
tvLove Life
2020 · Suzanné Hayward
movieReach for the Stars
2019 · Self
movieCarole's Christmas
2019 · Carole Jordan
movieAd Astra
2019 · Lorraine Deavers
movieDeath Wish
2018 · Detective Jackson
tvSteve
2017 · Self
tvStar
2016 · Dianne
movieAlmost Christmas
2016 · Cheryl
movieConfirmation
2016 · Sonia Jarvis
movieDope
2015 · Lisa Hayes
movieBack to School Mom
2015 · Mary Thomas
movieApple Mortgage Cake
2014 · Angela Logan
movieA Day Late and a Dollar Short
2014 · Djanel
movieAnd Then There Was You
2013 · Thanks
movieHighland Park
2013 · Toni
tvHit the Floor
2013 · Sloane Hayes
movieEvent 15
2013 · Blau
movieHannah's Law
2012 · Stagecoach Mary
movieTies That Bind
2011 · Theresa Harper
movieFor Colored Girls
2010 · Crystal / Brown
movieGifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
2009 · Sonya Carson
movieSetting it Straight: Making ‘Set it Off’
2009
movieThe Great Debaters
2007 · Pearl Farmer
tvPrivate Practice
2007 · Angie Paget
tvMasters of Science Fiction
2007
moviePride
2007 · Sue Davis
tvThe Reichen Show
2005 · Self
tvClose to Home
2005 · Maureen Scofield
tvGrey's Anatomy
2005 · Rebecca Swender
movieDiary of a Mad Black Woman
2005 · Helen McCarter
movieWoman Thou Art Loosed
2004 · Michelle Jordan
movieThe Manchurian Candidate
2004 · Rosie
tvThe Twilight Zone
2002 · Jasmine Gardens / Police Detective
movieBehind the Scenes of 'John Q'
2002 · Self
movieJohn Q
2002 · Denise Archibald
movieBojangles
2001 · Fannie
movieBait
2000 · Lisa Hill
tvGirlfriends
2000 · Reesie Jackson
tvSoul Food
2000 · Estella
movieThe Loretta Claiborne Story
2000 · Loretta Claiborne
movieBeloved
1998 · Denver
tvThe View
1997 · Self
movieThe Ditchdigger's Daughters
1997 · Jeanette
movieSet It Off
1996 · Tisean
tvThe Sentinel
1996 · Candace Blake
movieHellbent
— · Karina McCallum