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Kimberly Elise

Kimberly Elise

Birthday: 1967-04-17 | Place of Birth: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2019
Ad Astra

as    Lorraine Deavers

2018
Death Wish

as    Detective Jackson

2016
Almost Christmas

as    Cheryl

2015
Back to School Mom

as    Mary Thomas

2014
Apple Mortgage Cake

as    Angela Logan

2014
Event 15

as    Blau

2014
2013
Highland Park

as    Toni

2012
Hannah's Law

as    Stagecoach Mary

2010
For Colored Girls

as    Crystal / Brown

2009
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story

as    Sonya Carson

2007
The Great Debaters

as    Pearl Farmer

2007
Pride

as    Sue Davis

2005
Diary of a Mad Black Woman

as    Helen McCarter

2005
Close to Home

as    Maureen Scofield

2004
Woman Thou Art Loosed

as    Michelle Jordan

2004
The Manchurian Candidate

as    Rosie

2002
John Q

as    Denise Archibald

2001
Bojangles

as    Fannie

2000
Bait

as    Lisa Hill

1998
Beloved

as    Denver

1996
Set It Off

as    Tisean