Kimberly Elise

Quick Facts

Full Name	Kimberly Elise
Occupation	Movie Actress
Date Of Birth	Apr 17, 1967(1967-04-17)
Age	57
Birthplace	Minneapolis
Country	United States
Birth City	Minnesota
Horoscope	Aries

Kimberly Elise Biography

Kimberly Elise is one of the most popular and richest Movie Actress who was born on April 17, 1967 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. She played the role of Pearl Farmer in The Great Debaters alongside Denzel Washington. She won a BET Comedy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress for her role in Diary of a Mad Black Woman. She portrays Sloane Hayes in the VH1 drama Hit the Floor. In 2015, she played the character Lisa Hayes in the film Dope.

She was in the 2007 film Pride alongside Terrence Howard.

Elise was married to Maurice Oldham from 1989 to 2005. The couple had two daughters, born in 1990 and 1998. Not long after their divorce, in 2007, Oldham died from a “massive blood clot”.

Elise made her big screen debut in the 1996 crime action film Set It Off (1996) directed by F. Gary Gray, in which she played one of four women who resort to robbing a bank for money. Jada Pinkett Smith, Queen Latifah and Vivica A. Fox co-stars in film which became a critical and box office success, grossing over $41 million. In 1997 she was cast in the Family Channel original television movie The Ditchdigger’s Daughters, based on the Pulitzer-prize nominated and critically acclaimed 1995 memoir The Ditchdigger’s Daughters: A Black Family’s Astonishing Success Story, written by Yvonne S. Thornton and Jo Coudert. She received critical acclaim for her role in this film, and in 1997, she was recognized as Best Supporting Actress in a Movie or Miniseries at the 19th annual CableACE Awards. Her performance helped her land a role the next year in Beloved alongside Oprah Winfrey and Danny Glover, a horror-drama film based on Toni Morrison’s 1987 novel of the same name, directed by Jonathan Demme. Despite being a box office bomb, Elise received praise for her performance, and well as Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promising Actress and Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture. She also received her first NAACP Image Award nomination.

She has two children with Maurice Oldham, whom she married in 1989. The couple divorced in 2005 and Maurice passed away in 2007.

Kimberly Elise Net Worth

Kimberly Elise is one of the richest Movie Actress from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kimberly Elise 's net worth $2 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She attended the University of Minnesota, where she studied communications.

She played Eugenie Rose in The Manchurian Candidate, a role that earned her a Black Reel Award nomination.

Kimberly Elise Trammel (born April 17, 1967) is an American film and television actress. She made her feature film debut in Set It Off (1996), and later received critical acclaim for her performance in Beloved (1998).

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Kimberly Elise height 5 ft 7 in Kimberly weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Kimberly Elise Dating?

According to our records, Kimberly Elise married to Maurice Oldham. As of December 1, 2023, Kimberly Elise’s is not dating anyone.

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In 2005, Elise went to star in the comedy drama film Diary of a Mad Black Woman written by Tyler Perry and directed by Darren Grant. she received positive reviews for her performance, while film received mostly negative reviews. The film still was huge box office success, grossing over $50 million against a budget of $5 million. She won her first NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture for this movie. From 2005 to 2007, Elise starred in the CBS crime drama series Close to Home, playing the Marion County, Indiana (Indianapolis) prosecutor Maureen Scofield. Her character was killed off in the last episode of the series. The series was cancelled on May

2007. She received NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series in 2006 for this series. She later guest starred in two Shonda Rhimes’ dramas; Private Practice in 2007, and Grey’s Anatomy in 2009.

Facts & Trivia

Kimberly Ranked on the list of most popular Movie Actress. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Kimberly Elise celebrates birthday on April 17 of every year.

In 2010, Elise starred in the drama film For Colored Girls as the battered wife Crystal. The film is based on Ntozake Shange’s 1975 original choreopoem for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf, and was written, directed and produced by Tyler Perry. While the film itself received mixed to negative reviews, her performance was praised by many critics. One journalist described her as “the great lost Best Supporting Actress contender of the 2010 season”. Lisa Schwarzbaum of Entertainment Weekly comments: “The female cast is great, with especially fierce performances from Loretta Devine, Kimberly Elise, Phylicia Rashad, and Anika Noni Rose. But stuck in a flailing production that might just as well invite Perry’s signature drag creation Madea to the block party, the actors’ earnest work isn’t enuf.” She won NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for her performance.

Is Kimberly Elise and Cicely Tyson related?

While Tyson supported Elise and her career after their time together on Diary of a Mad Black Woman, the two don’t have a biological connection.

What nationality is Kimberly Elise?

American

How old is Kimberly Elise now?

55 years (April 17, 1967)

Is Maurice Oldham still alive?

May 21, 2007

How much is Cicely Tyson's estate worth?

As per Celebrity Net Worth, Cicely Tyson’s net worth stood at $10 million at the time of her passing. The site states Tyler Perry’s current net worth to be $800 million. Born on December 19, 1924, Cicely Tyson started her acting career by appearing in Harold Young’s 1957 drama film, Carib Gold.