Known for

Acting

Born

Jan 23, 1952 (74 years old)

Denise Burse

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.

Titles

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Series • 1999

Law & Order

Series • 1990

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Series • 2001

Third Watch

Series • 1999

Black Mirror

Series • 2011

New Amsterdam

Series • 2018

Tyler Perry's House of Payne

Series • 2007

Manifest

Series • 2018

Doc

Series • 2025

New York Undercover

Series • 1994

Greenleaf

Series • 2016

The Wrath of Becky

Movie • 2023

Vacation Friends

Movie • 2021

Anesthesia

Movie • 2016

The Juror

Movie • 1996

The Home

Movie • 2025

Peace, Love & Misunderstanding

Movie • 2011