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Kimberly Elise
Published: Fri, Feb. 23, 2007 12:00AM
Modified Fri, Feb. 23, 2007 07:39AM
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closeSERIES: "Close to Home," 9 p.m. today, CBS.
THE LATEST: Elise plays prosecutor Maureen Scofield in this drama series, which is in its second season. The series' premise has changed a good bit from its debut, which centered on a happily married suburban woman returning to her career as a prosecuting attorney after the birth of her first child. Since then, the main character's husband has been killed off, and a new hunk (former "JAG" star David James Elliott) has joined. Its ratings have gone from wobbly to fairly sure-footed, with an additional 2 million weekly viewers tuning in this season, enough some weeks to finish in the top 30.
FROM HER LIPS: About her role as Scofield, Elise told Ebony magazine last fall, "I was committed to not making her the angry black woman. Hopefully, this season she'll be humanized even more, and we'll get to know her on a more professional level."
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DID YOU KNOW? Prior to this series, Elise appeared on TV in the movies "Bojangles," "The Loretta Claiborne Story" and "The Ditchdigger's Daughters," for which she earned a Cable Ace Award, and guest roles on the series "Soul Food" and "Girlfriends."
LIFE OFF-SCREEN: Elise, 39, was born in Minneapolis and lives in Los Angeles. She is divorced and the mother of two daughters. "They are a full-time job," she told Ebony. "My daughters help me choose roles."
FIND HER ON DVD IN: "Diary of a Mad Black Woman," "Beloved," "The Manchurian Candidate," "Woman Thou Art Loosed" and "John Q," among others.
From: Los Angeles Times, Ebony, Cbs.Com, Imdb.Com, Amazon.Com
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