Denise Burse Explained

Birth Place:	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. She has numerous television credits such as and .^[1] 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	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	Secretary Mary
	Basquiat	Mary on TV
1999	Funny Valentines	Brenda
2000	The Sopranos	Nurse #2	Episode: "From Where to Eternity"
	Cosby	Mrs. Henderson	Episode: "Thursday's Child"
2000–2001		Counselor Scheider	Episode: "Wrong Is Right"
		Pamela Tatum	Episode: "Inheritance"
2001	Third Watch	Brigette	Episode: "Exposing Faith"
	100 Centre Street	Joy Glass	Episode: "Love Stories"
2005		Sarah Edgars	Episode: "Ex Stasis"
	On the One (Preaching to the Choir)	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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Denise Burse: TBS Biography . 2007-12-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131026180512/http://www.tbs.com/stories/story/0,,76348,00.html . 2013-10-26 . dead .
2. Web site: Denise Burse in August Wilson's Radio Golf at the Mark Taper Forum. 2007-12-17. Chang. Lia. August 11, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20110926222933/http://www.asianconnections.com/index.php?option=com_zoo&task=item&item_id=511&category_id=6&Itemid=2. September 26, 2011. dead.
3. Web site: The Cast of August Wilson's Radio Golf: Denise Burse . 2007-12-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080107085546/http://www.centerstage.org/page.php?pageID=271 . 2008-01-07 . dead .
4. Web site: SXSW – 'Evil Dead Rise', 'The Wrath of Becky', & 'Late Night With the Devil' to World Premiere! [Images] ]. Bloody Disgusting . January 11, 2023 . February 25, 2023.