Kimberly Elise

Known for ActingBorn 1967-04-17 (age 59)Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Reach for the Stars

The Ditchdigger's Daughters

Grey's Anatomy

Bojangles

Star

Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story

Hit the Floor

Private Practice

The Great Debaters

Girlfriends

Dope

Set It Off

Soul Food

The Twilight Zone

The Sentinel

Love Life

John Q

Confirmation

A Snowy Day in Oakland

The Mosquito Coast

For Colored Girls

Pride

A Day Late and a Dollar Short

Diary of a Mad Black Woman

The Manchurian Candidate

Death Wish

Ad Astra

Masters of Science Fiction

Steve

Almost Christmas

The Loretta Claiborne Story

Close to Home

Apple Mortgage Cake

Beloved

Highland Park

Bait

Woman Thou Art Loosed

Back to School Mom

And Then There Was You

Hannah's Law

Event 15

The Reichen Show

The View

Carole's Christmas

Ties That Bind

Setting it Straight: Making ‘Set it Off’

Hellbent