Kimberly Elise (Denise Archibald)

Kimberly Elise plays Denise Archibald, John Q.'s wife. Most recently, Elise completed a co-starring role in Showtime's Bojangles opposite Gregory Hines. Her other feature film credits are Beloved (for which she won the Chicago Film Critics Award for "Best Newcomer") and Set It Off.

On television, Elise played the title role in

The Loretta Claiborne Story and won a Cable Ace Award for her performance in the Family Channel's The Ditchdigger's Daughter.