Actor

Kimberly Elise

April 17, 1967 · Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

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.

Notable work

8.2
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
as Rebecca Swender
6.1
Ad Astra (2019)
as Lorraine Deavers
6.2
Death Wish (2018)
as Detective Jackson
7.1
John Q (2002)
as Denise Archibald
6.5
The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
as Rosie
7.1
Dope (2015)
as Lisa Hayes
7.8
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story (2009)
as Sonya Carson
7.3
The Great Debaters (2007)
as Pearl Farmer
7.2
Set It Off (1996)
as Tisean
6
Almost Christmas (2016)
as Cheryl
7.5
Private Practice (2007)
as Angie Paget

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