Kimberly Elise
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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
Credits
John Q (2002)
as Denise Archibald
Death Wish (2018)
as Detective Jackson
The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
as Rosie
Ad Astra (2019)
as Lorraine Deavers
The Great Debaters (2007)
as Pearl Farmer
Set It Off (1996)
as Tisean
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story (2009)
as Sonya Carson
Bait (2000)
as Lisa Hill
Dope (2015)
as Lisa Hayes
Almost Christmas (2016)
as Cheryl
Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005)
as Helen McCarter
Beloved (1998)
as Denver
For Colored Girls (2010)
as Crystal / Brown
Confirmation (2016)
as Sonia Jarvis
Pride (2007)
as Sue Davis
Hannah's Law (2012)
as Stagecoach Mary
Highland Park (2013)
as Toni
Reach for the Stars (2019)
as Self
A Snowy Day in Oakland (2023)
as Theona
Hellbent (—)
as Karina McCallum
A Day Late and a Dollar Short (2014)
as Djanel
Event 15 (2013)
as Blau
Woman Thou Art Loosed (2004)
as Michelle Jordan
Apple Mortgage Cake (2014)
as Angela Logan
Behind the Scenes of 'John Q' (2002)
as Self
Carole's Christmas (2019)
as Carole Jordan
The Ditchdigger's Daughters (1997)
as Jeanette
Little Angels (2025)
as President Markee
Back to School Mom (2015)
as Mary Thomas
Bojangles (2001)
as Fannie
The Loretta Claiborne Story (2000)
as Loretta Claiborne
Setting it Straight: Making ‘Set it Off’ (2009)
Actor
Ties That Bind (2011)
as Theresa Harper