Denise Burse
ActingBiography
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.
Movies
(7 total)
Vacation Friends
as Grandma Phyllis
The Wrath of Becky
as Elena
Basquiat
as Mary on TV
The Home
as Sadie
Anesthesia
as West Indian Nurse
The Boy King
as Bunch
TV Shows
(14 total)
Black Mirror
as Elder Kelly
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Counselor Scheider
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Pamela Tatum
Manifest
as Estelle Vance
Manifest
as Estelle Vance (uncredited)
New Amsterdam
as Marlene
Law & Order
as Sarah Chase
Law & Order
as ER Nurse #2
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Sarah Edgars
Third Watch
as Brigette
Greenleaf
as Ethlin Satterlee
Tyler Perry's House of Payne
as Claretha Jenkins
Doc
as Ruby
New York Undercover
as Mrs. Reyes