Kimberly Elise was born on April 17, 1967 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Elise studied film and acting at the University of Minnesota and earned a BA in Mass Communications. She is best known for her role in the films Set It Off, John Q, and Diary of a Mad Black Woman. Her most recent film role was in Tyler Perry's For Colored Girls (2010), as the battered wife Crystal. Elise is a four-time NAACP Image Award winner.
Movie | Hellbent | Karina McCallum | 2025 |
Movie | A Snowy Day in Oakland | Theona | 2023-03-17 |
Movie | Ad Astra | Lorraine Deavers | 2019-09-17 |
Movie | Carole's Christmas | Carole Jordan | 2019-11-22 |
Movie | Death Wish | Detective Jackson | 2018-03-02 |
Movie | Almost Christmas | Cheryl | 2016-11-11 |
Movie | Confirmation | Sonia Jarvis | 2016-04-16 |
Movie | Back to School Mom | Mary Thomas | 2015-02-14 |
Movie | Dope | Lisa Hayes | 2015-06-19 |
Movie | A Day Late and a Dollar Short | Djanel | 2014-04-19 |
Movie | Apple Mortgage Cake | Angela Logan | 2014-05-16 |
Movie | Highland Park | Toni | 2013-06-08 |
Movie | Event 15 | Blau | 2013-03-05 |
Series | Hit the Floor | Sloane Hayes | 2013-05-27 |
Movie | Hannah's Law | Stagecoach Mary | 2012-06-09 |
Movie | Ties That Bind | Theresa Harper | 2011-12-03 |
Movie | For Colored Girls | Crystal / Brown | 2010-11-05 |
Movie | Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story | Sonya Carson | 2009-02-07 |
Movie | Pride | Sue Davis | 2007-03-23 |
Series | Masters of Science Fiction | Unknown | 2007-08-04 |
Movie | The Great Debaters | Pearl Farmer | 2007-12-25 |
Series | Private Practice | Unknown | 2007-09-26 |
Series | Grey's Anatomy | Unknown | 2005-03-27 |
Movie | Diary of a Mad Black Woman | Helen McCarter | 2005-02-25 |
Series | The Reichen Show | Unknown | 2005-11-11 |
Series | Close to Home | Maureen Scofield | 2005-09-20 |
Movie | The Manchurian Candidate | Rosie | 2004-07-30 |
Movie | Woman Thou Art Loosed | Michelle Jordan | 2004-09-30 |
Movie | John Q | Denise Archibald | 2002-02-15 |
Series | The Twilight Zone | Unknown | 2002-09-18 |
Movie | Bojangles | Fannie | 2001-02-04 |
Series | Soul Food | Unknown | 2000-06-28 |
Movie | The Loretta Claiborne Story | Loretta Claiborne | 2000-01-16 |
Movie | Bait | Lisa Hill | 2000-03-17 |
Series | Girlfriends | Unknown | 2000-09-11 |
Movie | Beloved | Denver | 1998-10-16 |
Movie | The Ditchdigger's Daughters | Jeanette | 1997-02-23 |
Series | The View | Unknown | 1997-08-11 |
Movie | Set It Off | Tisean | 1996-11-06 |