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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.
As actor
A Snowy Day in Oakland
Reach for the Stars
Carole's Christmas
Ad Astra
Death Wish
Confirmation
Almost Christmas
Dope
Back to School Mom
Apple Mortgage Cake
A Day Late and a Dollar Short
Highland Park
Event 15
Hannah's Law
Ties That Bind
For Colored Girls
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
Setting it Straight: Making ‘Set it Off’
The Great Debaters
Pride
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
The Manchurian Candidate
Woman Thou Art Loosed
John Q
Behind the Scenes of 'John Q'
Bojangles
Bait
The Loretta Claiborne Story
Beloved
The Ditchdigger's Daughters