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.
The Manchurian Candidate
as RosieYears after his squad was ambushed during the Gulf War, Major Ben Marco finds himself having...
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Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
as Sonya CarsonGifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story is a movie based on the life story of world-renowned...
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Death Wish
as Detective JacksonA mild-mannered father is transformed into a killing machine after his family is torn apart by a...
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The Great Debaters
as Pearl FarmerThe true story of a brilliant but politically radical debate team coach who uses the power of...
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John Q
as Denise ArchibaldJohn Quincy Archibald is a father and husband whose son is diagnosed with an enlarged heart and...
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Almost Christmas
as CherylA dysfunctional family gathers together for their first Christmas since the death of their...
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Dope
as Lisa HayesMalcolm is carefully surviving life in a tough neighborhood in Los Angeles while juggling...
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Diary of a Mad Black Woman
as Helen McCarterCharles, an attorney, and Helen, his devoted wife, seem to have everything – money, a beautiful...
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Set It Off
as TiseanFour inner-city Black women, determined to end their constant struggle, decide to live by one...
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The near future, a time when both hope and hardships drive humanity to look to the stars and...
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Beloved
as DenverAfter Paul D. finds his old slave friend Sethe in Ohio and moves in with her and her daughter...
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For Colored Girls
as Crystal / BrownAbout existence from the perspective of 20 nameless black females. Each of the women portray one...
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Confirmation
as Sonia JarvisJudge Clarence Thomas' nomination to the United States' Supreme Court is called into question...
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Bait
as Lisa HillLanding in jail for a petty theft crime, Alvin finds himself sharing a cell with John Jaster,...
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Pride
as Sue DavisCoach Jim Ellis shocks the community and changes lives when, aided by a local janitor, he sets...
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A Snowy Day in Oakland
as TheonaA Snowy Day in Oakland - A magical urban tale about a beautiful psychologist from San Francisco...
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Highland Park
as ToniA high school faculty lotto pool places its fate in the lucky numbers they've played for ten...
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Event 15
as BlauThree soldiers get trapped in an elevator when terrorists set off a dirty bomb. But when one...
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A Day Late and a Dollar Short
as DjanelWhen irascible matriarch Viola Price learns that her next asthma attack will likely kill her,...
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Hannah's Law
as Stagecoach MaryHannah keeps the law in "the wickedest city on earth:" Dodge City, Kansas. with the help of...
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Apple Mortgage Cake
as Angela LoganThe inspirational true story of a woman who decides to bake 100 apple cakes and sell them at $40...
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Reach For The Stars
as SelfMultipart Documentaries released with the BluRay of the movie, looking into the creation and...
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Woman Thou Art Loosed
as Michelle JordanAn adaptation of Bishop T.D. Jakes' self-help novel, chronciling a woman's struggle to come to...
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Carole's Christmas
as Carole JordanAn overworked businesswoman learns the meaning of "be careful what you wish for" after she...
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Hellbent
as Karina McCallumA 16-year-old runaway enlists a fugitive drifter to take her on a cross-country journey to meet...
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The Loretta Claiborne Story
as Loretta ClaiborneA disabled young girl from a disadvantaged home setting develops self esteem and success in life...
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Bojangles
as FannieThe life of Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, African-American tap-dancing star of stage and screen. In...
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Ties That Bind
as Theresa HarperAdobea, Buki and Theresa are three women from different walks of life bound together by a...
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The Ditchdigger's Daughters
as JeanetteBased on the memoirs of Yvonne S. Thornton, this heartwarming, inspirational family drama...
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Back to School Mom
as Mary ThomasMary Thomas, a free-spirited musician, has spent the past two decades traveling the world, but...
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Grey's Anatomy
as Rebecca SwenderFollows the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors at Seattle’s Grey Sloan...
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The View
as SelfABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin,...
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Girlfriends
as uncreditedThe series revolves around the friendship of four African-American women in different phases of...
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Private Practice
as Angie PagetHaving left behind Seattle Grace Hospital, renowned surgeon Addison Forbes Montgomery moves to...
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The Sentinel
as Candace BlakeThe Sentinel is a Canadian-produced television series. In the jungles of peru, the fight for...
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The Twilight Zone
as Jasmine Gardens / Police DetectiveA 2002 revival of Rod Serling's 1950/60s television series, The Twilight Zone, with actor Forest...
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Star
as DianneStar is a tough-as-nails young woman who came up in the foster care system and decides one day...
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The Reichen Show
as Self - GuestA list of celebrity interviews and sensational topics.
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Love Life
as Suzanné HaywardA romantic comedy anthology series which follows a different protagonist each season on the...
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The Mosquito Coast
as Special Agent Estelle JonesAllie Fox—a brilliant inventor and stubborn idealist—uproots his family for a dangerous quest...
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Close to Home
as Maureen ScofieldClose to Home is an American crime drama television series co-produced by Warner Bros....
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Hit the Floor
as Sloane HayesAhsha Hayes enters the wild world of professional basketball when she tries out for the elite...
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Soul Food
as EstellaSoul Food: The Series is a television drama that aired Wednesday nights on Showtime from June...
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Masters of Science Fiction
as uncreditedMasters of Science Fiction is an American television anthology series with each hour long...
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