Kimberly Elise
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 17, 1967
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
Hellbent TBA
as Karina McCallum
Little Angels 2025
as President Markee
A Snowy Day in Oakland 2023
as Theona
Reach for the Stars 2019
as Self
Carole's Christmas 2019
as Carole Jordan
Ad Astra 2019
as Lorraine Deavers
Death Wish 2018
as Detective Jackson
Almost Christmas 2016
as Cheryl
Confirmation 2016
as Sonia Jarvis
Dope 2015
as Lisa Hayes
Back to School Mom 2015
as Mary Thomas
Apple Mortgage Cake 2014
as Angela Logan
A Day Late and a Dollar Short 2014
as Djanel
And Then There Was You 2013
Thanks
Highland Park 2013
as Toni
Event 15 2013
as Blau
Hannah's Law 2012
as Stagecoach Mary
Ties That Bind 2011
as Theresa Harper
For Colored Girls 2010
as Crystal / Brown
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story 2009
as Sonya Carson
Setting it Straight: Making ‘Set it Off’ 2009
Actor
The Great Debaters 2007
as Pearl Farmer
Pride 2007
as Sue Davis
Diary of a Mad Black Woman 2005
as Helen McCarter
Woman Thou Art Loosed 2004
as Michelle Jordan
The Manchurian Candidate 2004
as Rosie
Behind the Scenes of 'John Q' 2002
as Self
John Q 2002
as Denise Archibald
Bojangles 2001
as Fannie
Bait 2000
as Lisa Hill
The Loretta Claiborne Story 2000
as Loretta Claiborne
Beloved 1998
as Denver
The Ditchdigger's Daughters 1997
as Jeanette
Set It Off 1996
as Tisean
Credits from TMDB.