She is an actress and TV personality. She has featured in films, such as “The Ben Carson Story,” “Diary of a Mad Black Woman,” “For Colored Girls,” and “John Q.”

Early Life

Kimberly Elise was born on the 17th of April 1967 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. When she was born, she was named Kimberly Elise Trammel, and she is currently an actress and television personality. She has been featured in many films and has also received a lot of accolades due to her excellent act in the film industry. She is the daughter of Marvin Trammel and Erma Jean. Her father owns a search firm, while her mother is a school teacher.

Nothing much is known of her elementary and high school, but she went to the University of Minnesota and was awarded a Bachelor’s of Arts degree in Mass Communications. Later she attended the American Film Institute

Career

She started her acting career in 1996 in the film “Set It Off.” In the movie, she played the role of one of the four women whose resort was stealing money from a bank. Her breakthrough came a year later when she became part of the television film “The Ditchdigger’s Daughters.” This film was centered on the Pulitzer Award; it was selected and favorably acclaimed in 1997. The 8 Ditchdigger’s Daughters: A Black Family’s astonishing success story was written by Jo Coudert and Yvonne Thornton. For her character in the movie, she received critical acclaim.

The 19th CableAce Awards was given to her as the finest supporting Actress involved in a mini-series or movie. This performance from the Ditchdigger’s Daughters landed her another role in the film “Beloved,” She acted with Danny Glover and Oprah Winfrey. Cicely Tyson is also compared to her because of the resemblance they have. In the movie “Woman Thou Art Loosed” in 2004, she acted the part of Michelle. In the film, she was a young lady who was abused and, in the end, got the assistance she required behind bars. She was awarded the Black Reel Award as the Best Actress.

Between 2005 and 2007, in the CBS crime drama “Close to Home,” she was also part of the primary cast. She played the role of Prosecutor Maureen Scofield of Marion County in Indiana. As well as some characters that never see the end of a film. She was killed during the ending episode of the movie. In May 2007, it was later annulled. In another comedy film titled “Girlfriends,” she was a guest actor and acted like a woman who was HIV-Positive. “For Colored Girls” was her most current film, and this was in 2010. She acted as the abused wife Crystal. The film got mixed negative reviews, but this didn’t take away her outstanding performance that was commented on by so many. She has been part of the VHI’s new series since 2013. The title of this series is “Hit The Floor.”

Personal

She was the wife of Maurice Oldham from 1989. The marriage didn’t last long as they were divorced in 2005. Both of them had two children. Her first child was born on the 16th of March 1990 and was named Ajableu Arial Oldham. Butterfly Rose was born on the 19th of October, 1998.

She is an actress and TV personality. She has featured in films, such as “The Ben Carson Story,” “Diary of a Mad Black Woman,” “For Colored Girls,” and “John Q.” She was the wife of Maurice Oldham from 1989. The marriage didn’t last long as they were divorced in 2005. Both of them had two children. Her first child was born on the 16th of March 1990 and was named Ajableu Arial Oldham. Butterfly Rose was born on the 19th of October, 1998.