Portrait of Kimberly Elise

Acting

Kimberly Elise

Career

Active from 1996 to 2023, busiest in 2013 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
17
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Ditchdigger's Daughters
The Ditchdigger's Daughters
GoodWatch score89/100

Characters

3

The characters Kimberly Elise played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 32 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Kimberly Elise Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Fantasy
    0.6, average 1.7
  • Historical
    1.5, average 2.5
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.1, average 2.0
  • Physical Comedy
    1.6, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 4
  • Overcoming Adversity 3
  • Emotional Intensity 2
  • Contemporary Realism 2
  • Family Secrets 2
  • Inspirational Story 2
  • Civil Rights Era 2
  • Faith-Based Drama 2
  • Redemptive Journey 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Emotional Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

42
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Hellbent
Hellbent

as Karina McCallum

2020s

4 titles Β· average score 65
Little Angels
Little Angels (2025)
GoodWatch score 64

as President Markee

A Snowy Day in Oakland
A Snowy Day in Oakland (2023)
GoodWatch score 71

as Theona

The Mosquito Coast
The Mosquito Coast (2021)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show Β· as Special Agent Estelle Jones

Love Life
Love Life (2020)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show Β· as SuzannΓ© Hayward

2010s

17 titles Β· average score 56
Ad Astra
Ad Astra (2019)
GoodWatch score 71

as Lorraine Deavers

Carole's Christmas
Carole's Christmas (2019)
GoodWatch score 46

as Carole Jordan

Death Wish
Death Wish (2018)
GoodWatch score 43

as Detective Jackson

Almost Christmas
Almost Christmas (2016)
GoodWatch score 55

as Cheryl

Star
Star (2016)
GoodWatch score 57

TV show Β· as Dianne

Back to School Mom
Back to School Mom (2015)

as Mary Thomas

Apple Mortgage Cake
Apple Mortgage Cake (2014)
GoodWatch score 60

as Angela Logan

A Day Late and a Dollar Short
A Day Late and a Dollar Short (2014)
GoodWatch score 67

as Djanel

Hit the Floor
Hit the Floor (2013)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show Β· as Sloane Hayes

Highland Park
Highland Park (2013)
GoodWatch score 54

as Toni

Hannah's Law
Hannah's Law (2012)
GoodWatch score 37

as Stagecoach Mary

For Colored Girls
For Colored Girls (2010)
GoodWatch score 53

as Crystal / Brown

2000s

16 titles Β· average score 62
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story (2009)
GoodWatch score 75

as Sonya Carson

Pride
Pride (2007)
GoodWatch score 54

as Sue Davis

The Great Debaters
The Great Debaters (2007)
GoodWatch score 74

as Pearl Farmer

Close to Home
Close to Home (2005)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show Β· as Maureen Scofield

Diary of a Mad Black Woman
Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005)
GoodWatch score 45

as Helen McCarter

Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show Β· as Rebecca Swender

The Manchurian Candidate
The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
GoodWatch score 71

as Rosie

Woman Thou Art Loosed
Woman Thou Art Loosed (2004)
GoodWatch score 53

as Michelle Jordan

John Q
John Q (2002)
GoodWatch score 49

as Denise Archibald

Bait
Bait (2000)
GoodWatch score 42

as Lisa Hill

Girlfriends
Girlfriends (2000)
GoodWatch score 49

TV show Β· as Reesie Jackson

The Loretta Claiborne Story
The Loretta Claiborne Story (2000)
GoodWatch score 71

as Loretta Claiborne

1990s

4 titles Β· average score 71
Beloved
Beloved (1998)
GoodWatch score 58

as Denver

The Ditchdigger's Daughters
The Ditchdigger's Daughters (1997)
GoodWatch score 89

as Jeanette

Set It Off
Set It Off (1996)
GoodWatch score 69

as Tisean

The Sentinel
The Sentinel (1996)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show Β· as Candace Blake