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.
Acting
TV
Grey's Anatomy
as Rebecca Swender
2005
Movie
Ad Astra
as Lorraine Deavers
2019
Movie
Death Wish
as Detective Jackson
2018
Movie
John Q
as Denise Archibald
2002
Movie
The Manchurian Candidate
as Rosie
2004
Movie
Dope
as Lisa Hayes
2015
Movie
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
as Sonya Carson
2009
Movie
The Great Debaters
as Pearl Farmer
2007
Movie
Set It Off
as Tisean
1996
Movie
Almost Christmas
as Cheryl
2016
TV
Private Practice
as Angie Paget
2007
TV
The Mosquito Coast
as Special Agent Estelle Jones
2021
Movie
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
as Helen McCarter
2005
Movie
Bait
as Lisa Hill
2000
Movie
Confirmation
as Sonia Jarvis
2016
TV
Hit the Floor
as Sloane Hayes
2013
TV
Star
as Dianne
2016
TV
The Twilight Zone
as Jasmine Gardens / Police Detective
2002
TV
The View
as Self
1997
Movie
Beloved
as Denver
1998
TV
Love Life
as Suzanné Hayward
2020
Movie
For Colored Girls
as Crystal / Brown
2010
Movie
Pride
as Sue Davis
2007
TV
The Sentinel
as Candace Blake
1996
