Denise Burse

Denise Burse
Born	Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Occupation	Actress

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

Acting career

An African-American native of Atlanta, Burse received professional training at the Just Us Theatre, The Alliance Theatre and The Atlanta Children's Theater. ^[1] She has numerous television credits such as Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Law & Order: Criminal Intent. ^{[1] [2]} 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 . ^{[2] [3]} In 2016, she appeared in "San Junipero", an episode of the anthology series Black Mirror .

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1992, 1999	Law & Order [2]	ER Nurse #2	Episode: "Consultation"
		Sarah Chase	Episode: "Haven"
1995	New York Undercover	Mrs. Denise Reyes	Episode: "Mama Said Knock You Out"
1996	The Juror [2]	Secretary Mary
	Basquiat [2]	Mary on TV
1999	Funny Valentines [2]	Brenda
2000	The Sopranos [2]	Nurse #2	Episode: "From Where to Eternity"
	Cosby	Mrs. Henderson	Episode: "Thursday's Child"
2000–2001	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit [2]	Counselor Scheider	Episode: "Wrong Is Right"
		Pamela Tatum	Episode: "Inheritance"
2001	Third Watch [2]	Brigette	Episode: "Exposing Faith"
	100 Centre Street [2]	Joy Glass	Episode: "Love Stories"
2005	Law & Order: Criminal Intent [2]	Sarah Edgars	Episode: "Ex Stasis"
	On the One (Preaching to the Choir) [2]	Sister Marcie
2006–2011	Tyler Perry's House of Payne	Claretha Jenkins	Main role (Seasons 1–6); Recurring role (Season 7–8); 47 episodes
2016	Black Mirror	Elder Kelly	Episode: "San Junipero"
2017	Greenleaf	Ethlin Satterlee	Episode: "A Mother's Love"
2018	One Dollar	Anna Woodrow	Episode: "Wilson Furlbee"
2019	New Amsterdam	Marlene	Episode: "King of Swords"
	The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel	Woman in Apollo Audience	Episode: "A Jewish Girl Walks Into the Apollo..."
2020–2021	Manifest	Estelle Vance	Episodes: "Call Sign" and "Deadhead"
2022	The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey	Shirley Wring	Recurring role, 4 episodes
2023	The Wrath of Becky	Elena Cahn	[4]

See also

• Biography portal
• Georgia (U.S. state) portal

References

1. "Denise Burse: TBS Biography". Archived from the original on 2013-10-26. Retrieved 2007-12-17.
2. Chang, Lia (August 11, 2007). "Denise Burse in August Wilson's Radio Golf at the Mark Taper Forum". Archived from the original on September 26, 2011. Retrieved 2007-12-17.
3. "The Cast of August Wilson's Radio Golf: Denise Burse". Archived from the original on 2008-01-07. Retrieved 2007-12-17.
4. "SXSW – 'Evil Dead Rise', 'The Wrath of Becky', & 'Late Night With the Devil' to World Premiere! [Images]". Bloody Disgusting. January 11, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2023.

External links

• Denise Burse at IMDb
• Denise Burse at the Internet Broadway Database