Kimberly Elise

Kimberly Elise

1967-04-17 Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA 32 Credits

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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 Chr...

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A Snowy Day in Oakland

A Snowy Day in Oakland

2023

as Theona

6.6
Acting

A Snowy Day in Oakland - A magical urban tale about a beautiful psychologist from San Francisco who decides to end a stalled romance with her longtime...

Reach for the Stars

Reach for the Stars

2019

as Self

10.0
Acting

Multipart Documentaries released with the BluRay of the movie, looking into the creation and production of Ad Astra, with interviews of Cast and Crew....

Carole's Christmas

Carole's Christmas

2019

as Carole Jordan

4.0
Acting

An overworked businesswoman learns the meaning of "be careful what you wish for" after she off-handedly wishes she had taken another path in life.

Ad Astra

Ad Astra

2019

as Lorraine Deavers

6.1
Acting

The near future, a time when both hope and hardships drive humanity to look to the stars and beyond. While a mysterious phenomenon menaces to destroy ...

Death Wish

Death Wish

2018

as Detective Jackson

6.2
Acting

A mild-mannered father is transformed into a killing machine after his family is torn apart by a violent act.

Almost Christmas

Almost Christmas

2016

as Cheryl

6.0
Acting

A dysfunctional family gathers together for their first Christmas since the death of their matriarch.

Confirmation

Confirmation

2016

as Sonia Jarvis

6.9
Acting

Judge Clarence Thomas' nomination to the United States' Supreme Court is called into question when former colleague, Anita Hill, testifies that he had...

Dope

Dope

2015

as Lisa Hayes

7.1
Acting

Malcolm is carefully surviving life in a tough neighborhood in Los Angeles while juggling college applications, academic interviews, and the SAT. A ch...

Back to School Mom

Back to School Mom

2015

as Mary Thomas

5.3
Acting

Mary Thomas, a free-spirited musician, has spent the past two decades traveling the world, but at age 41 she decides to go back to college and finish ...

Apple Mortgage Cake

Apple Mortgage Cake

2014

as Angela Logan

5.8
Acting

The inspirational true story of a woman who decides to bake 100 apple cakes and sell them at $40 each in order to save her home – and how this idea co...

A Day Late and a Dollar Short

A Day Late and a Dollar Short

2014

as Djanel

6.0
Acting

When irascible matriarch Viola Price learns that her next asthma attack will likely kill her, she is determined to fix her fractured family before she...

And Then There Was You

And Then There Was You

2013

Thanks

5.6

Natalie and Joshua appear to be the picture-perfect couple, but looks can be deceiving. When Natalie discovers her husband has led a secret life, she ...

Highland Park

Highland Park

2013

as Toni

5.3
Acting

A high school faculty lotto pool places its fate in the lucky numbers they've played for ten years after hearing budget cuts have eliminated all their...

Event 15

Event 15

2013

as Blau

4.8
Acting

Three soldiers get trapped in an elevator when terrorists set off a dirty bomb. But when one escapes, her world turns upside down as she realizes noth...

Hannah's Law

Hannah's Law

2012

as Stagecoach Mary

4.9
Acting

Hannah keeps the law in "the wickedest city on earth:" Dodge City, Kansas. with the help of young Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday and Stagecoach Mary.

Ties That Bind

Ties That Bind

2011

as Theresa Harper

Acting

Adobea, Buki and Theresa are three women from different walks of life bound together by a similar pain; the loss of a child. In a destined meeting in ...

For Colored Girls

For Colored Girls

2010

as Crystal / Brown

6.7
Acting

About existence from the perspective of 20 nameless black females. Each of the women portray one of the characters represented in the collection of tw...

Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story

Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story

2009

as Sonya Carson

7.8
Acting

Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story is a movie based on the life story of world-renowned neurosurgeon Ben Carson from 1961 to 1987.

Setting it Straight: Making ‘Set it Off’

2009

Acting

Documentary about the making of "Set it Off."

The Great Debaters

The Great Debaters

2007

as Pearl Farmer

7.3
Acting

The true story of a brilliant but politically radical debate team coach who uses the power of words to transform a group of underdog African-American ...

Pride

Pride

2007

as Sue Davis

6.7
Acting

Coach Jim Ellis shocks the community and changes lives when, aided by a local janitor, he sets out to form Philadelphia's first black swim team. But t...

Diary of a Mad Black Woman

Diary of a Mad Black Woman

2005

as Helen McCarter

6.5
Acting

Charles, an attorney, and Helen, his devoted wife, seem to have everything – money, a beautiful mansion – the American Dream. However, as Helen prepar...

Woman Thou Art Loosed

Woman Thou Art Loosed

2004

as Michelle Jordan

5.5
Acting

An adaptation of Bishop T.D. Jakes' self-help novel, chronciling a woman's struggle to come to terms with her legacy of abuse, addiction and poverty.

The Manchurian Candidate

The Manchurian Candidate

2004

as Rosie

6.5
Acting

Years after his squad was ambushed during the Gulf War, Major Ben Marco finds himself having terrible nightmares. He begins to doubt that his fellow s...

John Q

John Q

2002

as Denise Archibald

7.1
Acting

John Quincy Archibald is a father and husband whose son is diagnosed with an enlarged heart and then finds out he cannot receive a transplant because ...

Bojangles

Bojangles

2001

as Fannie

8.0
Acting

The life of Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, African-American tap-dancing star of stage and screen. In 1916, Robinson was a successful vaudeville performer ...

Bait

Bait

2000

as Lisa Hill

5.7
Acting

Landing in jail for a petty theft crime, Alvin finds himself sharing a cell with John Jaster, the incarcerated half of the pair of high-tech thieves r...

The Loretta Claiborne Story

The Loretta Claiborne Story

2000

as Loretta Claiborne

5.0
Acting

A disabled young girl from a disadvantaged home setting develops self esteem and success in life through Special Olympics competition. Based on the tr...

Beloved

Beloved

1998

as Denver

5.8
Acting

After Paul D. finds his old slave friend Sethe in Ohio and moves in with her and her daughter Denver, a strange girl comes along by the name of "Belov...

The Ditchdigger's Daughters

The Ditchdigger's Daughters

1997

as Jeanette

10.0
Acting

Based on the memoirs of Yvonne S. Thornton, this heartwarming, inspirational family drama centers on a poor black laborer who wanted his six daughters...

Set It Off

Set It Off

1996

as Tisean

7.2
Acting

Four inner-city Black women, determined to end their constant struggle, decide to live by one rule — get what you want or die trying. So the four wome...

Hellbent

Hellbent

N/A

as Karina McCallum

Acting

A 16-year-old runaway enlists a fugitive drifter to take her on a cross-country journey to meet the father she's never known.