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.
Gender
Female
Birthday
1967-04-17
Place of birth
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
John Q
2002
7.13
Set It Off
1996
7.20
The Great Debaters
2007
7.25
The Manchurian Candidate
2004
6.48
Woman Thou Art Loosed
2004
5.50
For Colored Girls
2010
6.70
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
2005
6.50
Pride
2007
6.70
Beloved
1998
5.79
Bojangles
2001
8.00
Hannah's Law
2012
4.94
Highland Park
2013
5.27
Event 15
2013
4.80
Dope
2015
7.06
Reach for the Stars
2019
0.00
Back to School Mom
2015
5.30
A Snowy Day in Oakland
2023
6.63
Apple Mortgage Cake
2014
5.80
Confirmation
2016
6.90
Almost Christmas
2016
6.00
Hellbent
0.00
Death Wish
2018
6.20
Bait
2000
5.69
A Day Late and a Dollar Short
2014
6.10
The Loretta Claiborne Story
2000
5.00
Carole's Christmas
2019
4.00
Ad Astra
2019
6.10
Ties That Bind
2011
0.00
The Ditchdigger's Daughters
1997
10.00