- Denise Boutte is a model and actress.
- Boutte is best known for her roles as Trina in Why Did I Get Married? and Mandy in Death Valley: The Revenge of Bloody Bill.
- In April 2004, the LSU graduate debuted in the play The Tangled Snarl alongside Mary Beth Evans and Arianna Zucker.
- Denise has been married to Kevin Boutte, the star of Young Justice, since 2003.
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Who is Denise Boutte?
Denise Boutte is a model and actress. Denise Boutte is best known for her roles as Trina in Why Did I Get Married? and Mandy in Death Valley: The Revenge of Bloody Bill. She also played Sasha Brown in the sitcom Meet the Browns
Denise Boutte Was Crowned Homecoming Queen
Denise Boutte, a Capricorn, was born on January 19, 1982, in Maurice, Louisiana, near Lafayette, in a town of fewer than 700 people.
She graduated as valedictorian of her high school class and as Homecoming Queen.
It took her an hour and fifteen minutes to get to school. She used to eat sweet potatoes with “nearly every meal” as a child.
Denise grew up Catholic and attended Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge.
She started at LSU as a Microbiology, Pre-Med major, but later changed her major to Mass Communications with a minor in Marketing, graduating first in her class.
The Southerner is an Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. member.
Denise’s family had a thriving farm in Vermilion Parish, Southwest Louisiana, with plenty of livestock and acres of soybeans and sugar cane.
She even regards herself as a true Queen Sugar.
Boutte’s father repaired appliances, and her mother cooked for the Head Start program.
Her mother survived breast cancer, which is why she agreed to appear in Her Only Choice. While working on Meet The Browns, she lost her father.
Boutte used to pick the eggs and help with the feeding as a child.
They grew the majority of the vegetables for the family.
When she moved to California, people frequently asked her if she was Ethiopian, Trinidadian, or Barbadian.
She, on the other hand, has repeatedly declared herself a Creole, though she admits that she did not achieve fluency in the language until she was in her 30s.
Denise is a native of Southwest Louisiana.
Cachet Boutte, the daughter of Betty and the late Nelson Joseph, admits that as a child, all she wanted to do was get off her Louisiana farm and leave.
She is grateful, however, for having spent her childhood in her hometown.
“It’s the foundation of who I am.” If it hadn’t been for that, I wouldn’t be the same person I am today.”
Denise Boutte aspired to be a doctor
Denise, who grew up in the small town of Maurice, originally wanted to be a doctor but later decided to pursue a career in Hollywood.
Boutte revealed to Starry Mag that she wanted to attend medical school.
She explained that her ambition grew because it was the only thing her neighbor considered successful.
Boutte changed her major to journalism after taking a couple of communications classes with a friend and talking with a counselor.
Why Did She Resign From Journalism?
The North Vermillion High School graduate revealed to Soap Opera that she chose Journalism as a major after college and interned for a year and a half.
Her first story, however, proved to be the primary reason she would leave the field.
The Southerner stated that she went on her first story because no one else was available to cover it.
It was not what she had anticipated. A man had just died after colliding with a power line.
The actress from Her Only Choice expressed her aversion to interviewing the man’s child. Nonetheless, her producers said, ‘Get the story.’ ‘Learn the story.’
She recalled that the child had no idea his father had died.
Shortly after that experience, she informed the network that she was going to finish her internship and would be leaving the next day.
After that, she moved on to advertising, where Denise, a Southern food enthusiast, quickly rose through the ranks, first as an account executive, then as a manager at leading Dallas, Texas-based advertising agencies.
She would look after customers of various brands such as Pampers, Fossil, and Mary Kay Cosmetics.
Denise Boutte’s Path to Acting With just one audition
Denise met life on set while supervising commercial and photo shoots for her client’s campaigns, and she became fascinated by the endless possibilities of this new world.
Several advertising agencies and several of her clients requested that she appear in front of the camera.
Denise found herself in front of the camera for a variety of print and commercial campaigns after a local talent agent approached her.
Ironically, the client, who was evaluating one of her office’s models, didn’t think she was a good fit for the job.
When he noticed Boutte dealing with executive matters, he asked her boss if she would pose for her.
The Boot State native hesitated at first but eventually agreed.
So, after a chance meeting with a talent manager in Hollywood, the former LSU student decided to pack her belongings and head west.
She had tried out for Tyler Perry’s Meet The Browns. Boutte, who had previously appeared on Days Of Our Lives, received a call-back.
Tyler then read with her, shook her hand, and offered her roles in both the series and the film, Why Did I Get Married? Denise regards it as the happiest moment of her life.
Denise quickly became one of Hollywood’s busiest new faces. She had guest and recurring appearances on a variety of television shows.
Denise Boutte produces films and television shows
In April 2004, the LSU graduate debuted in the play The Tangled Snarl alongside Mary Beth Evans and Arianna Zucker.
Then, in 2009, she reunited with Perry and began playing Sasha Brown in his sitcom, Meet The Browns.
Boutte remained on the show until 2011, appearing in over 135 episodes.
She impressed director Perry, who went on to create the character of Sasha Brown, the fun-loving yet convicted voice of reason on the popular and now-syndicated TV show Meet the Browns.
Denise provided her voice for the 2013 Cartoon Network superhero animated television series Young Justice, created by Brandon Vietti and Greg Weisman.
She returned to the show in 2019 and has remained with the network since.
Rocket, aka Lynn Stewart-Pierce, is voiced by Boutte.
Denise Boutte’s Husband
Denise Boutte has been married to Kevin Boutte, the star of Young Justice, since 2003.
Her husband grew up in the Louisiana town of New Iberia.
Boutte met Kevin in Lafayette at a Junior Daughters/Junior Knights Catholic teen talent show.
Kevin was working in a hospital in Dallas when Denise’s ambitions required her to relocate to California.
Her husband arrived in California only six months after his wife did due to work obligations.
Boutté was previously living with her manager, a former actress she met in Dallas.
While she has a happy family, she rarely posts photos of her personal life but openly discusses her hometown.
The author has stated that she is very private and that this is “by choice.”
She claims that her family is her refuge, her solace and that she enjoys having to herself.
Denise and Kevin Boutte have a child
Jordan is her only child. When discussing motherhood, the chocolate-skinned actress stated that she prefers to empower her daughter by setting a good example of independence and work ethic.
Boutte stated that she wants nothing more than to raise Jordan to be a well-rounded, confident, and self-respecting young lady.
She also stated that she has raised her in a loving environment with a secure sense of self and identity.
Prior to the birth of her daughter, Jordan, she had never babysat.
Boutte adores the subtle art of not caring
Because of her tenacity, Cajun now resides in Los Angeles.
She, on the other hand, is proud of the Southern ethos of hospitality and telling it like it is.
Boutte claims that the film industry’s fake smiles and empty promises helped her stand out. Mark Mason’s The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*CK is her favorite book.
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Is She No Longer Acting?
Denise Boutte the culinary queen was last seen as a recurring character in AMC’s horror-comedy Stan Against Evil.
However, the studio canceled the show after the third season.
Denise sees her show, Stan Against Evil, being canceled as a blessing in disguise.
Although she admitted she was hurt by the network’s decision, Boutte explained that in retrospect, it gave her a chance to reevaluate herself and figure out how she was progressing in life and her career.
Denise hinted in an interview with Cachet that she is done playing the role of “either stealing your man or stealing your money.”
Boutte, on the other hand, stated that she would remain as long as the character intrigues, inspires, and provides her with something interesting or even unexpected to “sink my chops” into.
Meanwhile, she’s hard at work on her next cookbook, the title of which has yet to be revealed.
