Denise Faye

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Denise Faye
Born
Denise Faye Greenbaum

(1963-07-16) July 16, 1963 (age 61)
New York City, New York, United States
Alma mater Barnard College, Columbia University, School of American Ballet
Occupations
  • Actress
  • dancer
  • choreographer
  • director
Years active1988–2014

Denise Faye Greenbaum (born July 16, 1963) is an American actress, dancer, choreographer, and director. [1] She is the recipient of an American Choreography Award, as well as a Screen Actor's Guild Award for the 2002 film Chicago . Faye won the Dance Track Magazine Artist Award for best choreography in a feature film for her work in Burlesque . Additionally, she received nominations including the Fred and Adele Astaire Award and The World Dance Awards for her choreography in Burlesque. [2]

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Career

In 2014, Faye co-directed and choreographed much of Cher's Dressed to Kill tour. [3] Later she directed the concert DVD of Martha Davis & the Motels Live at the Whisky a Go Go's 50th Anniversary, released in the summer of 2015. Next she directed a music video for Martha Davis and the Motels.

Faye directed the staged reading of the musical The Magic Horn, written by Charlie Midnight, James Marr and Wendy Piggot at The Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles, which was being developed for the Broadway stage.

Faye's choreography includes working with Hugh Jackman on a multimillion-dollar live extravaganza for Steve Wynn, Jennifer Aniston's strip tease in We're the Millers, and re-staging/choreographing Catherine Zeta-Jones in All That Jazz for the 85th Annual Academy Awards.

Among her many Broadway credits are Chicago, Guys and Dolls and Jerome Robbins Broadway. Plays include works at the Public Theater, Lincoln Center Theater, Williamstown Theater Festival and Second Stage Theater.

Her choreography can be seen in such films as My Week with Marilyn , We're the Millers , Burlesque, and working alongside her mentor, Rob Marshall, in the Academy Award–winning Chicago, and Nine, among others. In television, she has choreographed and directed segments on shows such as The American Music Awards, Dancing with the Stars, and The X Factor UK. Additionally, she has choreographed many television commercials including GoDaddy for the 2012 Super Bowl and Dasani Water for the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Prior to this, Faye trained at the School of American Ballet, danced with the New York City Ballet and then attended Barnard College with a double major in Urban Studies and Psychology. She has also danced in the Jon Bon Jovi music video "Queen of New Orleans", which was the first single from Jon's solo album Destination Anywhere .

In one of her most recent film performances, she appeared alongside Tom Cruise, Mary J. Blige, and Alec Baldwin in the 2012 film Rock of Ages . [4] She also appeared alongside Sandra Bullock and Casey Affleck in Chris Butler and Sam Fell's animated movie Paranorman in that same year as the voice of a Blithe Hollow Townperson. [5] This was her first appearance as a voice in an animated film. Her last film appearance was in 2013, when she made her second appearance as a voice in an animated film, Legends of Oz: Dorothy Returns , starring Lea Michelle and Bernadette Peters. [6]

Since 2013, Faye's career has been focused solely on choreography. In 2013 she choreographed The Oscars , and in 2015 she choreographed an episode of the TV series Kriste. She has also do choreography work in several other films and series since, including Central Intelligence (2016) and episodes of Mary + Jane (2017). In 2023, she was a choreographer for the music video "Heartbeat" by Davina Michelle.

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Filmography

Denise Faye film and television credits [7] [8]
YearTitleRoleNotes
1988 The Equalizer HookerEpisode: "Target of Choice"
1995Secret SinsColleenFilm
1995 Mighty Aphrodite Greek ChorusFilm
1996 Milk & Money KimberlyFilm
1997 Donnie Brasco Mob GirlfriendFilm
1997 Destination Anywhere: The Film StripperDirect-to-video
1997 The Next Step HeidiFilm
1998 Witness to the Mob Dawn De BatTV movie
1999 Martial Law Daphne PierceEpisode: "Breakout"
1999Game DayCassandraFilm
2001 American Pie 2 DanielleFilm
2002 Chicago AnnieFilm. American Choreography Award for Outstanding Achievement in Feature Film
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Nominated—Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast
2003 The Drew Carey Show SusieEpisode: "Turkeyspotting"
2003 George Lopez NicoleEpisode: "The Cuban Missus Crisis"
2009 Nine Female DancerFilm
2010 Burlesque PreacherFilm
2012 Rock of Ages Protest Mother #1Film
2012 Paranorman Blithe Hollow Townsperson (voice)Film
2013 Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return (Additional Voices)Film

Stage credits

TitleYearRoleProductionNotes [9]
Song and Dance 1985Various roles Royale Theatre 1985–1986
The Winter's Tale 1989Ensemble Joseph Papp Public Theater
The Winter's Tale1989Ensemble Anspacher Theater
Jerome Robbins' Broadway 1989Various roles Imperial Theatre 1989–1990
Guys and Dolls 1992Mimi / Doll Martin Beck Theatre 1992–1995
The Goodbye Girl 1993Cast of Richard III Marquis Theatre
Chronicle of a Death Foretold 1995Maria Plymouth Theatre
Swinging on a Star 1995Various roles Music Box Theatre 1995–1996
Filumena1996Diana
Chicago 1996Liz Richard Rodgers Theatre 1996–1997
A Madhouse in Goa 1997AlikiSecond Stage Theater
Chicago 1997Liz Shubert Theatre 1997–2003

Awards and nominations

AwardYearCategoryNominated WorkResult
American Choreography Awards 2002Outstanding Achievement in Feature Film Chicago Won
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards 2002 Best Cast ChicagoWon
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards2002Best CastChicagoNominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2002 Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture ChicagoWon
World Dance Award2011Outstanding Choreography Feature FilmNominated
The Fred and Adele Astaire Awards 2011Best Choreography in a Feature FilmNominated
Dance Track Magazine -Artist Award2011Best Choreographer FilmWon

References

  1. ↑ "Denise Faye". Brooklyn Management. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Denise Faye | Additional Crew, Actress, Director". IMDb. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Cher Tour Grosses $55 Million (So Far)". Billboard. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
  4. ↑ Rock of Ages (2012) - IMDb , retrieved November 30, 2023
  5. ↑ ParaNorman (2012) - IMDb , retrieved November 30, 2023
  6. ↑ Finn, Will; Pierre, Daniel St (May 9, 2014), Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return (Animation, Adventure, Family), Lea Michele, Kelsey Grammer, Dan Aykroyd, Summertime Entertainment (II), Prana Studios, retrieved November 30, 2023
  7. ↑ "Denise Faye: Movies, TV, and Bio". www.amazon.com. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Denise Faye - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Denise Faye (Performer)". Playbill.com. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
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