Denise is a multi-talented professional with a career spanning over four decades. As a producer, director, actor, and author, she has garnered numerous accolades, including an AFI Award, an International Variety Club of Australia Award, an Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Nomination (AACTA),three Silver Logie Nominations, two People's Choice Nominations, a Film Critics Circle nomination, and a Sydney Theatre Critics Nomination.
Best known for her roles as Julie Winters on the ABC's GP and Isabelle Turnbull on Channel 7's Always Greener, Denise has also written the book "Get Your Act Together: The Actor's Advisory Manual", published by The Federation Press. She has directed successful one-man plays such as Fully Committed at the Ensemble Theatre and Lovers At Versailles at the Sydney Opera House Playhouse.
Denise's impressive body of work includes appearances in and production credits for various projects, including The Vagina Monologues, Late Nite Catechism, Shirley Valentine, GP, Wild Side, The Dish, and Road To Nhill. Her 10-minute short thriller, Stairwell, was selected for screening at the Los Angeles International Short Film Festival.
Denise has been mentored by the renowned Hayes Gordon and is a graduate of Hayes' Ensemble Theatre. She has starred in Cops LAC on Channel 9 and played Bonnie Bright, the Scottish psychic sandwich lady, in Packed To The Rafters. In 2014, Denise starred in Schapelle, playing Rosleigh Rose Corby, for which she was nominated for an AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actress in a mini-series.
Denise has been honored with the position of Patron of the Big Screen Film Festival hosted by the Australian Film Commission and has served as a juror on the panel of the International Emmy Awards (IEMMYs) for over eight years.
