Kimberly Elise

Kimberly Elise

Birthdate
April 17, 1967 (57 years old)
Place of Birth
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Known For
Acting

Details

Birthdate
April 17, 1967 (57 years old)
Place of Birth
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Known For
Acting

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.

Kimberly Elise's LGBTQ+ Titles

Set It Off
Set It Off
Tisean

Acting (45)

Hellbent as Karina McCallum
2023
A Snowy Day in Oakland as Theona
2021
The Mosquito Coast as Special Agent Estelle Jones (4 episodes)
2020
Love Life as Suzanné Hayward (1 episode)
2019
Reach For The Stars as Self
2019
Carole's Christmas as Carole Jordan
2019
Ad Astra as Lorraine Deavers
2018
Death Wish as Detective Jackson
2016
Star as Dianne (4 episodes)
2016
Almost Christmas as Cheryl
2016
Confirmation as Sonia Jarvis
2015
Dope as Lisa Hayes
2015
Back to School Mom as Mary Thomas
2014
Apple Mortgage Cake as Angela Logan
2014
A Day Late and a Dollar Short as Djanel
2013
Highland Park as Toni
2013
Hit the Floor as Sloane Hayes (32 episodes)
2013
Event 15 as Blau
2012
Hannah's Law as Stagecoach Mary
2011
Ties That Bind as Theresa Harper
2010
For Colored Girls as Crystal / Brown
2009
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story as Sonya Carson
2009
Setting it Straight: Making ‘Set it Off’
2007
The Great Debaters as Pearl Farmer
2007
Private Practice as Angie Paget (2 episodes)
2007
Masters of Science Fiction (1 episode)
2007
Pride as Sue Davis
2005
The Reichen Show as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2005
Close to Home as Maureen Scofield (44 episodes)
2005
Grey's Anatomy as Rebecca Swender (3 episodes)
2005
Diary of a Mad Black Woman as Helen McCarter
2004
Woman Thou Art Loosed as Michelle Jordan
2004
The Manchurian Candidate as Rosie
2002
The Twilight Zone as Jasmine Gardens / Police Detective (1 episode)
2002
John Q as Denise Archibald
2001
Bojangles as Fannie
2000
Girlfriends (2 episodes)
2000
Soul Food as Estella (2 episodes)
2000
Bait as Lisa Hill
2000
The Loretta Claiborne Story as Loretta Claiborne
1998
Beloved as Denver
1997
The View as Self (1 episode)
1997
The Ditchdigger's Daughters as Jeanette
1996
Set It Off as Tisean
1996
The Sentinel as Candace Blake (1 episode)

Crew (1)

2013
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