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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

19

Gender

Female

Birthday

1952-01-23 (73 years old)

Place of Birth

-

Also Known As

Denise Burse

Biography

Denise Burse-Mickelbury (born January 13, 1952) is an American actress, best known for her role as Claretha Jenkins in the television series Tyler Perry's House of Payne. An African-American native of Atlanta, Burse received professional training at the Just Us Theatre, The Alliance Theatre and The Atlanta Children's Theater. She has numerous television credits such as Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Law & Order: Criminal Intent. Burse has also appeared in various stage productions such as An American Daughter, Harriet’s Return, Ground People, Pearl Cleage's Flyin' West, and Radio Golf. In 2016, she appeared in "San Junipero", an episode of the anthology series Black Mirror.

Known For

Acting

Vacation Friends

2021

Vacation Friends

as

Grandma Phyllis

Basquiat

1996

Basquiat

as

Mary on TV

The Boy King

1986

The Boy King

as

Bunch

Third Watch

Third Watch

as

Brigette

Law & Order

Law & Order

as

Sarah Chase

Black Mirror

Black Mirror

as

Elder Kelly

Law & Order

Law & Order

as

ER Nurse #2

Greenleaf

Greenleaf

as

Ethlin Satterlee

Manifest

Manifest

as

Estelle Vance

Manifest

Manifest

as

Estelle Vance (uncredited)

New Amsterdam

New Amsterdam

as

Marlene

Doc

Doc

as

Ruby

Production

Crew

Directing