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Known For
Acting
Birthday
April 17, 1967
Place of Birth
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Kimberly Elise
1.9 Popularity
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
6.6
Theona
A Snowy Day in Oakland
2023
6.7
Special Agent Estelle Jones
The Mosquito Coast
2021
6.9
Suzanné Hayward
Love Life
2020
0.0
Self
Reach for the Stars
2019
4.0
Carole Jordan
Carole's Christmas
2019
6.1
Lorraine Deavers
Ad Astra
2019
6.2
Detective Jackson
Death Wish
2018
7.9
Dianne
Star
2016
6.0
Cheryl
Almost Christmas
2016
6.9
Sonia Jarvis
Confirmation
2016
Credits
A Snowy Day in Oakland
as Theona
2023
6.6
The Mosquito Coast
as Special Agent Estelle Jones
2021
6.7
Love Life
as Suzanné Hayward
2020
6.9
Reach for the Stars
as Self
2019
0.0
Carole's Christmas
as Carole Jordan
2019
4.0
Ad Astra
as Lorraine Deavers
2019
6.1
Death Wish
as Detective Jackson
2018
6.2
Star
as Dianne
2016
7.9
Almost Christmas
as Cheryl
2016
6.0
Confirmation
as Sonia Jarvis
2016
6.9
Dope
as Lisa Hayes
2015
7.1
Back to School Mom
as Mary Thomas
2015
5.3
Apple Mortgage Cake
as Angela Logan
2014
5.8
A Day Late and a Dollar Short
as Djanel
2014
6.1
Highland Park
as Toni
2013
5.3
Hit the Floor
as Sloane Hayes
2013
7.7
Event 15
as Blau
2013
4.8
Hannah's Law
as Stagecoach Mary
2012
4.9
Ties That Bind
as Theresa Harper
2011
0.0
For Colored Girls
as Crystal / Brown
2010
6.7
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
as Sonya Carson
2009
7.8
🎬
Setting it Straight: Making ‘Set it Off’
2009
0.0
The Great Debaters
as Pearl Farmer
2007
7.3
Private Practice
as Angie Paget
2007
7.5
Masters of Science Fiction
2007
6.2
Pride
as Sue Davis
2007
6.7
The Reichen Show
as Self - Guest
2005
4.8
Close to Home
as Maureen Scofield
2005
5.9
Grey's Anatomy
as Rebecca Swender
2005
8.2
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
as Helen McCarter
2005
6.5
Woman Thou Art Loosed
as Michelle Jordan
2004
5.5
The Manchurian Candidate
as Rosie
2004
6.5
The Twilight Zone
as Jasmine Gardens / Police Detective
2002
7.2
John Q
as Denise Archibald
2002
7.1
Bojangles
as Fannie
2001
8.0
Bait
as Lisa Hill
2000
5.7
Girlfriends
2000
7.2
Soul Food
as Estella
2000
7.0
The Loretta Claiborne Story
as Loretta Claiborne
2000
5.0
Beloved
as Denver
1998
5.8
The View
as Self
1997
4.5
The Ditchdigger's Daughters
as Jeanette
1997
10.0
Set It Off
as Tisean
1996
7.2
The Sentinel
as Candace Blake
1996
7.1
Hellbent
as Karina McCallum
N/A
0.0