
Kimberly Elise
Known for Acting · 46 credits
- Born
- 1967-04-17 (age 59)
- Place of birth
- Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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
TV Shows (15)

Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Rebecca Swender

The View
1997
as Self

Private Practice
2007
as Angie Paget

Girlfriends
2000
as Reesie Jackson

The Sentinel
1996
as Candace Blake

The Reichen Show
2005
as Self

The Twilight Zone
2002
as Jasmine Gardens / Police Detective

Close to Home
2005
as Maureen Scofield

Star
2016
as Dianne

Steve
2017
as Self

The Mosquito Coast
2021
as Special Agent Estelle Jones

Love Life
2020
as Suzanné Hayward

Hit the Floor
2013
as Sloane Hayes

Soul Food
2000
as Estella

Masters of Science Fiction
2007
Movies (31)

Death Wish
2018
as Detective Jackson

John Q
2002
as Denise Archibald

Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
2009
as Sonya Carson

Ad Astra
2019
as Lorraine Deavers

Bait
2000
as Lisa Hill

The Manchurian Candidate
2004
as Rosie

The Great Debaters
2007
as Pearl Farmer

Dope
2015
as Lisa Hayes

Beloved
1998
as Denver

Diary of a Mad Black Woman
2005
as Helen McCarter

Set It Off
1996
as Tisean

Almost Christmas
2016
as Cheryl

For Colored Girls
2010
as Crystal / Brown

Pride
2007
as Sue Davis

Confirmation
2016
as Sonia Jarvis

Highland Park
2013
as Toni

A Day Late and a Dollar Short
2014
as Djanel

Hannah's Law
2012
as Stagecoach Mary

A Snowy Day in Oakland
2023
as Theona

The Ditchdigger's Daughters
1997
as Jeanette

Apple Mortgage Cake
2014
as Angela Logan

Event 15
2013
as Blau

Reach for the Stars
2019
as Self

Hellbent
as Karina McCallum

The Loretta Claiborne Story
2000
as Loretta Claiborne

Woman Thou Art Loosed
2004
as Michelle Jordan

Bojangles
2001
as Fannie

Carole's Christmas
2019
as Carole Jordan

Back to School Mom
2015
as Mary Thomas

Ties That Bind
2011
as Theresa Harper
Setting it Straight: Making ‘Set it Off’
2009
About Kimberly Elise
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 (20… With 46 credits spanning from 1996 to 2023, Kimberly Elise has appeared in 31 films and 15 TV shows.
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Most Popular Kimberly Elise Movies
- Death Wish (2018) — as Detective Jackson
- John Q (2002) — as Denise Archibald
- Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story (2009) — as Sonya Carson
- Ad Astra (2019) — as Lorraine Deavers
- Bait (2000) — as Lisa Hill
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