Denice D. Lewis (born November 28, 1960) is an American fashion model, actor, and abstract artist. Following her modeling career, Lewis returned to America to further study visual arts in Hollywood including photography, fine art painting, and filmmaking. She appeared as an actor in several films, including End of Days (1999) with Arnold Schwarzenegger, and television shows such as Red Shoe Diaries. After taking a break from public life, she now works as a creative entrepreneur and consultant in Los Angeles.
Denice D. Lewis | |
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 Lewis in 2008 | |
| Born | November 28, 1960 |
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| Years active | 1980–present |
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| Website | denicelewisstudios |
Modeling
editAs a model, she was represented by various agencies including Wilhelmina, Models 1, Ford, and Elite Model Management. She is represented by Acuity Artists in Los Angeles. She appeared on several magazine covers, including Vogue, Tatler and Town & Country.
Magazine covers
edit| Magazine | Issue |
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| Town & Country | May 1988[citation needed] |
| Tatler | July/August 1988[1] |
| Tatler | December 1989[citation needed] |
| People | February 3, 1991 |
| Telegraph | March 16, 1991 |
Acting career
editAlongside appearances in music videos such as Kiss and Tell by Bryan Ferry, Slow Rivers by Elton John and Cliff Richard, and I'm Too Sexy by Right Said Fred; Lewis pursued an acting career. She landed various parts in episodes of the TV shows Red Shoe Diaries, Burke's Law (January 1994),[2] Silk Stalkings, and Renegade. She also appeared in films, including H.P. Lovecraft’s Necronomicon: Book of the Dead as the drowned wife,[3] Ed Wood’s I Woke Up Early the Day I Died, and as Arnold Schwarzenegger’s wife in End of Days.[4]
Music Videos
edit| Year | Title | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | I'm Too Sexy | Right Said Fred |
| 1991 | Senza una donna | Zucchero Fornaciari and Paul Young |
| 1990 | Everytime You Leave | Conspiracy |
| 1987 | Kiss and Tell | Bryan Ferry |
| 1986 | Slow Rivers | Elton John and Cliff Richard |
| 1985 | The Flame | Arcadia |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role |
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| 1995 | Renegade | Dominique |
| 1995 | Silk Stalkings | Shannon St. John |
| 1994–1995 | Burke's Law | Kate Lipton |
| 1993–1995 | Red Shoe Diaries | Ester/Precious |
| 2009 | Dodi Al-Fayed: What Really Happened (Channel 4 documentary) | Herself |
Film
edit| Year | Title | Role |
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| 1999 | End of Days | Emily |
| 1999 | Diamondbacks | Elizabeth Pierson |
| 1998 | I Woke Up Early the Day I Died | Star Stripper |
| 1993 | Necronomicon: Book of the Dead | Emma De Lapoer |
Personal life
editIn the early 2000s, Lewis during a hiatus from public life, became an abstract impressionist artist in Los Angeles specializing in memorial paintings in which the ashes of the deceased are mixed with the pigment.[5] Lewis married Al Seckel in Las Vegas in 2004. Though they apparently separated, and Sekel later remarried before his death in 2015, the marriage was never annulled.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Tatler magazine - July/August 1988 - Denice Lewis cover". Crazy About Magazines.
- ^ Variety and Daily Variety Television Reviews, 1993–1994. Taylor & Francis. September 1, 1996. p. 227. ISBN 978-0-8240-3797-0.
- ^ Mitchell, Charles P. (January 1, 2001). The Complete H.P. Lovecraft Filmography. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 150. ISBN 978-0-313-31641-8.
- ^ Willis, John; Monush, Barry (2001). Screen world. Crown Publishers. ISBN 978-1-55783-431-7.
- ^ Peretti, Jacques (January 11, 2009). "Death of a playboy". The Observer. Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
- ^ Oppenheimer, Mark (July 20, 2015). "The Illusionist: Al Seckel Has Left the Country". Tablet. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
External links
editDenice Lewis Studios Website http://denicelewisstudios.com