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Denise Gossett

Denise Gossett

Actor · Born December 5, 1986 (39) · Fort Bragg, North Carolina, United States

Denise has been an actress in Television & Feature Films for over 20 years! She can most recently be seen in the Tom Hiddleston movie "I Saw the Light", the Mel Gibson starring Feature Film "Get The Gringo" and the Morris Chestnut movie "When the Bough Breaks". In addition to her acting career, Denise founded Shriekfest film festival in 2001! Born in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Denise Gossett came to Los Angeles after moving from Harrisburg, Illinois, to Wassau, Wisconsin, and living for a time in Orlando, Florida, with her parents and younger brother. Although Denise has always expressed an interest in acting, it wasn't until her senior year in high school that her interest truly piqued. After performing in the "Female Odd Couple", she auditioned for a scholarship towards schooling at SCC, which she was awarded. Denise immersed herself in theater, working behind the scenes as well as onstage. After receiving her Associate's Degree, Denise transferred to Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, also having received a scholarship towards her studies. Such dedication to the theater not only led to the furthering of Denise's education, but to other opportunities that would build upon her interest in acting. In 1991, she played the role of Lena Luthor during the fourth season of "The Adventures of Superboy". Upon moving to Los Angeles, a year after receiving her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Theater, she immersed herself with Improv (taking classes at the famed Groundlings), acting classes and auditions, which led to working on commercials for Wal-Mart, Boeing, United Health Care, Secret Deodorant and Quicken Loans. Denise soon found herself working on Television in a variety of roles, appearing on such shows as "The Office", "The New Adventures of Old Christine", "Samantha Who?", "Veronica Mars", "The Right Stuff", and "Drake & Josh." Denise also has recurring and series regular roles on television series such as Nickelodeon's "Zoey 101" as Tipper Rivers, "HBO/Deadwood Mysteries", "The Great Imposter" (TV Pilot), "Fashion House" as well as the "M.O.W.'s: The Last Ride" (starring with Dennis Hopper) and "The Life of Tonya Harding." After starring in the Horror Feature Film "Chain of Souls", Denise founded the Shriekfest Film Festival in Los Angeles. With over two decades of success, the festival has given Denise the opportunity to help numerous filmmakers and screenwriters who work with an ethic of hard work and dedication, one that she has held to the whole of her career. The success of Shriekfest has led to such accolades as it being called: "LA's Most Successful & Entertaining Horror Film Festival" by LA Weekly, 2021 MovieMaker Magazine top 50 best genres festivals!, 2021 Dread Central Voted 1 of the Best Horror Festivals in the World! LA WEEKLY Declared "LA's Most Successful & Entertaining Horror Film Festival" 2017 Denise Gossett was voted Most Influential Horror Film Festival Director Voted 2016's Most Influential Women In Genre! 2010 Movie Maker Magazine top 25 Film Festivals worth the entry fee, 2011 Movie Maker Magazine top 13 film festivals to die for and Denise was "Voted Number 5 out of 13 Most Influential Women In Horror History." & SyFy Wire "Voted 2016's Most Influential Woman in Genre". She has been interviewed, and is featured, in the books "Hot and Horrifying: The First Ladies of Horror", The Filmmaker's Book of the Dead", and "Horror Film Festivals and Awards", and has been hosting Shriekfest Radio for over 7 years! Additional films in the Horror genre Denise has acted in include: The Sci-Fi Film "Decaying Orbit", "La Llorona", "Carnies", "M" and "Fright Club."

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
December 5, 1986 (39)
From
Fort Bragg, North Carolina, United States
Works as
Actor
Titles
23 on MovieCove · 36 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 31% in 30 days

What are Denise Gossett's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Genres

Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 7th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 87th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Romance2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Romance movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
23%
Bonds
22%
Morality
22%
Self
18%
Society
12%
Power
3%
Family bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 3 · Dark 5

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 8 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 3 · Intense 4

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 5 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 4

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Threshold guardian: 2 of 4 analyzed roles.

Threshold guardian
2 of 4
Ally
1 of 4
Shadow
1 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Dread
3
Warm
3
Hopeful
4
Melancholic
4
Other
9

How their films linger

Feel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Denise Gossett's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Denise Gossett's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

36 credits, 23 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Little Girl Who Didn't Exist(2026)

    as Candace Sutter

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Horrorcane(2026)

    as Isobel Arce

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Sugarcreek Amish Mysteries(2025)

    Show 9 episodes · as Naomi Miller

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • Every Single Day As A Parent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Mom

  • I Am Your Biggest Fan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Miranda

  • Stitched(2025)

    as Older Lucille Feiler

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Sugarcreek Amish Mysteries: Blessings in Disguise(2025)

    as Naomi Miller

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Mary Chris Max(2025)

    as Vera

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Controlling My Husband (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Dr. Lisa Greenberg

  • 9 Windows(2024)

    as Holly

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • These Stones(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Holly

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Gabriel's Redemption: Part One(2023)

    as Grace

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Baked with a Kiss(2022)

    as Windy

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Gabriel's Rapture: Part Three(2022)

    as Grace

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Women(2021)

    as Nancy

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Right Stuff(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Ham's Handler

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • Collar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Mrs. Lawson

  • When the Bough Breaks(2016)

    as Carol

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • I Saw the Light(2015)

    as Mrs. Jones

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Get the Gringo(2012)

    as Thomas Kauffman's Secretary

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Carnies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Helen

  • Sex Pot(2009)

    as Mrs. Green

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • The Junkyard Willie Movie: Lost in Transit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Reporter

  • Samantha Who?(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Homeless Woman

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Decaying Orbit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Kate

  • Fright Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Lucy

  • The River: Legend of La Llorona (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Mary

  • The New Adventures of Old Christine(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Cell Phone Mom

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Zoey 101(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · as Tipper Rivers

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Veronica Mars(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Charlie's Mom

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The Last Ride(2004)

    as Bank Manager

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Drake & Josh(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Woman

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Chain of Souls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Angela Travis

  • Sounds of Silence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • The Farce of Oliver Waters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Diane

Career shape

Star power in the 80th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 34 titles, 32 of them dated from 2001 to 2026; peak year 2022.

Biggest box office

9 Windows (2024)

$54K worldwide

Highest rated

Gabriel's Rapture: Part Three (2022)

Midcredits 59th

Most popular right now

Sugarcreek Amish Mysteries (2025)

Film career

20012026

Peak 2022 · at the high point of their film career. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2004Screen debut· The Last Ride

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting34 of 34: 34 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score46th

By decade

2000s12 · acting2010s5 · acting2020s15 · acting

Billing

usually 18th · top billed in 0% of 7 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Denise Gossett's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 23 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 23 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Loved with Detractors2
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · actor

Horrorcane (2026)

99th percentile spread · 64% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Get the Gringo (2012)

Midcredits 76th · 72% liked

Reviewers score the acting 51/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 66, detractors 22. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Denise Gossett work with?

People who share at least 2 of Denise Gossett's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Galadriel Stineman shares the most, 2.

Actors