Kimberly Elise

Kimberly Elise Trammel (born April 17, 1967) is an American movie and television actress. She made her first movie acting in Set It Off in 1996. She got high marks for her performance in the 1998 movie Beloved.

In her career, Elise has appeared in such movies as The Manchurian Candidate (2004), Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005), For Colored Girls (2010), Almost Christmas (2016) and Death Wish (2018). She received a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead for her performance in the 2004 drama movie Woman Thou Art Loosed. She is a four-time NAACP Image Awards winner.

Elise is a vegan.

Elise was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota.