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name: "Deneen Tyler"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/deneen-tyler"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "21 September 1964"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 72
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-09-17T07:51:55.492412+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Deneen Tyler

Actor. Born 21 September 1964 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 21 September 1964, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
- **Active:** 2013–present
- **Also known as:** Dennen D. Tyler, Deneen D. Tyler
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 70 (4), 2020s 79 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 72 to 70 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Action 3, Drama 3, History 2, Adventure 1, Comedy 1, Crime 1
- **Screen time:** 10 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $831m across 5 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42433988, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0878807/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/29933

## Biography

Deneen Tyler is an American actress born on 21 September 1964 in New Orleans, Louisiana. She began her career in theatre, including a local production of August Wilson's Fences at Le Petit Theatre, before moving into film and television.

Tyler has appeared in numerous films and television series. Her credits include *The Curious Case of Benjamin Button* (2008), *12 Years a Slave* (2013) as Phebe, *Dallas Buyers Club* (2013) as Denise, *Dawn of the Planet of the Apes* (2014), *Deepwater Horizon* (2016), *Logan Lucky* (2017) and *The Purge* (2018). She has also featured in series such as *Treme*, *Yellowstone* and *Filthy Rich*.

A New Orleans native with more than thirty years in the industry, she has over eighty credited roles across film and television.

*Sources: themoviedb.org, imdb.com, nola.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Sinners* (2025), Fi1m 79, as Partygoer — [page](https://film.one/film/sinners.md)
- *Logan Lucky* (2017), Fi1m 76, as Prison Nurse — [page](https://film.one/film/logan-lucky.md)
- *Fantastic Four* (2015), Fi1m 38, as DC Military Official (Area 57) — [page](https://film.one/film/fantastic-four.md)
- *12 Years a Slave* (2013), Fi1m 91, as Phebe — [page](https://film.one/film/12-years-a-slave.md)
- *Dallas Buyers Club* (2013), Fi1m 75, as Denise — [page](https://film.one/film/dallas-buyers-club.md)

## Also known for

- *The Curious Case of Benjamin Button* (2008), Queenie's Daughter Age 40
- *Dawn of the Planet of the Apes* (2014), Woman
- *Deepwater Horizon* (2016), Paula Walker
- *The Purge* (2018), Lorraine Barbour
- *Yellowstone* (2018), Maggie
- *The Skeleton Key* (2005), Desk Nurse
- *Contraband* (2012), Detective (uncredited)
- *I Love You Phillip Morris* (2010), Caretaker

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