Actor
Denise Burse
January 23, 1952
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.
Notable work
8.3Black Mirror (2011)
as Elder Kelly
8Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
as Counselor Scheider and as Pamela Tatum
7.6Manifest (2018)
as Estelle Vance (uncredited)
8.3New Amsterdam (2018)
as Marlene
7Vacation Friends (2021)
as Grandma Phyllis
6.4The Wrath of Becky (2023)
as Elena
5.7The Juror (1996)
as Secretary
7.6Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)
as Sarah Edgars
6.6Basquiat (1996)
as Mary on TV and as Sarah Chase and as ER Nurse #2
6.9The Home (2025)
as Sadie
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