Kimberly Elise

Acting

April 17, 1967 (59 years old)

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Female

33 Movies

15 TV Shows

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.

John Q

2002 7.1

as Denise Archibald

Age 34 (now 59)

Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story

2009 7.8

as Sonya Carson

Age 41 (now 59)

Almost Christmas

2016 6.0

as Cheryl

Age 49 (now 59)

Ad Astra

2019 6.1

as Lorraine Deavers

Age 52 (now 59)

Diary of a Mad Black Woman

2005 6.6

as Helen McCarter

Age 37 (now 59)

The Manchurian Candidate

2004 6.5

as Rosie

Age 37 (now 59)

Death Wish

2018 6.2

as Detective Jackson

Age 50 (now 59)

Set It Off

1996 7.2

as Tisean

Age 29 (now 59)

The Great Debaters

2007 7.3

as Pearl Farmer

Age 40 (now 59)

For Colored Girls

2010 6.7

as Crystal / Brown

Age 43 (now 59)

Hit the Floor

2013 7.6

as Sloane Hayes

Age 46 (now 59) 32 eps

32 eps

Beloved

1998 5.8

as Denver

Age 31 (now 59)

Bait

2000 5.7

as Lisa Hill

Age 33 (now 59)

Pride

2007 6.7

as Sue Davis

Age 39 (now 59)

Grey's Anatomy

2005 8.2

as Rebecca Swender

Age 37 (now 59) 3 eps

3 eps

Dope

2015 7.1

as Lisa Hayes

Age 48 (now 59)

A Snowy Day in Oakland

2023 6.8

as Theona

Age 55 (now 59)

Reach for the Stars

2019 10.0

as Self

Age 52 (now 59)

Carole's Christmas

2019 4.0

as Carole Jordan

Age 52 (now 59)

Ad Astra

2019 6.1

as Lorraine Deavers

Age 52 (now 59)

Death Wish

2018 6.2

as Detective Jackson

Age 50 (now 59)

Almost Christmas

2016 6.0

as Cheryl

Age 49 (now 59)

Confirmation

2016 6.9

as Sonia Jarvis

Age 48 (now 59)

Dope

2015 7.1

as Lisa Hayes

Age 48 (now 59)

Back to School Mom

2015 5.3

as Mary Thomas

Age 47 (now 59)

Apple Mortgage Cake

2014 5.8

as Angela Logan

Age 47 (now 59)

A Day Late and a Dollar Short

2014 6.6

as Djanel

Age 47 (now 59)

And Then There Was You

2013 5.3

Thanks

Age 46 (now 59)

Highland Park

2013 5.6

as Toni

Age 46 (now 59)

Event 15

2013 4.8

as Blau

Age 45 (now 59)

Hannah's Law

2012 4.9

as Stagecoach Mary

Age 45 (now 59)

Ties That Bind

2011

as Theresa Harper

Age 44 (now 59)

For Colored Girls

2010 6.7

as Crystal / Brown

Age 43 (now 59)

Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story

2009 7.8

as Sonya Carson

Age 41 (now 59)

Setting it Straight: Making ‘Set it Off’

2009

Age 41 (now 59)

The Great Debaters

2007 7.3

as Pearl Farmer

Age 40 (now 59)

Pride

2007 6.7

as Sue Davis

Age 39 (now 59)

Diary of a Mad Black Woman

2005 6.6

as Helen McCarter

Age 37 (now 59)

Woman Thou Art Loosed

2004 5.5

as Michelle Jordan

Age 37 (now 59)

The Manchurian Candidate

2004 6.5

as Rosie

Age 37 (now 59)