Question: Facts: - years active: 1994 -- present - caption: kimberly elise in 2012 - birth name: kimberly elise trammel - homepage: occupation = actress - spouse: -lcb- -lcb- marriage - othername: kimberly elise oldham kimberly oldham - birth date: 17 april 1967 - image: kimberly elise.jpg - birth place: minneapolis , minnesota , u.s. Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of kimberly elise .
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kimberly elise trammel -lrb- born april 17 , 1967 -rrb- , professionally known as kimberly elise , is an american film and television actress .she made her feature film debut in '' set it off '' -lrb- 1996 -rrb- , and later received critical acclaim for her performance in '' beloved '' -lrb- 1998 -rrb- .during her career , elise has appeared in films such as '' john q. '' -lrb- 2001 -rrb- , '' the manchurian candidate '' -lrb- 2004 -rrb- , '' diary of a mad black woman '' -lrb- 2005 -rrb- , '' the great debaters '' -lrb- 2007 -rrb- , '' for colored girls '' -lrb- 2010 -rrb- , and '' dope '' -lrb- 2015 -rrb- .she received independent spirit award for best female lead for her performance in 2004 drama film , '' woman thou art loosed '' , and played the leading roles in a number of made for television movies .elise also starred in the cbs crime drama series , '' close to home '' -lrb- 2005-07 -rrb- , and in 2013 began starring in the vh1 comedy-drama series , '' hit the floor '' .