Kimberly Elise
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.
Known For
All Movies (32)
- A Snowy Day in Oakland2023 · as Theona
- Reach for the Stars2019 · as Self
- Carole's Christmas2019 · as Carole Jordan
- Ad Astra2019 · as Lorraine Deavers
- Death Wish2018 · as Detective Jackson
- Almost Christmas2016 · as Cheryl
- Confirmation2016 · as Sonia Jarvis
- Dope2015 · as Lisa Hayes
- Back to School Mom2015 · as Mary Thomas
- Apple Mortgage Cake2014 · as Angela Logan
- A Day Late and a Dollar Short2014 · as Djanel
- Highland Park2013 · as Toni
- Event 152013 · as Blau
- Hannah's Law2012 · as Stagecoach Mary
- Ties That Bind2011 · as Theresa Harper
- For Colored Girls2010 · as Crystal / Brown
- Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story2009 · as Sonya Carson
- Setting it Straight: Making ‘Set it Off’2009
- The Great Debaters2007 · as Pearl Farmer
- Pride2007 · as Sue Davis
- Diary of a Mad Black Woman2005 · as Helen McCarter
- Woman Thou Art Loosed2004 · as Michelle Jordan
- The Manchurian Candidate2004 · as Rosie
- Behind the Scenes of 'John Q'2002 · as Self
- John Q2002 · as Denise Archibald
- Bojangles2001 · as Fannie
- Bait2000 · as Lisa Hill
- The Loretta Claiborne Story2000 · as Loretta Claiborne
- Beloved1998 · as Denver
- The Ditchdigger's Daughters1997 · as Jeanette
- Set It Off1996 · as Tisean
- Hellbent— · as Karina McCallum
All TV Shows (15)
- The Mosquito Coast2021 · as Special Agent Estelle Jones
- Love Life2020 · as Suzanné Hayward
- Steve2017 · as Self
- Star2016 · as Dianne
- Hit the Floor2013 · as Sloane Hayes
- Private Practice2007 · as Angie Paget
- Masters of Science Fiction2007
- The Reichen Show2005 · as Self
- Close to Home2005 · as Maureen Scofield
- Grey's Anatomy2005 · as Rebecca Swender
- The Twilight Zone2002 · as Jasmine Gardens / Police Detective
- Girlfriends2000 · as Reesie Jackson
- Soul Food2000 · as Estella
- The View1997 · as Self
- The Sentinel1996 · as Candace Blake