Elise Neal
Elise Neal was born in Memphis, Tennessee, United States on March 14th, 1966 and is the TV Actress. At the age of 58, Elise Neal biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, movies, TV shows, and networth are available.
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Elise Demetria Neal (born March 14, 1966) is an American actress.
She made her name when she appeared in three 1997 films, including in Rosewood, Money Talks, and Scream 2. Neal appeared in the ABC/UPN sitcom The Hughleys from 1998 to 2002.
Mission to Mars (2000), Hustle & Flow (2005), and Logan (2017) were among other film debuts.
In the first two seasons of the UPN/The CW sitcom All of Us from 2003 to 2005, Neal appeared as Tia Jewel on television.
She is a three-time NAACP Image Award winner.
Early life
Neal was born in Memphis, Tennessee, on March 14, 1966, as the granddaughter of a nurse and a construction worker. She attended Lakeview Elementary School. She was both a ballet dancer and a cheerleader. She broke her left wrist in a high-toss cheerleading stunt; after the bones healed, her wrist never fully recovered. She graduated from Overton High School for the Performing Arts. She attended the University of the Arts in Philadelphia from 1984 to 1988. Elise left college after two years and landed in New York City, where she performed in musical theatre and found herself traveling the world with various touring companies. Her work in musical theater helped her to move into commercials, eventually moving her to Los Angeles.
Career
Neal was an accomplished dancer and appeared in several hip hop and R&B music videos in the early 1990s. One of her earliest jobs was as a background dancer in Chubb Rock's music video for "Just the Two of Us." Other music videos Neal has appeared in include Black Sheep's 1992 video for Strobelite Honey, Father MC's 1991 video for "Lisa Baby", Aretha Franklin's 1998 video for "A Rose Is Still a Rose", Trick Daddy's 2001 video "I'm a Thug", and Vanessa Williams' video "Work to Do". Neal was also featured in the November 2007 edition of King Magazine.
Once in Los Angeles, Neal landed the role of Janice Sinclair on the soap opera Loving. She then played fighter pilot J.J. Fredericks on the series seaQuest 2032. Her breakout role was being cast as Yvonne Hughley, the wife of D.L. Hughley in the five seasons of the television sitcom The Hughleys. While on The Hughleys, Neal was cast in the high-profile role of Hallie in Scream 2. Her character was originally written to be one of the killers of the movie, but due to a script leak her role was changed. Neal also appeared as a backing dancer in the music video for Dannii Minogue's 1993 single "This Is It".
Her film debut was a starring role in Rosewood. Other film credits include: Paid in Full, Money Talks, Mission to Mars and Restaurant. Her role in the 2007 film 4 Life also marked her first soundtrack single, "I'm Down Baby". She also appeared in the series K-Ville.
Neal was nominated for a NAACP award for Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture for the film Hustle & Flow, and received two NAACP nominations for Best Actress in a Comedy for The Hughleys.
Expanding her role as producer, Neal is creating and developing several multimedia projects: a reality show based on her R&B group, "Assorted Flavors", a fitness and lifestyle brand, and several feature projects through her development deal with Mandalay Bay Entertainment.
Neal played Kathryn Munson in the 2017 superhero film Logan.