Kimberly Elise

Kimberly Elise

b. 1967 (age 59) Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Actress Soundtrack

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.

Known For

Beloved
🎞️
★ 6.1
Beloved
1998
John Q
🎞️
★ 7.1
John Q
2002
The Manchurian Candidate
🎞️
★ 6.6
The Manchurian Candidate
2004
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
🎞️
★ 5.8
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
2005

Filmography

Little Angels
🎞️
★ 3.8
Little Angels
2025 Actress
A Snowy Day in Oakland
🎞️
★ 5.2
A Snowy Day in Oakland
2023 Actress
🎬
🎞️
Environmental Racism PSA
2020 Actress
Ad Astra
🎞️
★ 6.5
Ad Astra
2019 Actress
Carole's Christmas
🎞️
★ 5.3
Carole's Christmas
2019 Actress
🎬
🎞️
★ 3.8
Dear McDonalds...
2019 Self
🎬
🎞️
Happy 20th Anniversary Mercy for Animals
2019 Self
Death Wish
🎞️
★ 6.3
Death Wish
2018 Actress
Hellbent
🎞️
★ 7.2
Hellbent
2018 Actress
Almost Christmas
🎞️
★ 6.2
Almost Christmas
2016 Actress
Dope
🎞️
★ 7.2
Dope
2015 Actress
Back to School Mom
🎞️
★ 6.2
Back to School Mom
2015 Actress
A Day Late and a Dollar Short
🎞️
★ 6.9
A Day Late and a Dollar Short
2014 Actress
Apple Mortgage Cake
🎞️
★ 6.4
Apple Mortgage Cake
2014 Actress
🎬
🎞️
Hit the Floor After Show
2014 Self
Hit the Floor
📺
★ 7.0
Hit the Floor
2013 Actress
Alpha Alert
🎞️
★ 4.7
Alpha Alert
2013 Actress
Highland Park
🎞️
★ 5.4
Highland Park
2013 Actress
🎬
📺
Hollywood Health Report
2013 Self
🎬
🎞️
The 12th Annual AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
2013 Self
Hannah's Law
🎞️
★ 5.3
Hannah's Law
2012 Actress
Ties That Bind
🎞️
★ 7.3
Ties That Bind
2011 Actress
🎬
🎞️
The 10th Annual AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
2011 Self
For Colored Girls
🎞️
★ 6.3
For Colored Girls
2010 Actress
🎬
🎞️
The 18th Annual Movieguide Awards
2010 Self
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
🎞️
★ 7.4
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
2009 Actress
🎬
🎞️
★ 5.5
An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Smokey Robinson
2008 Self
The Great Debaters
🎞️
★ 7.5
The Great Debaters
2007 Actress
Pride
🎞️
★ 6.3
Pride
2007 Actress
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
🎞️
★ 5.8
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
2005 Actress
Close to Home
📺
★ 6.7
Close to Home
2005 Actress
The Black Movie Awards
🎞️
★ 4.1
The Black Movie Awards
2005 Self
The Manchurian Candidate
🎞️
★ 6.6
The Manchurian Candidate
2004 Actress
Woman Thou Art Loosed
🎞️
★ 6.6
Woman Thou Art Loosed
2004 Actress
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🎞️
The 12th Annual Diversity Awards
2004 Self
John Q
🎞️
★ 7.1
John Q
2002 Actress
🎬
🎞️
The 2th Annual American Film Market Award
2002 Self
Bojangles
🎞️
★ 6.7
Bojangles
2001 Actress
Bait
🎞️
★ 5.7
Bait
2000 Actress
The Loretta Claiborne Story
🎞️
★ 6.8
The Loretta Claiborne Story
2000 Actress
Beloved
🎞️
★ 6.1
Beloved
1998 Actress
Headliners & Legends with Matt Lauer
📺
★ 4.9
Headliners & Legends with Matt Lauer
1998 Self
The Ditchdigger's Daughters
🎞️
★ 7.6
The Ditchdigger's Daughters
1997 Actress
Set It Off
🎞️
★ 6.9
Set It Off
1996 Actress
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