Kimberly Elise Biography (1971-)
Original name, Kimberly Elise Trammel; born 1971, in Minneapolis, MN; daughter of Marvin (an owner of an executive search firm) and Erma (an elementary schoolteacher) Trammel; married Maurice Oldham (a photographer), c. 1991; children: AjaBleu, JaelaRose. Addresses: Agent: Writers and Artists Group International, 8383 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 550, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.; Manager: Evan Hainey, Untitled Entertainment, 8436 West Third St., Suite 650, LosAngeles, CA 90048.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Actress
- Birth Details
- 1971
- Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Famous Works
- CREDITS
- Film Appearances
- Tisean "T. T." Williams, Set It Off, New Line Cinema, 1996
- Denver, Beloved, Buena Vista, 1998
- Lisa Hill, Bait (also known as Piege), Warner Bros., 2000
- Denise Archibald, John Q, New Line Cinema, 2002
- Michelle Jordan, Woman Thou Art Loosed, T. D. Jakes Ministries/Woman Thou Art Loosed, 2004
- Rosie, The Manchurian Candidate, Paramount, 2004
- Helen McCarter, Diary of a Mad Black Woman, Lions Gate Films, 2005
- Film Director
- The Joy of Mama's Recall (short film), c. 1993
- Television Appearances
- Movies
- Jeanette, The Ditchdigger's Daughters, The Family Channel, 1997
- Loretta Claiborne, The Loretta Claiborne Story, ABC, 2000
- Fanny May, Bojangles, Showtime, 2001
- Awards Presentations
- Presenter, 30th NAACP Image Awards, Fox, 1999
- Herself, Essence Awards (also known as The 2003 Essence Awards), Fox, 2003
- Episodic
- (As Kimberly Elise Oldham) Roulette, "Nanna Don't Play," In the House, UPN, 1995
- Candace Blake, "Black or White," The Sentinel, UPN, 1996
- Estella McKenzie, "Emotional Collateral," Soul Food, Showtime, 2002
- Estella McKenzie, "Falling from Grace," Soul Food, Showtime, 2003
- Jasmine/police detective, "Another Life," The Twilight Zone, UPN,2003
- Reesie Jackson, "The Fast Track and the Furious," Girlfriends, UPN, 2003
- Reesie Jackson, "The Pact," Girlfriends, UPN, 2003
- Herself, Tavis Smiley, PBS, 2004
- Stage Appearances
- Free to Be You and Me, c. 1981
- Appeared in Enlightenments, Illusion Theatre, Minneapolis, MN; A Raisin in the Sun, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Williamstown, MA.
- Stage Director
- Free to Be You and Me, c. 1981
- RECORDINGS
- Videos
- Herself, Behind the Scenes of "John Q," New Line Home Video, 2002
- WRITINGS
- Screenplays
- The Joy of Mama's Recall (short film), c. 1993
- Stage Plays
- Adaptor, Free to Be You and Me, c. 1981
- Author of stage plays and stories.
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
- Brentwood, January/February, 2002
- Essence, January, 2001, p. 94; January, 2002, p. 40
- Honey, August, 2000, pp. 70-71
- Movieline, November, 1998, p. 18
- People Weekly, October 26, 1998, p. 127; December 28, 1998, p. 114
- USA Today, October, 1998
- USA Weekend, February 17, 2001