Kimberly Elise
Birth Name:
Kimberly Elise Trammel
Birth Place:
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Profession
Actress, Soundtrack
Fast Facts
- In 1999, she won a Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promising Actress
- Was nominated for a 2005 Independent Spirit Award for her performance in "Woman Thou Art Loosed․"
- Won a 2005 Black Movie Award for Outstanding Performance by a Leading Actress
- Won the 1997 CableACE Award for Best Supporting Actress
- Attended the University of Minnesota, where she studied communications
- Trained in the dramatic arts at the American Film Institute
- Frequently takes on the role of women who deal with family troubles
Awards
- 1997CableACE - Supporting Actress in a Movie or Miniseries:Winner
- 1999Black Film Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 1999CFCA Award - Most Promising Actress:Winner
- 1999CFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 1999Image Award - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture:Nominated
- 1999Golden Satellite Award - Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture, Drama:Winner
- 2002Black Reel - Network/Cable - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
- 2002Image Award - Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special:Nominated
- 2003Black Reel - Theatrical - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2003Image Award - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2003Image Award - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2005BET Award - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2005BET Comedy Award - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Theatrical Film:Winner
- 2005Black Movie Award - Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role:Winner
- 2005Black Reel - Best Supporting Actress:Nominated
- 2005Black Reel - Best Actress, Independent Film:Winner
- 2005Independent Spirit Award - Best Female Lead:Nominated
- 2005Image Award - Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2006Black Reel - Best Actress:Winner
- 2006Image Award - Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture:Winner
- 2006Image Award - Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2007Image Award - Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series:Winner
- 2010AAFCA Award - Best Supporting Actress:Winner
- 2010Image Award - Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special:Winner
- 2010Grace Award - Most Inspiring Performance in Television:Winner
- 2010Grace Award - Best Actress:Winner
- 2010Prism Award - Performance in a TV Movie or Miniseries:Nominated
- 2011Black Reel - Best Actress:Nominated
- 2011Ghana Movie Award - Best Actress in a Leading Role:Winner
- 2011Image Award - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture:Winner
- 2015Black Reel - Outstanding Supporting Actress, TV Movie or Mini-Series:Nominated