Denise Dowse (born Denise Yvonne Dowse) was an American actress and director.
Dowse fell into a coma in August 2022, in connection with meningitis. She died on August 13, 2022, at the age of 64.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
Stumptown (2019)
Guest starring as Octavia Hoffman
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x15: At All Costs: The Conrad Costas Chronicles (Feb 19, 2020)
- Episode 1x14: 'Til Dex Do Us Part (Feb 12, 2020)
Good Trouble (2019)
Guest starring as Naomi
(4 episodes)
- Episode 2x02: Torn (Jun 25, 2019)
- Episode 1x09: Willful Blindness (Mar 5, 2019)
- Episode 1x08: Byte Club (Feb 26, 2019)
- Episode 1x06: Imposter (Feb 12, 2019)
New Amsterdam (2018)
Guest starring as Alfreda Watson
- Episode 2x06: Righteous Right Hand (Oct 29, 2019)
The Resident (2018)
Guest starring as Carol Austin
(2 episodes)
- Episode 3x08: Peking Duck Day (Nov 26, 2019)
- Episode 3x05: Choice Words (Nov 5, 2019)
Snowfall (2017)
Guest starring as Mrs. Mosley
(2 episodes)
- Episode 4x03: All the Way Down (Mar 3, 2021)
- Episode 3x06: Confessions (Aug 14, 2019)
Imposters (2017)
Guest starring as Auntie Colleen / Agent Colleen Cook
(10 episodes)
- Episode 2x06: That's Enough. Off You Go. (May 10, 2018)
- Episode 2x05: Maybe / Definitely (May 3, 2018)
- Episode 2x04: Andiamo (Apr 26, 2018)
- Episode 2x03: Old Unresolved Shit (Apr 19, 2018)
- Episode 1x10: Always Forward, Never Back (Apr 11, 2017)
- Episode 1x09: Ladies and Gentlemen, The Doctor Is In (Apr 4, 2017)
- Episode 1x08: In the Game (Mar 28, 2017)
- Episode 1x07: Frog-Bikini-Eiffel Tower (Mar 21, 2017)
- Episode 1x06: The Maddie Code (Mar 14, 2017)
- Episode 1x03: We Wanted Every Lie (Feb 21, 2017)
Insecure (2016)
Guest starring as Dr. Rhonda Pine
(6 episodes)
- Episode 4x09: Lowkey Trying (Jun 7, 2020)
- Episode 4x07: Lowkey Trippin' (May 24, 2020)
- Episode 3x04: Fresh-Like (Sep 2, 2018)
- Episode 2x08: Hella Perspective (Sep 10, 2017)
- Episode 2x02: Hella Questions (Jul 30, 2017)
- Episode 2x01: Hella Great (Jul 23, 2017)
Secrets and Lies (2015)
Guest starring as Elaine Williams
(8 episodes)
- Episode 1x10: The Lie (May 3, 2015)
- Episode 1x09: The Mother (Apr 26, 2015)
- Episode 1x08: The Son (Apr 19, 2015)
- Episode 1x07: The Cop (Apr 12, 2015)
- Episode 1x04: The Sister (Mar 15, 2015)
- Episode 1x03: The Affair (Mar 8, 2015)
- Episode 1x02: The Father (Mar 1, 2015)
- Episode 1x01: The Trail (Mar 1, 2015)
Murder in the First (2014)
Guest starring as Rainelle James
(2 episodes)
- Episode 3x09: Rise of the Phoenix (Aug 28, 2016)
- Episode 3x04: The Barbers of Seville (Jul 17, 2016)
Castle (2009)
Guest starring as Judge Gloria Wollcott
- Episode 8x10: Witness for the Prosecution (Feb 14, 2016)
The Mentalist (2008)
Guest starring as SFPD Det. Carla Mulvey
- Episode 1x04: Ladies in Red (Oct 21, 2008)
Saving Grace (2007)
Guest starring as Mrs.Williams
- Episode 2x10: Take Me Somewhere Earl (Mar 16, 2009)
Shark (2006)
Guest starring as Judge Jane Briar
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2x02: For Whom the Skel Rolls (Sep 30, 2007)
- Episode 1x17: Backfire (Mar 29, 2007)
- Episode 1x12: Wayne's World (Jan 18, 2007)
Criminal Minds (2005)
Guest starring as Yvonne Burns
(2 episodes)
- Episode 7x20: The Company (Apr 11, 2012)
- Episode 6x23: Big Sea (May 11, 2011)
Bones (2005)
Guest starring as Dr. Sherry Bannon
- Episode 6x23: The Change in the Game (May 19, 2011)
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
Guest starring as Lorraine
- Episode 16x10: Help Me Through the Night (Jan 23, 2020)
L.A. Dragnet (2003)
Guest starring as Forensic Technician Juanita Hendrucks
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1x09: Redemption (Apr 6, 2003)
- Episode 1x06: The Brass Ring (Mar 9, 2003)
- Episode 1x04: Well Endowed (Feb 23, 2003)
Everwood (2002)
Guest starring as Laura Hoover
- Episode 3x04: The Birds and the Batteries (Oct 4, 2004)
The Bernie Mac Show (2001)
Guest starring as Doctor
- Episode 5x14: Exercise in Fertility: Part 2 (Jan 20, 2006)
Charmed (1998)
Guest starring as Angel of Destiny
(3 episodes)
- Episode 8x22: Forever Charmed (May 21, 2006)
- Episode 8x21: Kill Billie: Vol. 2 (May 14, 2006)
- Episode 8x10: Vaya Con Leos (Nov 27, 2005)
Built to Last (1997)
Starring as Sylvia Watkins
(8 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: A Thanksgiving to Remember ()
- Episode 1x07: The Car, the Loan and the Date ()
- Episode 1x06: More Tricks Than Treats ()
- Episode 1x05: Best Seats in the House ()
- Episode 1x04: Admitting Mistakes ()
- Episode 1x03: A Family Affair (Oct 15, 1997)
- Episode 1x02: The Apple Doesn't Fall Too Far... (Oct 8, 1997)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Sep 24, 1997)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)
Guest starring as Ms. Miller
- Episode 1x11: Out of Mind, Out of Sight (May 19, 1997) [Co-Star]
Touched by an Angel (1994)
Guest starring as Judge Caldwell
- Episode 2x22: Flesh and Blood (May 4, 1996)
Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990)
Guest starring as Yvonne Teasley
(23 episodes)
- Episode 10x27: Ode to Joy (May 17, 2000)
- Episode 9x08: I'm Back Because (Dec 2, 1998)
- Episode 6x31: You Say It's Your Birthday (1) (May 22, 1996) [Co-Star]
- Episode 5x30: Hello Life, Goodbye Beverly Hills (May 17, 1995)
- Episode 5x10: The Dreams of Dylan McKay (Nov 9, 1994)
- Episode 3x30: Commencement (2) (May 19, 1993)
- Episode 3x29: Commencement (1) (May 19, 1993)
- Episode 3x28: Something in the Air (May 12, 1993)
- Episode 3x27: A Night to Remember (Apr 28, 1993)
- Episode 3x25: Senior Poll (Apr 7, 1993)
- Episode 3x16: It's a Totally Happening Life (Dec 16, 1992)
- Episode 3x15: The Kindness of Strangers (Nov 25, 1992)
- Episode 3x14: Wild Horses (Nov 18, 1992)
- Episode 3x13: Rebel with a Cause (Nov 11, 1992)
- Episode 3x10: Home and Away (Oct 7, 1992)
- Episode 3x09: Highwire (Sep 23, 1992)
- Episode 3x08: The Back Story (Sep 16, 1992)
- Episode 3x07: A Song of Myself (Sep 9, 1992)
- Episode 3x01: Misery Loves Company (Jul 15, 1992)
- Episode 2x21: Everybody's Talkin' 'Bout It (Feb 6, 1992)
- Episode 2x14: The Next Fifty Years (Nov 7, 1991)
- Episode 2x12: Down and Out (of District) in Beverly Hills (Oct 17, 1991)
- Episode 1x19: April Is the Cruelest Month (Apr 11, 1991)
Guest starring as Professor Harriet Strathmore
- Episode 1x08: The 17-Year Itch (Nov 29, 1990) [Co-Star]
Seinfeld (1989)
Guest starring as Receptionist
- Episode 4x05: The Wallet (1) (Sep 23, 1992)
Guest starring as Mother
- Episode 6x05: The Couch (Oct 27, 1994)
Full House (1987)
Guest starring as Mrs. Jacobs
- Episode 6x15: Be True to Your Pre-School (Jan 26, 1993)