Kimberly Elise

Born: 1967-04-17

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.


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Death Wish

as Detective Jackson
Released: 2018-03-02

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

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John Q

as Denise Archibald
Released: 2002-02-15

John Quincy Archibald is a father and husband whose son is diagnosed with an enlarged heart and...

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Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story

as Sonya Carson
Released: 2009-02-07

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

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The Manchurian Candidate

as Rosie
Released: 2004-07-30

Years after his squad was ambushed during the Gulf War, Major Ben Marco finds himself having...

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Dope

as Lisa Hayes
Released: 2015-06-19

Malcolm is carefully surviving life in a tough neighborhood in Los Angeles while juggling...

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as Lorraine Deavers
Released: 2019-09-17

The near future, a time when both hope and hardships drive humanity to look to the stars and...

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Bait

as Lisa Hill
Released: 2000-03-17

Landing in jail for a petty theft crime, Alvin finds himself sharing a cell with John Jaster,...

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Almost Christmas

as Cheryl
Released: 2016-11-11

Walter Meyer is a retired mechanic who lost the love of his life one year earlier. Now that the...

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The Great Debaters

as Pearl Farmer
Released: 2007-12-25

The true story of a brilliant but politically radical debate team coach who uses the power of...

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Beloved

as Denver
Released: 1998-10-16

After Paul D. finds his old slave friend Sethe in Ohio and moves in with her and her daughter...

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Set It Off

as Tisean
Released: 1996-11-06

Four inner-city Black women, determined to end their constant struggle, decide to live by one...

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Confirmation

as Sonia Jarvis
Released: 2016-04-16

Judge Clarence Thomas' nomination to the United States' Supreme Court is called into question...

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Pride

as Sue Davis
Released: 2007-03-23

In this uplifting film based on a true story, coach Jim Ellis (Terrence Howard) shocks the...

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Diary of a Mad Black Woman

as Helen McCarter
Released: 2005-02-25

Charles, an attorney, and Helen, his devoted wife, seemed to have everything – money, a...

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For Colored Girls

as Crystal / Brown
Released: 2010-11-05

About existence from the perspective of 20 nameless black females. Each of the women portray one...

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Highland Park

as Toni
Released: 2013-06-08

A high school faculty lotto pool places its fate in the lucky numbers they've played for ten...

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Event 15

as Blau
Released: 2013-03-05

Three soldiers get trapped in an elevator when terrorists set off a dirty bomb. But when one...

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Hellbent

as Karina McCallum
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A 16-year-old runaway enlists a fugitive drifter to take her on a cross-country journey to meet...

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A Snowy Day in Oakland

as Theona
Released: 2023-03-17

A Snowy Day in Oakland - A magical urban tale about a beautiful psychologist from San Francisco...

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Bojangles

as Fannie
Released: 2001-02-04

The life of Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, African-American tap-dancing star of stage and screen. In...

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Hannah's Law

as Stagecoach Mary
Released: 2012-06-09

Hannah 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 Logan
Released: 2014-05-16

The inspirational true story of a woman who decides to bake 100 apple cakes and sell them at $40...

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A Day Late and a Dollar Short

as Djanel
Released: 2014-04-19

When irascible matriarch Viola Price learns that her next asthma attack will likely kill her,...

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Woman Thou Art Loosed

as Michelle Jordan
Released: 2004-09-30

An adaptation of Bishop T.D. Jakes' self-help novel, chronciling a woman's struggle to come to...

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Reach For The Stars

as Self
Released: 2019-12-17

Multipart Documentaries released with the BluRay of the movie, looking into the creation and...

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Carole's Christmas

as Carole Jordan
Released: 2019-11-22

An overworked businesswoman learns the meaning of "be careful what you wish for" after she...

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Back to School Mom

as Mary Thomas
Released: 2015-02-14

Mary Thomas, a free-spirited musician, has spent the past two decades traveling the world, but...

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The Loretta Claiborne Story

as Loretta Claiborne
Released: 2000-01-16

A disabled young girl from a disadvantaged home setting develops self esteem and success in life...

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Ties That Bind

as Theresa Harper
Released: 2011-12-03

Adobea, Buki and Theresa are three women from different walks of life bound together by a...

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The Ditchdigger's Daughters

as Jeanette
Released: 1997-02-23

Based on the memoirs of Yvonne S. Thornton, this heartwarming, inspirational family drama...

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Grey's Anatomy

as Rebecca Swender
First aired: 2005-03-27

Follows the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors at Seattle’s Grey Sloan...

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The Reichen Show

as Self - Guest
First aired: 2005-11-11

A list of celebrity interviews and sensational topics.

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The Twilight Zone

as Jasmine Gardens / Police Detective
First aired: 2002-09-18

A 2002 revival of Rod Serling's 1950/60s television series, The Twilight Zone, with actor Forest...

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Private Practice

as Angie Paget
First aired: 2007-09-26

Having left behind Seattle Grace Hospital, renowned surgeon Addison Forbes Montgomery moves to...

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The Sentinel

as Candace Blake
First aired: 1996-03-20

The Sentinel is a Canadian-produced television series. In the jungles of peru, the fight for...

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Close to Home

as Maureen Scofield
First aired: 2005-09-20

Close to Home is an American crime drama television series co-produced by Warner Bros....

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The Mosquito Coast

as Special Agent Estelle Jones
First aired: 2021-04-30

Allie Fox—a brilliant inventor and stubborn idealist—uproots his family for a dangerous quest...

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Love Life

as Suzanné Hayward
First aired: 2020-05-27

A romantic comedy anthology series which follows a different protagonist each season on the...

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Star

as Dianne
First aired: 2016-12-14

Star is a tough-as-nails young woman who came up in the foster care system and decides one day...

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The View

as Self
First aired: 1997-08-11

ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin,...

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Girlfriends

as uncredited
First aired: 2000-09-11

The series revolves around the friendship of four African-American women in different phases of...

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Hit the Floor

as Sloane Hayes
First aired: 2013-05-27

Ahsha Hayes enters the wild world of professional basketball when she tries out for the elite...

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Masters of Science Fiction

as uncredited
First aired: 2007-08-04

Masters of Science Fiction is an American television anthology series with each hour long...

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Soul Food

as Estella
First aired: 2000-06-28

Soul Food: The Series is a television drama that aired Wednesday nights on Showtime from June...

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