
Kimberly Elise
Biography
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).…
Filmography

The Ditchdigger's Daughters
1997 · 10.0

Little Angels
2025 · 8.8

Grey's Anatomy
2005 · 8.2

Bojangles
2001 · 8.2

Star
2016 · 8.0

Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
2009 · 7.9

Hit the Floor
2013 · 7.6

Private Practice
2007 · 7.5

Girlfriends
2000 · 7.3

The Great Debaters
2007 · 7.3

The Sentinel
1996 · 7.2

The Twilight Zone
2002 · 7.2

Soul Food
2000 · 7.2

Set It Off
1996 · 7.2

John Q
2002 · 7.2

Dope
2015 · 7.0

Love Life
2020 · 7.0

Confirmation
2016 · 6.9

A Snowy Day in Oakland
2023 · 6.8

Pride
2007 · 6.7

For Colored Girls
2010 · 6.7

The Mosquito Coast
2021 · 6.7

A Day Late and a Dollar Short
2014 · 6.7

Diary of a Mad Black Woman
2005 · 6.5

The Manchurian Candidate
2004 · 6.5

Death Wish
2018 · 6.2

Ad Astra
2019 · 6.1

Almost Christmas
2016 · 6.0

Close to Home
2005 · 5.9

Beloved
1998 · 5.8

Apple Mortgage Cake
2014 · 5.8

Bait
2000 · 5.7

Highland Park
2013 · 5.6

Woman Thou Art Loosed
2004 · 5.5

Back to School Mom
2015 · 5.3

Hannah's Law
2012 · 4.9

Event 15
2013 · 4.9

Carole's Christmas
2019 · 4.0

Hellbent
— · 0.0

Setting it Straight: Making ‘Set it Off’
2009 · 0.0

Ties That Bind
2011 · 0.0