The Great Debaters Cast

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Kimberly Elise (Pearl Farmer)

Kimberly Elise has garnered notable critical acclaim for her roles in such feature films as The Manchurian Candidate and Diary of a Mad Black Woman.

Other films include Set It Off, John Q and The Ditchdigger's Daughters. Her performance in Beloved, opposite Oprah Winfrey and Danny Glover, garnered her several awards, including The Chicago Film Critic's Most Promising Actress Award, an NAACP Image Award nomination, as well as the Best Supporting Actress Golden Satellite Award.

Published on June 18, 2008

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Find out more about 'The Great Debaters,' a Harpo Films production directed by Denzel Washington.

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