A native of Brooklyn; Denise is the daughter of Hillman alumni Cliff and Clair. She enrolled in Hillman and was roommates with Maggie Lauten and Jaleesa Vinson during her sophomore year. Denise was a poor student who often procrastinated and struggled to manage her time and money. She disliked Whitley Gilbert and endured Dwayne Wayne's crush on her. She left Hillman at the end of her sophomore year to travel to Africa. There, she met and married Lt. Martin Kendall of the U.S. Navy and became the stepmother of Olivia Kendall. She only reappears once on season 3 to give Dwayne closure on his crush.
Appearances
A Different World
Main cast, played by Lisa Bonet
- Episode 1x01: Reconcilable Differences (Sep 24, 1987)
- Episode 1x02: Pilot (Oct 1, 1987)
- Episode 1x03: Porky de Bergerac (Oct 15, 1987)
- Episode 1x04: Those Who Can't... Tutor (Oct 22, 1987)
- Episode 1x05: War of the Words (Oct 29, 1987)
- Episode 1x06: Rudy and the Snow Queen (Nov 5, 1987)
- Episode 1x07: Sometimes You Get the Bear, Sometimes the Bear Gets You (Nov 19, 1987)
- Episode 1x08: If Chosen, I May Not Run (Dec 3, 1987)
- Episode 1x09: Romancing Mr. Stone (Dec 10, 1987)
- Episode 1x10: The Gift of the Magi (Dec 17, 1987)
- Episode 1x11: Does He or Doesn't He? (Jan 7, 1988)
- Episode 1x12: Advise and Descent (Jan 14, 1988)
- Episode 1x13: The Prime of Miss Lettie Bostic (Jan 21, 1988)
- Episode 1x14: Wild Child (Feb 4, 1988)
- Episode 1x15: Dr. Cupid (Feb 11, 1988)
- Episode 1x16: The Show Must Go On (Feb 18, 1988)
- Episode 1x17: Mr. Hillman (Feb 25, 1988)
- Episode 1x18: Speech Therapy (Mar 10, 1988)
- Episode 1x19: Clair's Last Stand (Mar 24, 1988)
- Episode 1x20: If Only for One Night (Apr 28, 1988)
- Episode 1x21: Come Back, Little Eggby (May 5, 1988)
- Episode 1x22: My Dinner with Theo (Jul 7, 1988)
Guest cast, played by Lisa Bonet
- Episode 3x05: Forever Hold Your Peace (Nov 2, 1989)