Kimberly Elise
Acting
1967-04-17 · 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
Little Angels
2025 · Movie
A Snowy Day in Oakland
2023 · Movie
The Mosquito Coast
2021 · Series
Love Life
2020 · Series
Reach for the Stars
2019 · Movie
Carole's Christmas
2019 · Movie
Ad Astra
2019 · Movie
Death Wish
2018 · Movie
Steve
2017 · Series
Star
2016 · Series
Almost Christmas
2016 · Movie
Confirmation
2016 · Movie
Dope
2015 · Movie
Back to School Mom
2015 · Movie
Apple Mortgage Cake
2014 · Movie
A Day Late and a Dollar Short
2014 · Movie
And Then There Was You
2013 · Movie
Highland Park
2013 · Movie
Hit the Floor
2013 · Series
Event 15
2013 · Movie
Hannah's Law
2012 · Movie
Ties That Bind
2011 · Movie
For Colored Girls
2010 · Movie
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
2009 · Movie
Setting it Straight: Making ‘Set it Off’
2009 · Movie
The Great Debaters
2007 · Movie
Private Practice
2007 · Series
Pride
2007 · Movie
The Reichen Show
2005 · Series
Close to Home
2005 · Series
Grey's Anatomy
2005 · Series
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
2005 · Movie
Woman Thou Art Loosed
2004 · Movie
The Manchurian Candidate
2004 · Movie
The Twilight Zone
2002 · Series
Behind the Scenes of 'John Q'
2002 · Movie
John Q
2002 · Movie
Bojangles
2001 · Movie
Bait
2000 · Movie
Girlfriends
2000 · Series
Soul Food
2000 · Series
The Loretta Claiborne Story
2000 · Movie
Beloved
1998 · Movie
The View
1997 · Series
The Ditchdigger's Daughters
1997 · Movie
Set It Off
1996 · Movie
The Sentinel
1996 · Series
Hellbent
Movie