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. Kimberly Elise(1967년생, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA) 는 배우로, 대표작으로 존 큐, 맨츄리안 켄디데이트, 애드 아스트라가 있으며, 그 외에도 그레이 아나토미, The View, 프라이빗 프랙티스, Girlfriends, Steve, The Sentinel, The Reichen Show, 환상특급(2002), 클로스 투 홈, Star, '모스키토 코스트' - The Mosquito Coast, 데스 위시 등 다양한 작품에 출연했다. (오뜨랑에서 실시간으로 번역된 한글 프로필도 확인할 수 있어요) 2025년 Little Angels에서 President Markee 역을 맡았다. 2023년 A Snowy Day in Oakland에서 Theona 역을 맡았다. 2021년 '모스키토 코스트' - The Mosquito Coast에서 Special Agent Estelle Jones 역을 맡았다.