| Gabrielle Dennis | |
|---|---|
| Born | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Occupation | actress, television host |
| Years active | 1990-present |
Gabrielle Dennis is an American television and film actress and television host. Since 2008, she has had a recurring role on (formerly The CW) BET series The Game. [1]
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Raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, Dennis attended Howard University where she earned a degree in theater.[2] Dennis' first acting role came in 1990 in the television movie A Mom for Christmas, starring Olivia Newton-John. From 1998 to 2000, she served as host on Teen Summit, a teenage talk show that aired on BET. In 2006, she had a role in the unsold Comedy Central pilot Three Strikes. That same year, she appeared on Damon Wayans' sketch comedy show The Underground Dennis has also been on Shake It Up . A Disney Channel program.
In 2008, Dennis won the role of Janay, friend of Malik Wright (Hosea Chanchez)and soon-to-be live-in girlfriend of Derwin Davis (Pooch Hall) on the CW series The Game. She has since had roles in the direct-to-DVD film Bring It On: Fight to the Finish (2009), Hollywood Horror, and The Marc Pease Experience starring Ben Stiller. She did play Denise Roy on Spike TV's Blue Mountain State as Craig Shilo's girlfriend. Her character has been removed due to her co-star being written out of the show due to his recent arrest on drug charges .
Dennis can also be seen in a 2011 commercial for State Farm Insurance, also starring Selita Ebanks and former The Game co-star, Mehcad Brooks.
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2006 | Let's Talk | Khalil's Wife | |
| 2007 | Drifter | Miranda | |
| 2008 | Learning How to Speak | Student | |
| After School | Robert's Wife | ||
| 2009 | Hollywood Horror | Latoya | |
| Bring It On: Fight to the Finish | Treyvonetta | Direct-to-DVD release | |
| The Marc Pease Experience | Tracey | ||
| Janky Promoters | Female Fan | ||
| 2011 | Politics of Love | Chelsea | |
| He's Mine Not Yours | Brooke | ||
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1990 | A Mom for Christmas | Christmas Box | Television movie |
| 2004 | The New Detectives: Case Studies in Forensic Science | Girlfriend | 1 episode |
| 2006 | Three Strikes | Jimmy's Girl | Unsold pilot |
| The Underground | Various roles | Unknown episodes | |
| 2007 | Campus Ladies | Lena | 1 episode |
| 2008 | Wizards of Waverly Place | Candance | 1 episode |
| My Name Is Earl | Sassy Black | 2 episodes | |
| 2008-present | The Game | Janay | 14 episodes |
| 2010 | Blue Mountain State | Denise | 13 episodes |