Gabrielle Dennis
Gabrielle Dennis is an American actress and comedian, best known for starring in the sketch comedy HBO show A Black Lady Sketch Show.
Gabrielle Dennis
Actress, comedian, singer, television host
1990–present
Career[edit]
Dennis has a background in dance, theatre, stand-up comedy, and singing.
In 2008, Dennis won the role of Janay Brice on The CW comedy series The Game. After the show was canceled, fans campaigned for its return where Dennis was able to reprise her role for two more seasons on BET. During her stint on The Game she landed roles in the direct-to-DVD film Bring It On: Fight to the Finish, and The Marc Pease Experience. She played Denise Roy on Spike's Blue Mountain State.
Dennis has since guest-starred on several series including Franklin & Bash, Bones, Justified, and Baby Daddy. In 2015, she landed the role of Pippy Rosewood, the toxicology expert and lesbian sister of Beaumont Rosewood (Chestnut) for Fox's Rosewood.
Dennis is in a recurring role as Candace on the hit show Insecure.
Dennis played Whitney Houston in the BET miniseries, The Bobby Brown Story, which debuted in the United States and internationally in September 2018.[1]
In 2018, she began starring as Tilda Johnson in the Marvel Comics-based series Luke Cage (2018).
She has also appeared in Old Spice commercials with comedian/actor Deon Cole.