Kimberly Elise Biography Kimberly Elise Trammel (born April 17, 1967) is an American actress. Elise studied film and acting at the University of Minnesota and earned a BA in Mass Communications.

But then when I saw the cast – Cicely Tyson, Kimberly Elise – I signed up!” The S.W.A.T. star admitted that he didn’t have a lot of trust in Perry at first.