{"id":44873,"date":"2022-08-14T07:27:40","date_gmt":"2022-08-14T07:27:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/actress-denise-dowse-dead-at-64\/"},"modified":"2022-08-14T07:27:40","modified_gmt":"2022-08-14T07:27:40","slug":"actress-denise-dowse-dead-at-64","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/actress-denise-dowse-dead-at-64\/","title":{"rendered":"Actress Denise Dowse dead at 64"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Television actress Denise Dowse died at age 64 following a battle with viral meningitis, family said Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Tributes poured in for the \u201cBeverly Hills, 90210\u201d and \u201cInsecure\u201d actor after her death was announced by her sister Tracey on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to take this moment to thank our friends and family for all of the love and prayers,\u201d she wrote.  \u201cIt is with a very heavy heart that I inform everyone that my sister, Denise Dowse, has gone forward to meet our family in eternal life,\u201d Tracey wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDenise Yvonne Dowse was the most amazing sister, a consummate, illustrious actress, mentor and director.  She was my very best friend and final family member.  Denise loved all of you.  I know that she is watching over us with all the love she has.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Her passing was initially reported by TV Line.<\/p>\n<p>Dowse had been in a coma for at least a week after suffering inflammation in the protective membranes that surrounded her brain and spinal cord.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption>Dowse at the tribute concert for the late legendary Ray Charles on October 22, 2004.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Paul Mounce\/Corbis via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ian Ziering, who played student to Dowse&#8217;s West Beverly Hills High vice principal Yvonne Teasley on \u201c90210,\u201d remembered her as a great actor and \u201cloving soul.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo heartbreaking to say Denise Dowse has passed away.  throughout all<br \/>my years working on Beverly Hills 90210, my scenes with Denise will alwars [sic] be<br \/>remembered with the utmost in respect for her talent, and fondness for the loving soul<br \/>she was <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome of my heartiest off camera laughs were between she and I hammering out the the [sic] discipline her Mrs.  Teasley would dish out to my Steve Sanders.  My sincere condolences to her family, and all others who she was dear to.  God bless you Denise, pay forward that Legacy Key A,\u201d he wrote on Instagram.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Dawson.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Denise Dowse holding award.\" class=\"wp-image-23453225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Dawson.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Dawson.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Dawson.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Dawson.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Dowse at the 26th Annual NAACP Theater Awards on November 21, 2016.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Leon Bennett\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dowse was frequently seen on network TV in the 90s, with credits on shows like \u201cGrey&#8217;s Anatomy,\u201d \u201cThe X-Files,\u201d \u201cCriminal Minds,\u201d \u201cBones,\u201d \u201cHouse,\u201d \u201cMonk,\u201d \u201cLaw &#038; Order, \u201d \u201cGilmore Girls,\u201d \u201cCharmed,\u201d \u201cThe Bernie Mac Show,\u201d \u201cNip\/Tuck,\u201d \u201cMoesha,\u201d \u201cSister, Sister,\u201d \u201cER,\u201d \u201cStep by Step,\u201d \u201cBuffy the Vampire Slayer,\u201d \u201cSeinfeld\u201d and \u201cFull House\u201d \u2014 among others.<\/p>\n<p>Tracey told Page Six her sister was most proud of \u201cRemember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story,\u201d a picture she recently directed that premiered at the 2022 Pan African Film Festival in April.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe has won several best director awards at this year&#8217;s film festivals,\u201d Tracey gushed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script>    .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Television actress Denise Dowse died at age 64 following a battle with viral meningitis, family said Saturday. Tributes poured in for the \u201cBeverly Hills, 90210\u201d and \u201cInsecure\u201d actor after her death was announced by her sister Tracey on Instagram. \u201cI want to take this moment to thank our friends and family for all of the &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/actress-denise-dowse-dead-at-64\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Actress Denise Dowse dead at 64<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[5],"tags":[827,9614,109,398],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":46000,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/denise-dowse-known-for-roles-in-beverly-hills-90210-and-insecure-dies-at-64\/","url_meta":{"origin":44873,"position":0},"title":"Denise Dowse, known for roles in &#8216;Beverly Hills, 90210&#8217; and &#8216;Insecure,&#8217; dies at 64","date":"August 15, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Actress Denise Dowse, best known for her role as a vice principal on \"Beverly Hills, 90210,\" has died after hospitalization for viral meningitis, her family announced Sunday. 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