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Elise Demetria Neal (born March 14, 1966)[1][2] is an American actress. Her big break came with three 1997 films, appearing in Rosewood, Money Talks and Scream 2.

Elise Neal
Born	Elise Demetria Neal (1966-03-14) March 14, 1966 (age 56) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1991–present

From 1998 to 2002, Neal starred as Yvonne Hughley in the ABC/UPN sitcom The Hughleys. Other film appearances include Mission to Mars (2000), Hustle & Flow (2005) and Logan (2017). On television, Neal also starred as Tia Jewel in the first two seasons of the UPN/The CW sitcom All of Us from 2003 to 2005. She is a three-time NAACP Image Award nominee.

Early life

Neal was born on March 14, 1966 in Memphis, Tennessee, the daughter of a nurse and a construction worker.[1] She attended Lakeview Elementary. She was a ballet dancer and a cheerleader. She broke her left wrist in a high toss cheerleading stunt; after the bones healed, her wrist never straightened back out completely. She graduated from Overton High School for the Creative and Performing Arts. From 1984 to 1988, she attended the University of the Arts in Philadelphia.[1] Elise left college after two years and moved to New York City where she landed roles in musical theater and found herself traveling the world with various touring companies. Her experience in musical theater allowed her to easily transition into commercials, eventually bringing 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.[3] 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.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1992	Malcolm X	Hooker
1993	Tales of the City	Young Woman	TV Movie
1995	Let It Be Me	Carlita
1997	Rosewood	Beulah (Scrappie)
	Def Jam's How to Be a Player	Nadine
	Money Talks	Paula
	Scream 2	Hallie
1998	Chance of a Lifetime	Amy	TV Movie
	Restaurant	Jeanine
2000	Mission to Mars	Debra Graham
2001	The Rising Place	Wilma Watson
	Sacred Is the Flesh	Gabi Paige
	Brian's Song	Linda Sayers	TV Movie
2002	Paid in Full	Aunt June
2003	Playas Ball	Summer Twitty
2005	Hustle & Flow	Yevette
2006	Wyclef Jean in America	Josephine Jean	TV Movie
2007	4 Life	Jare	Video
2008	Who's Deal?	Passion
	My Nappy Roots: A Journey Through Black Hair-itage	Herself	Documentary
2009	Preaching to the Pastor	Monica
	Jack and Janet Save the Planet	Christie	TV Movie
2010	Let God Be the Judge	Rachel
	Love Ranch	Alana
	Love Chronicles: Secrets Revealed	Monique	Video
	Gun	Rich's Mom
	N-Secure	Leslie
	Love Me or Leave Me	Josephine Wyatt	TV Movie
2011	The Slap	Gloria	Short
	Lord, All Men Can't Be Dogs	Diane
	Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective	Herself	Documentary
	The Perfect Man	-
	Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury	Florence
	Breathe	Kristy Burgin
2012	The Undershepherd	Sister Roberts
	Who's Watching the Kids	Delia
2013	School of Hard Knocks	Kim	Video
	1982	Stacy
2014	First Impression	Kym Pine	TV Movie
	The Fright Night Files	Coffee Black	TV Movie
	Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B	Gladys Knight	TV Movie
2016	Ladies Book Club	Rona	TV Movie
	36 Hour Layover	Rebecca
	What Are the Chances?	Gina
	ANYWHERE, U.S.A.	Kim	Short
2017	Logan	Kathryn Munson
	Tragedy Girls	Mrs. Hooper
	The White Sistas	Erin White
	Our Dream Christmas	Cookie
2018	Don't Get Caught	Gina	Video
	We Belong Together	Megan
	Her Only Choice	Sherry
2019	All In	Gina
	Nineteen Summers	Porsha
	I Left My Girlfriend for Regina Jones	Regina Jones
2020	The Grudge	TV Contestant
	The Sin Choice	-
	The App That Stole Christmas	Carly
2021	Ransum Games	Denise
	A State of Mind	Keisha Thomas
2022	892	Juanita
	Survival	Tally Fruge

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1991	Another World	Dancer	Episode: "#1.6923"
1992	Law & Order	Charlayne Ward	Episode: "Cradle to Grave"
1993	Getting By	Debbie	Episode: "Back to Nature"
	Tales of the City	Spa Instructor	Episode: "#1.3"
	California Dreams	Miss Jackie	Episode: "High Plains Dreamer"
	Family Matters	Heather	Episode: "Car Wars"
	Hangin' with Mr. Cooper	Lisa	Episode: "Boyz in the Woodz"
1994	The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air	Wendy Robertson	Episode: "M Is for the Many Things She Gave Me"
	Loving	Janey Sinclair	Episode: "#1.2860"
	Red Shoe Diaries	Dancer	Episode: "Emily's Dance"
1995	Chicago Hope	Tamara Parnett	Episode: "Cutting Edges"
	Pointman	Millie	Episode: "Take the Points"
	Hangin' with Mr. Cooper	Lisa	Episode: "Here Comes the Groom"
1995-96	seaQuest DSV	Lieutenant J.J. Fredericks	Main Cast: Season 3
1996	ABC Afterschool Special	Alicia	Episode: "Daddy's Girl"
	Living Single	Sharon	Episode: "School's Out Forever"
	High Incident	Arial	Episode: "Bullet the Blue Sky"
	The Steve Harvey Show	Juanita Du'Shea	Episode: "Pool Sharks Git Bit"
1998	The Wayans Bros	Tanya Cooper	Episode: "The Rich Girl"
	Fantasy Island	Catherine	Episode: "Wishboned"
1998–02	The Hughleys	Yvonne Williams-Hughley	Main Cast
2001	E! True Hollywood Story	Herself	Episode: "Scream"
2002	Heroes of Black Comedy	Herself	TV Mini Series documentary
	Hollywood Squares	Herself/Panelist	Episode: "Episode dated 1-5 April 2002"
	Pyramid	Herself/Celebrity Contestant	Episode: "Episode dated 8 November 2002"
2003	A.U.S.A.	Jill Davis	Episode: "Pilot"
2004	Method & Red	Brenda	Episode: "Something About Brenda"
	The 100 Scariest Movie Moments	Herself	Episode: "Part I: 100-81"
2003–05	All of Us	Tia Jewel	Main Cast: Season 1-2
2005	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Giselle	Episode: "Bodies in Motion"
	Black in the 80s	Herself	Episode: "Def Jams" & "Color TV"
2007	K-Ville	Ayana Boulet	Recurring Cast
2009	My Manny	Jennifer	Main Cast
	Private Practice	Janine	Episode: "What You Do for Love"
2010	Life After	Herself	Episode: "Elise Neal"
2011	Funny or Die Presents	Peaches	Episode: "The Burn Unit"
	The Cape	Susan Voyt	Recurring Cast
2011-12	A.N.T. Farm	Roxanne Parks	Recurring Cast: Season 1
2012	Scandal	Anna Gordon	Episode: "The Other Woman"
2013	Belle's	Jill Cooper	Main Cast
	The Soul Man	Jessica	Episode: "Revelations"
	Real Husbands of Hollywood	Herself	Episode: "Karma's a Mitch" & "Hart vs. Mosley"
2014-15	Hollywood Divas	Herself	Main Cast: Season 1-2
2017	Tales	Beatriz	Episode: "A Story to Tell" [4]
2019-20	25 Words or Less	Contestant	6 Episodes
2020	Into the Dark	Dr. Linda Johnson	Episode: "Good Boy"
2021	A Black Lady Sketch Show	Gigi	Episode: "If I'm Paying These Chili's Prices, You Cannot Taste My Steak!"
2022	The Black Hamptons	Sydney Britton	Main Cast

Awards and nominations

Year	Awards	Category	Movie/Serie	Outcome
2006	NAACP Image Awards	NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture	"Hustle & Flow"	Nominated
	Screen Actors Guild	Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture		Nominated
	Black Reel Awards	Black Reel Award for Best Ensemble		Nominated

References

External links

• Elise Neal at IMDb
• Elise Neal at AllMovie

На других языках

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[de] Elise Neal

Elise Neal (* 14. März 1966 in Memphis, Tennessee) ist eine US-amerikanische Filmschauspielerin.

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- [en] Elise Neal

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[ru] Нил, Элиз

Элиз Нил (англ. Elise Neal, род. 14 марта 1966) — американская актриса. Нил продемонстрировала свою многосторонность сыграв в фильмах «Суета и движение» и «Крик 2». Она работала с такими известными режиссёрами и продюсерами, как Джон Синглтон, Брайан Де Пальма, Стивен Спилберг и Крейг Брюер.

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