Denise Boutte (born January 19, 1982) is an American actress. She made her film debut starring in the 2004 horror feature Death Valley: The Revenge of Bloody Bill and in 2007 appeared in the comedy-drama Why Did I Get Married?. On television, Boutte was regular cast member on the TBS sitcom Meet the Browns (2009-2011).
Denise Boutte | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 19, 1982 Maurice, Louisiana, U.S.[1] |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2004–present |
Life and career edit
Boutte was born in Maurice, Louisiana and graduated from the Louisiana State University.[2] She later moved to Dallas, Texas and began modeling career appearing in commercials for brands including Frito-Lay, Pampers, Fossil and Mary Kay Cosmetics.[2] The same time she made her feature film debut starring in the zombie-horror film Death Valley: The Revenge of Bloody Bill produced by The Asylum. She later starred in horror film Way of the Vampire (2005) also produced by The Asylum, and the drama film Restraining Order (2006) starring Robin Givens. She made her stage debut starring as Rachel Robinson in the 2005 Fremont Theater's production of National Pastime.[3][4] She appeared in episodes of television series Noah's Arc, Cuts, Everybody Hates Chris and Girlfriends, before playing a recurring role of Danielle Calder on the NBC daytime soap opera, Days of Our Lives during the summer of 2007.[5]
In 2007, Boutte starred in the comedy-drama film Why Did I Get Married? by Tyler Perry.[6] She later starred in his sitcom Meet the Browns as Sasha Brown from 2009 to 2011.[7][8] Since then, Boutte starred in a number of made-for-television movies, mostly for Lifetime, LMN, TV One and Hallmark Channel, such as Between Sisters (2013), Where's the Love? (2014), For the Love of Ruth (2015), A Rich Christmas (2021), The Missing (2022), Game of Deceit (2023) and A Mother's Intuition (2023). In 2017 she starred alongside Penny Johnson Jerald and Brian J. White in the TV One pilot Media and had recurring role during the second season of horror series Stan Against Evil.[9] She appeared in the romantic comedy film The Bounce Back (2016), the thriller film Secrets (2017), the drama film The Choir Director (2018) and the romantic comedy Couples' Night (2018).[10][11] She played the leading roles in the 2018 drama film Her Only Choice and the 2021 romantic comedy-drama film Never and Again.[12][13]
On television, Boutte starred in the Urban Movie Channel police drama series, Bronx SIU from 2018 to 2019. She had the recurring role as Raven Sinclair in the BET+ crime drama series The Family Business from 2021 to 2022 and starred in the second season of horror-anthology series Terror Lake Drive in 2022.[14][15] Also in 2022, Boutte temporarily replaced Leigh-Ann Rose in the role of Imani Benedict in the CBS daytime soap opera, The Young And The Restless.[16]
Filmography edit
Film edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Death Valley: The Revenge of Bloody Bill | Mandy | |
| A Killer Within | Hitchhiker | ||
| 2005 | Way of the Vampire | Arianna | |
| Black Leather Soles | Charlotte | Short | |
| 2006 | Restraining Order | Aunt Dee | |
| Behind the Smile | Lady at Piano | ||
| Only in Your Dreams | Andrea | Short | |
| Pieces of Eight | Brianna Douglas | ||
| Nola | Nola | ||
| 2007 | Splitting Hairs | News Reporter | Short |
| Sister's Keeper | Diane | ||
| Why Did I Get Married? | Trina | ||
| 2008 | Extreme Movie | New Tabitha | |
| 15 Minutes of Fame | Candy | ||
| 2010 | N-Secure | Tina Simpson | |
| 2012 | To Love and to Cherish | Aliyah | TV movie |
| What She Wants for Christmas | Marilyn | ||
| 2013 | Between Sisters | Morgan | TV movie |
| Dear Secret Santa | Gayle | TV movie | |
| 2014 | For Love or Money | Tina | |
| Where's the Love? | Ryan | TV movie | |
| 2015 | Touched | Tracey | |
| For the Love of Ruth | Ruth | ||
| Charlotte | Catherine | Short | |
| 2016 | Second Sight | Tamara | TV movie |
| The Bounce Back | Julie | ||
| 2017 | Media | Danielle Jones | TV movie |
| Secrets | Victoria Campbell | ||
| 2018 | The Choir Director | Simone Wilcox | |
| Couples' Night | Sherry | ||
| Her Only Choice | Tasha | ||
| 2020 | Kombucha Cure | Gabriela | |
| 2021 | Never and Again | Jasmine Washington | |
| Before I'm Dead | Diane | ||
| #Unknown | DA Helen Friar | ||
| A Rich Christmas | Lauryn Smith | ||
| Christmas with My Ex | Alicia | ||
| 2022 | The Missing | Raina Sidner | TV movie |
| 2023 | Napa Ever After | Cassandra | TV Movie |
Television edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004–05 | Days of Our Lives | Hostess/Wedding Planner | Episode: "Episode #1.9821" & "#1.9966" |
| 2006 | Noah's Arc | Clerk of Court | Episode: "Got 'til It's Gone" |
| Cuts | Lisa | Episode: "Black Don't Crack" | |
| Everybody Hates Chris | Mrs. Johnson | Episode: "Everybody Hates Valentine's Day" | |
| Boston Legal | Reporter #6 | Episode: "BL: Los Angeles" | |
| Happy Hour | Kit | Episode: "Boo! This Party Sucks" | |
| Girlfriends | Waitress | Episode: "Just Joan" | |
| 2007 | Notes from the Underbelly | Sharice | Episode: "Pilot" |
| Days of Our Lives | Danielle Calder | Regular Cast | |
| 2009–11 | Meet the Browns | Sasha Brown | Main Cast |
| 2012 | Key & Peele | Wife | Episode: "Episode #2.3" |
| 2013–22 | Young Justice | Rocket/Lynn Stewart-Pierce (voice) | Guest: Season 2, Recurring Cast: Season 3–4 |
| 2017 | Stan Against Evil | Lara Bouchard | Recurring Cast: Season 2 |
| 2018–19 | Bronx SIU | Jasmine | Main Cast |
| 2021–22 | The Family Business | Raven Sinclair | Recurring Cast: Season 3-4 |
| 2022 | Terror Lake Drive | Deputy Mayor | Recurring Cast: Season 2 |
| The Young & The Restless | Imani Benedict | Regular Cast |
References edit
- ^ "Bio - Denise Boutte". Archived from the original on 22 June 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ^ a b https://www.hallmarkchannel.com/napa-ever-after/cast/denise-boutte
- ^ "Fremont Centre Theatre". www.fremontcentretheatre.com.
- ^ Martinez, Julio (March 30, 2005). "National Pastime".
- ^ "Days of our Lives Newcomers!". October 17, 2007.
- ^ "September 2007 | blackfilm.com | features | WHY DID I GET MARRIED? An Interview with Lamman Rucker and Denise Boutte". www.blackfilm.com.
- ^ "TBS". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2011-03-10.
- ^ "HopeTodayMagazine.com is for sale | HugeDomains".
- ^ Anderson, Derek (May 30, 2017). "IFC Announces the Start of Production in Atlanta on Season 2 of STAN AGAINST EVIL". Daily Dead.
- ^ "Secrets | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. February 21, 2018.
- ^ "Couples' Night | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com.
- ^ Jackson, Panama (May 18, 2022). "'Her Only Choice' is a movie that stars Denise Boutte. This is a Denise Boutte appreciation post". TheGrio.
- ^ Nickolai, Nate (August 28, 2018). "TV News Roundup: NBC Releases First Act of Fall Drama 'Manifest'".
- ^ Petski, Denise (March 23, 2021). "'The Family Business': KJ Smith Upped To Series Regular, Sheila E., Stan Shaw, Denise Boutte, Jasper Cole Among 10 To Recur".
- ^ Rosario, Alexandra Del (January 6, 2022). "'Terror Lake Drive': Pascale Armand, Yolonda Ross, Charles Malik Whitfield & More To Lead Season 2 Of AllBlk Anthology Series".
- ^ Lewis, Errol (August 18, 2022). "Denise Boutte To Temporarily Replace Leigh-Ann Rose as Imani Benedict on 'The Young and the Restless'". Soap Opera Network.