Acting credits
17
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
Denise Burse
Acting
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Movies: 6Series: 11
TMDB ID: 1217637
IMDb ID: nm0123334
Known for: Acting
Born: January 23, 1952
Age: 74
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1986 - 2025
Years active: 40
Average TMDB rating: 7.28
Wikidata: Q5257631
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.
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Movies
Movie credits linked with Denise Burse.
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Denise Burse.
7.3
Doc
as Ruby • 1 eps
2025 Series
8.3
New Amsterdam
as Marlene • 1 eps
2018 Series
7.6
Manifest
as Estelle Vance (uncredited) • 1 eps
2018 Series
7.0
Greenleaf
as Ethlin Satterlee • 1 eps
2016 Series
8.3
Black Mirror
as Elder Kelly • 1 eps
2011 Series
7.5
Tyler Perry's House of Payne
as Claretha Jenkins • 202 eps
2007 Series
7.6
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Sarah Edgars • 1 eps
2001 Series
7.9
Third Watch
as Brigette • 1 eps
1999 Series
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Counselor Scheider • 1 eps
1999 Series
7.1
New York Undercover
as Mrs. Reyes • 1 eps
1994 Series
7.3
Law & Order
as Sarah Chase • 1 eps
1990 Series