Gabrielle Dennis
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Gabrielle Dennis | |
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![]() Gabrielle Dennis interviewed about The Bobby Brown Story in 2018 | |
Born | Ohio, U.S. | October 19, 1981
Occupation | Actress, comedian, singer, television host |
Years active | 1990–present |
Gabrielle Dennis is an American actress and comedian, known mostly for her work in cable television series (The Game, Blue Mountain State, The Underground). Dennis starred in the Fox medical drama Rosewood alongside Morris Chestnut. In 2018, she began starring as Tilda Johnson in the Marvel Cinematic Universe series Luke Cage (2018).
Career[]
Dennis has a background in dance, theatre, stand-up comedy, and singing.
In 2008, Dennis won the role of Janay Brice on The CW comedy series The Game. After the show was canceled, fans campaigned for its return where Dennis was able to reprise her role for two more seasons on BET. During her stint on The Game she landed roles in the direct-to-DVD film Bring It On: Fight to the Finish, and The Marc Pease Experience. She played Denise Roy on Spike's Blue Mountain State.
Dennis has since guest-starred on several series including Franklin & Bash, Bones, Justified, and Baby Daddy. In 2015, she landed the role of Pippy Rosewood, the toxicology expert and lesbian sister of Beaumont Rosewood (Chestnut) for Fox's Rosewood.
Dennis is in a recurring role as Candace on the hit show Insecure.
Dennis played Whitney Houston in the BET miniseries, The Bobby Brown Story, which debuted in the United States and internationally in September 2018.[1]
Filmography[]
Film[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2009 | Bring It On: Fight to the Finish | Treyvonetta | Video |
2009 | The Marc Pease Experience | Tracey | |
2009 | The Janky Promoters | Female Fan | |
2011 | Politics of Love | Chelsea | |
2011 | He's Mine Not Yours | Brooke | |
2012 | Back Then | Bobby Jo | |
2012 | Holly's Holiday | Deena | Television film |
2014 | Black Coffee | Morgan | |
2014 | A Super Secret | Short film | |
2014 | Call Me King | Leena | |
2015 | My First Love | Carmen |
Television[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000 | Teen Summit | Co-host | Multiple episodes/seasons |
2006 | The Underground | Various | Recurring role (11 episodes) |
2007 | Campus Ladies | Lena | Episode: "Barri & Joan Rush a Black Sorority" |
2008 | Kanye West and HBO Project | Girl | Television pilot |
2008 | Wizards of Waverly Place | Candace | Episode: "Quinceanera" |
2008 | My Name Is Earl | Sassy Black | Episodes: "The Magic Hour", "We've Got Spirit" |
2008–2012 | The Game | Janay Brice | Recurring role (20 episodes) |
2010 | Untitled Burr and Hart Project | Tina | Television pilot |
2010 | Southland | Michelle Hill | Episode: "The Runner" |
2010 | Blue Mountain State | Denise Roy | Main role (13 episodes) |
2012 | Franklin & Bash | Nicole Toomin | Episode: "Summer Girls" |
2013 | What Would Dylan Do? | Cherise | Television pilot |
2014 | Justified | Gloria | Episodes: "The Kids Aren't All Right", "Good Intentions" |
2014 | Baby Daddy | Valerie Banks | Episode: "Curious Georgie" |
2015 | Bones | Alana Jackson | Episode: "The Psychic in the Soup" |
2015 | Born Again Virgin | Kelly | Television pilot |
2015–2017 | Rosewood | Pippy | 44 episodes |
2017–2018 | Insecure | Candice Peña | 4 episodes |
2018–2019 | S.W.A.T. | Briana Harrelson | Episode(s): Hoax, Patrol, The LBC |
2018 | Luke Cage | Tilda Johnson | Main cast |
2018 | Hell's Kitchen | Herself | Guest diner; Episode: "Families Come to Hell" |
2018 | The Bobby Brown Story | Whitney Houston | Main cast |
2019 | American Soul | Tina Turner | Guest |
2019-present | A Black Lady Sketch Show | Various | Main cast |
2021 | The Upshaws | Tasha Lewis | Main cast |
References[]
- ^ Pederson, Erik (March 12, 2018). "‘The Bobby Brown Story’: BET Miniseries Finds Its Whitney Houston". Deadline Hollywood
External links[]
- 1981 births
- Living people
- African-American actresses
- American film actresses
- American television actresses
- 20th-century American actresses
- 21st-century American actresses