Famous People with Name Denise

Denise Michelle Crosby            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Denise Michelle Crosby: is an American actress who is perhaps best known for her portrayal of Security Chief Tasha Yar on the first season of Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Denise Nickerson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Denise Nickerson: She is probably best known for her roles as the gum-chewing Violet Beauregarde in the 1971 movie Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory and for her well-regarded and important recurring role as Amy Jennings in the highly rated (and still popular via DVD and reruns) gothic soap opera on ABC-TV's Dark Shadows, which she played on from 1968-1970.

Denise Levertov            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Denise Levertov: was a British-born American poet.Denise Levertov was born in Ilford, Essex, England. Her mother, Beatrice Spooner-Jones Levertoff, was Welsh. Her father, Paul Levertoff, immigrated to England from Germany, was a Russian Hassidic Jew who, after converting to Christianity, became an Anglican parson. While being educated at home, Levertov showed an enthusiasm for writing from an early age, even claiming later in life that, when she was five years old, she had declared she would be a writer. At the age of 12, she sent some of her poems to T. S. Eliot, who replied with a two-page letter of encouragement. In 1940, when she was 17, Levertov published her first poem.

Denise Katrina Matthews            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Denise Katrina Matthews: a Canadian-born singer, actress, and model. She was the lead singer for the Prince-mentored female trio Vanity 6, which recorded the 1982 R&B hit "Nasty Girl".With Diana Ross as an idol, Matthews dreamed of becoming a Hollywood star. She first began doing local beauty pageants before moving to Toronto, where she modeled.At the age of 18, Matthews moved to New York to further her career. She signed with Zoli Model Agency. Since she wasn't very tall, her modeling career was limited to commercials and photoshoots (she didn't do runway work).

Denise Radon Masters Jones            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Denise Radon Masters Jones: is one-third of the Contemporary Christian music group Point of Grace.Jones was born and raised in a Christian home. At age 6 she realized that because she was a sinner, she needed a Saviour. After she spoke with her parents about it, her father took her

Nikolai Vitalyevich Denisenko            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Nikolai Vitalyevich Denisenko: is a Russian professional football player. Currently, he plays in the Russian Second Division for FC Kavkaztransgaz-2005 Ryzdvyany.

Louis Deniset            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Louis Deniset: was a Liberal Party of Canada member for Saint Boniface, Manitoba, from October 14, 1957, to February 1, 1958. In 1957 Prime Minister of Canada Louis St. Laurent called an early election for June 10, confident of victory after twenty-two years of Liberal Party government. Deniset was successful in his attempt to run for the district of Saint Boniface and began his term as a member of the House of Commons in opposition to a minority Conservative Party government. St. Laurent resigned the leadership of the Liberal party and a new leader, Lester Pearson, was appointed. Pearson made the decision to call for the new Prime Minister John Diefenbaker's resignation, and Diefenbaker called an early election. Deniset lost his seat in the March 31, 1958, general election, having served a term of 9 months, 21 days.