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Denise Gossett

  • Actress
  • Producer
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Red carpet The Matchbreaker
The Office, The Last Ride (with Dennis Hopper & Will Patton), Samantha Who?, Veronica Mars, and Guilty or Innocent
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Drama Reel: The Office, The Last Ride (Dennis Hopper), Veronica Mars
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Denise has been an actress in Television & Feature Films for over 20 years! She can most recently be seen in the Tom Hiddleston movie "I Saw the Light", the Mel Gibson starring Feature Film "Get The Gringo" and the Morris Chestnut movie "When the Bough Breaks". In addition to her acting career, Denise founded Shriekfest film festival in 2001!

Born in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Denise Gossett came to Los Angeles after moving from Harrisburg, Illinois, to Wassau, Wisconsin, and living for a time in Orlando, Florida, with her parents and younger brother. Although Denise has always expressed an interest in acting, it wasn't until her senior year in high school that her interest truly piqued. After performing in the "Female Odd Couple", she auditioned for a scholarship towards schooling at SCC, which she was awarded. Denise immersed herself in theater, working behind the scenes as well as onstage. After receiving her Associate's Degree, Denise transferred to Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, also having received a scholarship towards her studies.

Such dedication to the theater not only led to the furthering of Denise's education, but to other opportunities that would build upon her interest in acting. In 1991, she played the role of Lena Luthor during the fourth season of "The Adventures of Superboy". Upon moving to Los Angeles, a year after receiving her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Theater, she immersed herself with Improv (taking classes at the famed Groundlings), acting classes and auditions, which led to working on commercials for Wal-Mart, Boeing, United Health Care, Secret Deodorant and Quicken Loans. Denise soon found herself working on Television in a variety of roles, appearing on such shows as "The Office", "The New Adventures of Old Christine", "Samantha Who?", "Veronica Mars", "The Right Stuff", and "Drake & Josh." Denise also has recurring and series regular roles on television series such as Nickelodeon's "Zoey 101" as Tipper Rivers, "HBO/Deadwood Mysteries", "The Great Imposter" (TV Pilot), "Fashion House" as well as the "M.O.W.'s: The Last Ride" (starring with Dennis Hopper) and "The Life of Tonya Harding."

After starring in the Horror Feature Film "Chain of Souls", Denise founded the Shriekfest Film Festival in Los Angeles. With over two decades of success, the festival has given Denise the opportunity to help numerous filmmakers and screenwriters who work with an ethic of hard work and dedication, one that she has held to the whole of her career. The success of Shriekfest has led to such accolades as it being called: "LA's Most Successful & Entertaining Horror Film Festival" by LA Weekly, 2021 MovieMaker Magazine top 50 best genres festivals!, 2021 Dread Central Voted 1 of the Best Horror Festivals in the World! LA WEEKLY Declared "LA's Most Successful & Entertaining Horror Film Festival" 2017 Denise Gossett was voted Most Influential Horror Film Festival Director Voted 2016's Most Influential Women In Genre! 2010 Movie Maker Magazine top 25 Film Festivals worth the entry fee, 2011 Movie Maker Magazine top 13 film festivals to die for and Denise was "Voted Number 5 out of 13 Most Influential Women In Horror History." & SyFy Wire "Voted 2016's Most Influential Woman in Genre". She has been interviewed, and is featured, in the books "Hot and Horrifying: The First Ladies of Horror", The Filmmaker's Book of the Dead", and "Horror Film Festivals and Awards", and has been hosting Shriekfest Radio for over 7 years! Additional films in the Horror genre Denise has acted in include: The Sci-Fi Film "Decaying Orbit", "La Llorona", "Carnies", "M" and "Fright Club."
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I Saw the Light Premiere
Goosebumps red carpet premiere!
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I Saw the Light red carpet premiere!
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Shriekfest Opening Night 2019 with Denise Gossett and Jessica Cameron
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Shriekfest Opening Night 2019
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Known for

Mel Gibson in Get the Gringo (2012)
Get the Gringo
6.9
  • Thomas Kauffman's Secretary
  • 2012
Tom Hiddleston in I Saw the Light (2015)
I Saw the Light
5.8
  • Mrs. Jones
  • 2015
Julia Louis-Dreyfus in The New Adventures of Old Christine (2006)
The New Adventures of Old Christine
7.2
TV Series
  • Cell Phone Mom
Steve Carell, Jenna Fischer, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, and B.J. Novak in The Office (2005)
The Office
9.0
TV Series
  • Actress

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  • The Farce of Oliver Waters
    • Diane
    • Post-production
    • Short
  • 9 Windows
    • Holly
    • Post-production
  • 225 Oak
    • Mary
    • Pre-production
  • These Stones
    • Holly
    • Post-production
    • TV Series
  • Baked with a Kiss
    • Windy
    • Completed
  • Hope 2022
    • Nana
    • Post-production
  • My Heart Dies with You: Hearts at War
    • Nurse Carpenter
    • In Production
  • The Cellar Door 2: Preymates
    • Dr. Williamson
    • In Development
  • Giulio Berruti and Melanie Zanetti in Gabriel's Rapture: Part Three (2022)
    Gabriel's Rapture: Part Three
    • Grace
    • 2022
  • Women (2021)
    Women
    • Nancy
    • 2021
  • The Right Stuff (2020)
    The Right Stuff
    • Ham's Handler
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • My Florida Home (2019)
    My Florida Home
    • Andrea
    • Short
    • 2019
  • Dirt Road to Lafayette (2018)
    Dirt Road to Lafayette
    • Emma-Louise
    • 2018
  • Collar (2017)
    Collar
    • Mrs. Lawson
    • Short
    • 2017
  • Morris Chestnut, Regina Hall, and Jaz Sinclair in When the Bough Breaks (2016)
    When the Bough Breaks
    • Carol
    • 2016
  • A Chestful of Blood (2016)
    A Chestful of Blood
    • Smiley Belle
    • Short
    • 2016
  • Tom Hiddleston in I Saw the Light (2015)
    I Saw the Light
    • Mrs. Jones
    • 2015
  • Mel Gibson in Get the Gringo (2012)
    Get the Gringo
    • Thomas Kauffman's Secretary
    • 2012
  • Jordan Wells in Will to Live (2011)
    Will to Live
    • Ruth Franks
    • TV Series
    • 2011
  • Killer Outbreaks (2011)
    Killer Outbreaks
    • Mom
    • TV Series
    • 2011
  • Burn Crisis (2010)
    Burn Crisis
    • Therapist
    • 2010
  • The Mutilation Man (2010)
    The Mutilation Man
    • Marcy
    • Video
    • 2010
  • Taken by Force (2010)
    Taken by Force
    • Mother
    • 2010
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Drama Reel:  The Office, The Last Ride (Dennis Hopper), Veronica Mars
Demo Reel 1:29
Drama Reel: The Office, The Last Ride (Dennis Hopper), Veronica Mars
I Saw the LIght with Tom Hiddleston
Demo Reel 0:49
I Saw the LIght with Tom Hiddleston
Drama/Comedy Demo Reel
Demo Reel 1:14
Drama/Comedy Demo Reel
Spokeswoman reel:  Wal Mart, Azenda, Greenlight, Vigel
Demo Reel 1:37
Spokeswoman reel: Wal Mart, Azenda, Greenlight, Vigel
Comedy Reel: The New Adventures of Old Christine, Zoey 101, Drake & Josh
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Comedy Reel: The New Adventures of Old Christine, Zoey 101, Drake & Josh
The Commuter Talk Show!
Full Movie 6:33
The Commuter Talk Show!
Carnies: Trailer #2
Trailer 1:11
Carnies: Trailer #2
Carnies
Trailer 1:29
Carnies
The Mutilation Man
Trailer 1:14
The Mutilation Man
Decaying Orbit
Trailer 1:43
Decaying Orbit

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    • Denise Beeson
  • Height
    • 5′ 4″ (1.63 m)
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    Founded and produces Shriekfest, the Los Angeles Horror/Sci Fi Film Festival and screenplay competition.
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