Kimberly Elise Biography (1971-) (original) (raw)

1. Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
2. William Dudley to Gilbert Ernotte

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

Periodicals

• 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