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 Chr...
Known For
Complete Filmography
A Snowy Day in Oakland
2023
as Theona
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
2019
as Self
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
2019
as Carole Jordan
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
2019
as Lorraine Deavers
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
2018
as Detective Jackson
A mild-mannered father is transformed into a killing machine after his family is torn apart by a violent act.
Almost Christmas
2016
as Cheryl
A dysfunctional family gathers together for their first Christmas since the death of their matriarch.
Confirmation
2016
as Sonia Jarvis
Judge Clarence Thomas' nomination to the United States' Supreme Court is called into question when former colleague, Anita Hill, testifies that he had...
Dope
2015
as Lisa Hayes
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
2015
as Mary Thomas
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
2014
as Angela Logan
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
2014
as Djanel
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
2013
Thanks
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
2013
as Toni
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
2013
as Blau
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
2012
as Stagecoach Mary
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
2011
as Theresa Harper
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
2010
as Crystal / Brown
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
2009
as Sonya Carson
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
Documentary about the making of "Set it Off."
The Great Debaters
2007
as Pearl Farmer
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
2007
as Sue Davis
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
2005
as Helen McCarter
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
2004
as Michelle Jordan
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
2004
as Rosie
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
2002
as Denise Archibald
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
2001
as Fannie
The life of Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, African-American tap-dancing star of stage and screen. In 1916, Robinson was a successful vaudeville performer ...
Bait
2000
as Lisa Hill
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
2000
as Loretta Claiborne
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
1998
as Denver
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
1997
as Jeanette
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
1996
as Tisean
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
N/A
as Karina McCallum
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.