Denise Dowse
Hard-working Hawaiian-born actress Denise Dowse appeared most memorably in dual roles on the decade-spanning '90s staple "Beverly Hills, 90210." In the early half of the 1990s, she launched her career putting in one-off appearances on hit sitcoms like "ALF" and "Full House." But soon this exposure and her strong demeanor won her parts in feature films like the Robert Redford comedy-thriller "Sneakers" and the Pauly Shore vehicle "Bio-Dome." As her career moved forward, she began to score roles on shows like "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and stole the show as tough-as-nails Sky Marshall Meru in the cult favorite "Starship Troopers." Further TV work led to two recurring roles in the final years of "Beverly Hills, 90210" as the strict-but-sweet Vice Principal of West Beverly Hills High School, Mrs. Yvonne Teasley, as well as Professor Harriet Strathmore during the show's college years. While Dowse appeared in acclaimed 1990s films "Pleasantville" and "Requiem for a Dream," she also landed the part of tough Judge Rebecca Damsen for over 30 episodes of the CBS legal drama "The Guardian." Denise Dowse died on August 14, 2022 at the age of 64.
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Denise Dowse
Filmography
Movies
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Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story | Director | - | 2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Cloud So High | Detective Trina McWilliams (Character) | - | 2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Grey Streets | Aunt Suzanna (Character) | - | 2020 |
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Loners | Clara Maloy (Character) | - | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Instance | Pearl (Character) | - | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Like Father | Olivia (Character) | - | 2017 |
45% |
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The Call | Flora (Character) | $51.9M | 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Longer Day of Happiness | Lydia Jones (Character) | - | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 10-20 | Sarah (Character) | - | 2010 |
64% |
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Coach Carter | Principal Garrison (Character) | $67.3M | 2005 |
79% |
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Ray | Marlene (Character) | $75.3M | 2004 |
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Book of Love | Unknown (Character) | - | 2002 |
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Killing Mr. Griffin | Det. Pruitt (Character) | - | 1997 |
4% |
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Bio-Dome | Olivia Biggs (Character) | $12.2M | 1996 |
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Sketch Artist II: Hands That See | Dispatcher (Character) | - | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Kissing Miranda | Cristianne (Character) | - | 1995 |
TV
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No Score Yet | 75% | The Resident | Carol Austin (Guest Star) | 2019 |
No Score Yet | 50% | New Amsterdam | Alfreeda Watson (Guest Star) | 2019 |
93% | 91% | Imposters | Auntie Colleen (Guest Star) | 2017-2018 |
74% | 86% | The X-Files | Dr. Babsi Russel (Guest Star) | 2018 |
82% | 87% | Castle | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2016 |
35% | 74% | Secrets and Lies | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2015 |
No Score Yet | 88% | Rizzoli and Isles | Judge (Guest Star) | 2013 |
No Score Yet | 83% | Criminal Minds | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2011-2012 |
90% | 83% | Bones | Dr. Sherry Bannon (Guest Star) | 2011 |
90% | 96% | House | Glenda (Guest Star) | 2010 |
89% | 88% | Monk | Samantha Austin (Guest Star) | 2009 |
No Score Yet | 90% | The Mentalist | Detective Carla Mulvey (Guest Star) | 2008 |
52% | 50% | Shark | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2007 |
No Score Yet | 83% | Law & Order | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2007 |
No Score Yet | 88% | Gilmore Girls | Judge (Guest Star) | 2007 |
No Score Yet | 90% | Charmed | Angel of Destiny (Guest Star) | 2005-2006 |
44% | No Score Yet | Threshold | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2005 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | All of Us | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2004-2005 |
74% | 82% | Nip/Tuck | Cecily Sutherland (Guest Star) | 2004 |
No Score Yet | 83% | The Guardian | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2001-2004 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dragnet | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2003 |
No Score Yet | 75% | Without a Trace | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2002 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Judging Amy | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2002 |
64% | No Score Yet | Philly | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2002 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Girlfriends | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Drew Carey Show | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Practice | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2001 |
No Score Yet | 96% | Becker | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2001 |
No Score Yet | 93% | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1995-1996 1998 2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Moesha | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2000 |
No Score Yet | 93% | Rugrats | Sheila Swann (Guest Voice) | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Promised Land | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1999 |
No Score Yet | 91% | Party of Five | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Any Day Now | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1998 |
No Score Yet | 85% | ER | Mrs. Lysell (Guest Star) | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Step by Step | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1998 |
95% | 79% | NewsRadio | Adoption Agent (Guest Star) | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Built to Last | Unknown (Character) | 1997 |
85% | 92% | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Ms. Miller (Guest Star) | 1997 |
44% | No Score Yet | Ink | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Vanishing Son | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1995 |
44% | No Score Yet | Me and the Boys | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1994 |
89% | 92% | Seinfeld | Mother (Guest Star) | 1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | California Dreams | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1993 |
No Score Yet | 80% | Full House | Mrs. Jacobs (Guest Star) | 1993 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bodies of Evidence | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1992 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Jake and the Fatman | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1991 |
No Score Yet | 79% | ALF | FBI 4 (Guest Star) | 1989 |