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Actress and director Denise Dowse, whose prolific career showcased roles in “Beverly Hills, 90210,” “Insecure” and “Ray,” has died, her relatives verified to CNN Sunday. She was 64.
“With a significant coronary heart I have to announce her passing absent,” the actress’ sister Tracey Dowse reported in a statement.
She also declared her sister’s dying on the actress’ Instagram account, remembering her as an advocate for African American theater who was also devoted to sharing the job with little ones. Dowse acted and directed for the Negro Ensemble Corporation and directed plays for the Awesome Grace Conservatory, an internal-metropolis youth theatrical instruction plan.
Dowse was nicely acknowledged for her role as Mrs. Yvonne Teasley in the hit series “Beverly Hills, 90210” and recently appeared in the HBO comedy sequence “Insecure” as Molly Carter’s (Yvonne Orji) therapist. In addition to performing roles in dozens of motion pictures and Television set sequence, Dowse also directed movie, together with “Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story,” which premiered in April at the Pan African Film Pageant.
“I am so happy to have been her sister,” Tracey Dowse informed CNN. “She lit up the phase and display. She knew how to dance in existence and see the joy. A thing we can all learn from.”
Dowse’s supervisor, Sandra Siegal from Siegal Corporation, remembered her customer and buddy in a statement Sunday.
“I am heartbroken at the reduction of our brilliantly proficient, wonderful, stylish, eloquent and loving Denise, who’ve I have had the pleasure and blessing of taking care of and collaborating on her vocation for around 25 many years, as very well as a private friendship. I am at a decline, but have acquired so considerably from figuring out her. Denise’s legacy and memory will live on permanently for she has genuinely touched so lots of,” Siegal said.
Through her decades-prolonged vocation, Dowse appeared in quite a few Television set collection, which include “Charmed,” “Girlfriends,” “The West Wing” and “Law and Order.” She also held roles in flicks together with “Pleasantville” and “Requiem for a Desire,” in accordance to her IMDB profile.