Denise Burse facts for kids

Denise Burse-Mickelbury is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Claretha Jenkins in the popular television series Tyler Perry's House of Payne.

Denise Burse-Mickelbury's Acting Journey

Denise Burse-Mickelbury grew up in Atlanta, Georgia. She trained to be an actress at several places. These included the Just Us Theatre, The Alliance Theatre, and The Atlanta Children's Theater.

She has appeared in many TV shows. Some of these include Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Law & Order: Criminal Intent. Denise has also acted in plays on stage. Some of her stage roles were in An American Daughter and Radio Golf. In 2016, she was in an episode of the TV series Black Mirror called "San Junipero".

TV Shows and Movies

Denise Burse-Mickelbury has been in many different TV shows and movies. Here are some of her notable roles:

• Law & Order (1992, 1999): She played different characters in two episodes.
• New York Undercover (1995): She appeared as Mrs. Denise Reyes.
• The Juror (1996): Denise played a secretary in this movie.
• Basquiat (1996): She was seen as Mary on TV in this film.
• The Sopranos (2000): She had a role as a nurse.
• Cosby (2000): She played Mrs. Henderson.
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2000–2001): She appeared as a counselor and later as Pamela Tatum.
• Third Watch (2001): Denise played a character named Brigette.
• Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2005): She was Sarah Edgars in an episode.
• Tyler Perry's House of Payne (2006–2011): This was her main role as Claretha Jenkins for many seasons.
• Black Mirror (2016): She played Elder Kelly in the "San Junipero" episode.
• Greenleaf (2017): She appeared as Ethlin Satterlee.
• New Amsterdam (2019): She played Marlene.
• The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2019): She was a woman in the Apollo audience.
• Manifest (2020–2021): She played Estelle Vance in a few episodes.
• The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey (2022): She had a recurring role as Shirley Wring.
• The Wrath of Becky (2023): She played Elena Cahn in this movie.

See also

In Spanish: Denise Burse para niños