# Denise Boutte

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 a regular cast member on the TBS sitcom Meet the Browns (2009–2011).

## Life and career

Boutte was born in Maurice, Louisiana and graduated from the Louisiana State University. She later moved to Dallas, Texas and began modeling career appearing in commercials for brands including Frito-Lay, Pampers, Fossil and Mary Kay Cosmetics. 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 the 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. She appeared in episodes of the 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.
In 2007, Boutte starred in the comedy-drama film Why Did I Get Married? by Tyler Perry. She later starred in his sitcom Meet the Browns as Sasha Brown from 2009 to 2011.Since then, Boutte starred in a number of television films, 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. 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). She played the leading roles in the 2018 drama film Her Only Choice and the 2021 romantic comedy-drama film Never and Again.
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 the horror-anthology series Terror Lake Drive in 2022. 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.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2004 | Death Valley: The Revenge of Bloody Bill | Mandy | |
| 2004 | A Killer Within | Hitchhiker | |
| 2005 | Way of the Vampire | Arianna | |
| 2005 | Black Leather Soles | Charlotte | Short |
| 2006 | Restraining Order | Aunt Dee | |
| 2006 | Behind the Smile | Lady at Piano | |
| 2006 | Only in Your Dreams | Andrea | Short |
| 2006 | Pieces of Eight | Brianna Douglas | |
| 2006 | Nola | Nola | |
| 2007 | Splitting Hairs | News Reporter | Short |
| 2007 | Sister's Keeper | Diane | |
| 2007 | Why Did I Get Married? | Trina | |
| 2008 | Extreme Movie | New Tabitha | |
| 2008 | 15 Minutes of Fame | Candy | |
| 2010 | N-Secure | Tina Simpson | |
| 2012 | To Love and to Cherish | Aliyah | Television film |
| 2012 | What She Wants for Christmas | Marilyn | |
| 2013 | Between Sisters | Morgan | Television film |
| 2013 | Dear Secret Santa | Gayle | Television film |
| 2014 | For Love or Money | Tina | |
| 2014 | Where's the Love? | Ryan | Television film |
| 2015 | Touched | Tracey | |
| 2015 | For the Love of Ruth | Ruth | |
| 2015 | Charlotte | Catherine | Short |
| 2016 | Second Sight | Tamara | Television film |
| 2016 | The Bounce Back | Julie | |
| 2017 | Media | Danielle Jones | Television film |
| 2017 | Secrets | Victoria Campbell | |
| 2018 | The Choir Director | Simone Wilcox | |
| 2018 | Couples' Night | Sherry | |
| 2018 | Her Only Choice | Tasha | |
| 2020 | Kombucha Cure | Gabriela | |
| 2021 | Never and Again | Jasmine Washington | |
| 2021 | Before I'm Dead | Diane | |
| 2021 | #Unknown | DA Helen Friar | |
| 2021 | A Rich Christmas | Lauryn Smith | |
| 2021 | Christmas with My Ex | Alicia | |
| 2022 | The Missing | Raina Sidner | Television film |
| 2023 | Napa Ever After | Cassandra | Television film |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2004–05 | Days of Our Lives | Hostess, Wedding Planner | 2 episodes |
| 2006 | Noah's Arc | Clerk of Court | Episode: "Got 'til It's Gone" |
| 2006 | Cuts | Lisa | Episode: "Black Don't Crack" |
| 2006 | Everybody Hates Chris | Mrs. Johnson | Episode: "Everybody Hates Valentine's Day" |
| 2006 | Boston Legal | Reporter #6 | Episode: "BL: Los Angeles" |
| 2006 | Happy Hour | Kit | Episode: "Boo! This Party Sucks" |
| 2006 | Girlfriends | Waitress | Episode: "Just Joan" |
| 2007 | Notes from the Underbelly | Sharice | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2007 | 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, Captain Celestia, Faora, Highfather Avia (voice) | Guest: season 2, recurring cast: seasons 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 |
| 2022 | The Young and the Restless | Imani Benedict | Regular cast |
| 2025 | The Family Business: New Orleans | Raven Sinclair | |