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 (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
Grey's Anatomy
Rebecca Swender
Girlfriends
Reesie Jackson
Private Practice
Angie Paget
The Sentinel
Candace Blake
The Twilight Zone
Jasmine Gardens / Police Detective
The Mosquito Coast
Special Agent Estelle Jones
Star
Dianne
The Manchurian Candidate
Rosie
Close to Home
Maureen Scofield
Beloved
Denver
Set It Off
Tisean
Dope
Lisa Hayes
Death Wish
Detective Jackson
For Colored Girls
Crystal / Brown
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
Sonya Carson
Pride
Sue Davis
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
Helen McCarter
Bait
Lisa Hill
Love Life
Suzanné Hayward
Carole's Christmas
Carole Jordan
John Q
Denise Archibald
The Great Debaters
Pearl Farmer
Masters of Science Fiction
A Snowy Day in Oakland
Theona
Hannah's Law
Stagecoach Mary
Hit the Floor
Sloane Hayes
Apple Mortgage Cake
Angela Logan
Woman Thou Art Loosed
Michelle Jordan
The Ditchdigger's Daughters
Jeanette
Ad Astra
Lorraine Deavers
Highland Park
Toni
Almost Christmas
Cheryl
Soul Food
Estella
Reach for the Stars
Self
Bojangles
Fannie
Hellbent
Karina McCallum
Confirmation
Sonia Jarvis
A Day Late and a Dollar Short
Djanel
Event 15
Blau
Back to School Mom
Mary Thomas
Ties That Bind
Theresa Harper
The Loretta Claiborne Story
Loretta Claiborne
Setting it Straight: Making ‘Set it Off’
The View
Self
The Reichen Show
Self