Denise Dowse

I met her as Yvonne DuShay a Norfolk State Player. I was as a freshman auditioning for the play, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Her knowledge, insight and life wisdom have been followed me and have been apart of my life every since then. Her gift to the world will never be forgotten.

I met her as Yvonne DuShay, her character name while at Norfolk State University. As a teenaged life guard, she taught me how to float for hours at my community pool. We worked together for two summers as lifeguards and I went on to work under her again in a summer drama at Norfolk State University in 1977. She was so nice to the teenagers even though she was barely an adult herself. We lost touch over the years but I would marvel every time I saw her on the TV screen. RIP my friend.

To the family, many, many friends, colleagues and fans of this wonderful actress and woman Denise Dowse fine comfort with you during this difficult time in your lives. Denise Dowse was a longtime character actress who starred as vice principal Yvonne Teasley on “Beverly Hills, 90210.” We will miss Denise Dowse's presence and her many contributions to her community. May the love and the special memory you shared and cherish with her show just how much your life was touched by her. May you find...

Sincerest sympathies to the Dowse family, so very sorry for your loss, may God be with you all.

My condolences.

So beautiful and talented, her work in her many roles she played will be remembered and she will be missed. Heartfelt sympathies to the Dowse family, may God comfort and strengthen you as you endure this very difficult time of your loss.

R.I.P Denise