Denise Burse
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.
Movie Appearances
TV Appearances
Third Watch
as Brigette
1999
Law & Order
as Sarah Chase
1990
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Sarah Edgars
2001
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Counselor Scheider
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Pamela Tatum
1999
Black Mirror
as Elder Kelly
2011
Law & Order
as ER Nurse #2
1990
Greenleaf
as Ethlin Satterlee
2016
New York Undercover
as Mrs. Reyes
1994
Manifest
as Estelle Vance
2018
Manifest
as Estelle Vance (uncredited)
2018
New Amsterdam
as Marlene
2018