Denice Marie Duff (

née A birth name is the name of a person given upon birth. The term may be applied to the surname, the given name, or the entire name. Where births are required to be officially registered, the entire name entered onto a birth certificate or birth re ...

Burker; born July 1, 1965 in

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) is an American actress, director, and photographer, who is best known for her roles as Michelle Morgan in

Full Moon Features Full Moon Features is an American motion picture production and distribution company headed by B-movie veteran Charles Band. It is known for the direct-to-video series '' Puppet Master'', ''Trancers'', and ''Subspecies'', as well as the film ''C ...

' ''Subspecies'' series and as Amanda Browning in the long-running soap opera series ''

The Young and the Restless ''The Young and the Restless'' (often abbreviated as ''Y&R'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in fictional Genoa City (not the real-life similarly-named Genoa City, Wi ...

''.

Career

Denice was discovered by manager Jay Bernstein during a Hollywood Talent Search contest. She worked as an office intern in the contest office and the judges convinced her to audition. She was the only actress of 2000 who auditioned that was picked by Mr. Bernstein for representation. Brought to the

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, her first guest-starring role was on ''

Northern Exposure ''Northern Exposure'' is an American Northern comedy-drama television series about the eccentric residents of a fictional small town in Alaska that ran on CBS from July 12, 1990, to July 26, 1995, with a total of 110 episodes. It received 57 ...

''. Other television roles were on ''

Silk Stalkings ''Silk Stalkings'' is an American crime drama television series that premiered on CBS on November 7, 1991, as part of the network's late-night ''Crimetime After Primetime'' programming package. Broadcast for two seasons until CBS ended the ''Crim ...

'', ''

Reasonable Doubts ''Reasonable Doubts'' is an American police drama television series created by Robert Singer, which broadcast in the United States by NBC that ran from September 26, 1991 to April 27, 1993. Synopsis ''Reasonable Doubts'' is primarily about ...

'', '' Matlock'', ''Danger Theatre'', ''The Young and The Restless'', ''

General Hospital ''General Hospital'' (often abbreviated as ''GH'') is an American daytime television soap opera. It is listed in ''Guinness World Records'' as the list of longest-running television shows by category, longest-running American soap opera in pro ...

'', and '' Dream On''. Denice's television movies of the week include ''

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'' co-starring

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and

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, and in

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's ''Invasion'' with

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and

Luke Perry Coy Luther "Luke" Perry III (October 11, 1966 – March 4, 2019) was an American actor. He became a teen idol for playing Dylan McKay on the Fox television series ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' from 1990 to 1995, and again from 1998 to 2000. He ...

. She also starred in the movie ''Vampire Resurrection'' (2001). Denice has performed on many nationally televised commercials such as the Fruit of the Loom campaign where she was the girl bopping about her bedroom trying to figure out what to wear and then finally flopping on a chair in nothing but her Fruit of the Loom underwear. Denice has worked in a variety of films and has starred in such low-budget films as '' Bloodfist V: Human Target'', ''Hell Comes to Frogtown II'' and ''Phoenix''. She stars in Full Moon Entertainment's ''Subspecies'' series, in parts II, III, and IV. Denice converted her garage into a photography studio and decided to go professional after test-shooting two friends. She has since photographed hundreds of artists, actors and musicians. Denice is a Scientologist. In 2015 Duff played the mid wife character Wendy on a few episodes of the long running soap opera ''

Days of Our Lives ''Days of Our Lives'' (also stylized as ''Days of our Lives''; simply referred to as ''Days'' or ''DOOL'') is an American television soap opera that streams on the streaming service Peacock. The soap, which aired on the American television net ...

''.

Personal life

She is married to Michael Duff, who is a singer and a guitarist in his band

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. They have one daughter, Paris Helena Duff, who is a

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and

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Filmography

*''Meet Me at the Dog Bar'' - 1990 *''The Second Greatest Story Ever Told'' - 1991 *''Northern Exposure'' - 1991 *''Martial Law II: Undercover'' (Video) - 1991 *''Reasonable Doubts'' (TV Series) - 1991 *'' Matlock'' - 1992 *''Silk Stalkings'' - 1992 *''

'' (TV Movie) - 1992 *''

Return to Frogtown ''Return to Frogtown'' (also known as ''Frogtown II'') is a 1993 B movie directed by Donald G. Jackson. It is the sequel to the 1988 cult film ''Hell Comes to Frogtown''. Like its predecessor, the film is set in a post-apocalyptic future where ...

'' - 1992 *''Dark Vengeance'' - 1992 *''Danger Theatre (TV Series)'' - 1993 *''Subspecies 2: Bloodstone'' (1993) *''Subspecies 3: Bloodlust'' (1994) *''Phoenix'' - 1995 *''Subspecies 4: Bloodstorm'' (1998) *''The Silencing (Short)'' - 2000 *''The Seventh Sense (Short)'' - 2001 *''The Monster Man (Video)'' - 2001 *''Heart of Stone'' - 2001 *''Vampire Resurrection'' - 2001 *'' CSI:Miami''- 2002 *''L.A. Twister'' - 2004 *''Gone But Not Forgotten'' (TV Movie) - 2005 *''For Heaven's Sake'' - 2008 *''

Night of the Living Dead ''Night of the Living Dead'' is a 1968 American independent horror film directed, photographed, and edited by George A. Romero, with a screenplay by John Russo and Romero, and starring Duane Jones and Judith O'Dea. The story follows seven peop ...

'' - 2012 *''Trophy Heads'' - 2014 *''

'' - 2015, 2018 *''Codex'' - 2016

References

External links

Official site
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Duff, Denice 1965 births Living people American film actresses American television actresses American soap opera actresses 21st-century American women

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