Denise Faye

Denise Faye
Born	New York City, New York
Alma mater	Barnard College, Columbia University
Occupation(s)	Actress, dancer, choreographer
Years active	1989–present

Denise Faye is an American director, choreographer and actress. She is the recipient of an American Choreography Award, as well as a Screen Actor's Guild Award for the Academy Award-winning film, Chicago. Denise won the Dance Track Magazine "Artist Award" for best choreography in a feature film for her work in the film, Burlesque. Additionally, she received nominations including the Fred and Adele Astaire Award and The World Dance Awards for her choreography in Burlesque.

Career

In 2014, Denise co-directed and choreographed much of current Cher Dressed to Kill tour. Most recently Denise directed the concert DVD of Martha Davis Martha Davis & the Motels "Live at the Whisky a Go Go's 50th Anniversary" which will be released in the summer of 2015. Next she will be directing a music video for Martha Davis and the Motels from their upcoming album.

Denise directed the staged reading of the musical, The Magic Horn, written by Charlie Midnight, James Marr and Wendy Piggot at The Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles and is currently being developed for the Broadway stage.

Choreography includes working with Hugh Jackman on a multimillion-dollar live extravaganza for Steve Wynn, Jennifer Aniston's strip-tease in We're the Millers, as well as, re-staging/choreographing Catherine Zeta-Jones in All That Jazz for the 85th Annual Academy Awards.

Among her many Broadway credits are: Chicago, Guys and Dolls and Jerome Robbins Broadway. Plays include works at the Public Theater, Lincoln Center Theater, Williamstown Theater Festival and Second Stage Theater.

Her choreography can be seen in such films as: My Week with Marilyn, We're the Millers, Burlesque, and working alongside her mentor, Rob Marshall, in the Academy Award-winning Chicago, and Nine among others. In television, she has choreographed/directed segments on shows such as: The American Music Awards, Dancing with the Stars, and The X Factor UK. Additionally, she has choreographed many television commercials including GoDaddy for the 2012 Super Bowl and Dasani Water for the 2012 Olympics.

Prior to this, Denise trained at the School of American Ballet, danced with the New York City Ballet and then attended Barnard College with a double major in Urban Studies and Psychology. She has also danced in the Jon Bon Jovi music video Queen Of New Orleans, which was the first single off of Jon's solo album Destination Anywhere.

Projects

• Magic Horn – Broadway Musical in Development: Director/Producer – current
• Cher's Dressed to Kill tour – current
• Martha Davis and the Motels – Video: Director – current
• Steve Wynn birthday extravaganza starring Hugh Jackman – 2014
• Fred and Adele Astaire Awards – Choreographed "All That Jazz" featuring Catherine Zeta-Jones – 2013
• We're the Millers – Film: Choreographed Jennifer Aniston's strip tease, Rawson Marshall Thurber director – 2013
• Kirstie – TV: Choreographer – Kirstie Alley and Michael Richards – 2013
• The Academy Awards – TV: Restaged/Choreographed All That Jazz featuring Catherine Zeta-Jones – 2013
• My Week with Marilyn – Film: Choreographed and Directed Michelle Williams musical numbers – 2011
• Pirates of the Caribbean 4 – Film: Associate Choreographer, Rob Marshall director, John DeLuca choreographer – Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz – 2011
• Burlesque – Film: Choreographer, Steven Antin director – Cher, Christina Aguilera – 2010
• The American Music Awards – TV: Director/Choreographer of Musical Segment – 2010
• X Factor UK-series finale – TV: Director/Choreographer of Musical Segment – 2010
• Dancing with the Stars – TV: Director/Choreographer of Musical Segment – 2010
• Castle: Choreographer – 2011
• Saving Grace – TV: Choreographer – Holly Hunter – 2009
• Nine – Film: Associate Choreographer, Rob Marshall director/co-choreographer with John DeLuca – Daniel Day-Lewis, Nicole Kidman, Marianne Cotilliard, Penélope Cruz – 2009
• The 59th Primetime Emmy Awards – TV: Associate Choreographer, Rob Marshall/John DeLuca choreographer – 2007
• Tony Bennett: An American Classic – TV: Associate Choreographer, Rob Marshall director/co-choreographer with John DeLuca – Tony Bennett, Barbra Streisand, Christina Aguilera – 2006
• Memoirs of a Geisha – Film: Associate Choreographer, Rob Marshall director, John DeLuca choreographer – Gong Li, Zhang Ziyi – 2005
• Stuart Little Three – Video: Choreographer – 2005
• The 75th Annual Academy Awards – TV: Associate Choreographer, Rob Marshall/John DeLuca choreographers – 2003
• Chicago – Film: Associate Choreographer, Rob Marshall director/choreographer – Renee Zellweger, Richard Gere, Catherine Zeta-Jones – 2002
• Annie – Disney TV Movie: Associate Choreographer, Rob Marshall director/choreographer – Alan Cumming, Kristin Chenoweth, Victor Garber – 1999

Filmography

Title	Year	Role	Notes
The Equalizer	1988	Hooker	Episode: "Target of Choice"
Melissa	1995	Colleen
Mighty Aphrodite	1995	Greek Chorus
Milk & Money	1996	Kimberly
Donnie Brasco	1997	Mob Girlfriend
The Next Step	1997	Heidi
Destination Anywhere: The Film	1997	Stripper	Direct-to-video
Witness to the Mob	1998	Dawn De Bat	television film
Martial Law	1999	Daphne Pierce	Episode: "Breakout"
Game Day	1999	Cassandra
American Pie 2	2001	Danielle
Chicago	2002	Annie	American Choreography Award for Outstanding Achievement in Feature Film Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated—Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast
The Drew Carey Show	2003	Susie	Episode: "Turkeyspotting"
George Lopez	2003	Nicole	Episode: "The Cuban Missus Crisis"
Nine	2009	Female Dancer
Burlesque	2010	Preacher

Stage credits

Title	Year	Role	Production	Notes
Song and Dance	1985	Various roles	Royale Theater	1985–86
The Winter's Tale	1989	Ensemble	Joseph Papp Public Theater
The Winter's Tale	1989	Ensemble	Anspacher Theater
Jerome Robbins' Broadway	1989	Various roles	Imperial Theater	1989–90
Guys and Dolls	1992	Mimi / Doll	Martin Beck Theater	1992–95
The Goodbye Girl	1993	Cast of Richard III	Marquis Theater
Chronicle of a Death Foretold	1995	Maria	Plymouth Theater
Swinging on a Star	1995	Various roles	Music Box Theater	1995–96
Chicago	1996	Liz	Richard Rodgers Theater	1996–1997
Chicago	1997	Liz	Shubert Theatre	1997–2003
A Madhouse in Goa	1997	Aliki	Second Stage Theater
Filumena	1996	Diana
Chicago	1997	Liz	Shubert Theatre	1997–2003

Awards and nominations

Award	Year	Category	Nominated Work	Result
American Choreography Awards	2002	Outstanding Achievement in Feature Film	Chicago	Won
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards	2002	Best Cast	Chicago	Won
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards	2002	Best Cast	Chicago	Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards	2002	Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture	Chicago	Won
World Dance Award	2011	Outstanding Choreography Feature Film		Nominated
The Fred and Adele Astaire Awards	2011	Best Choreography in a Feature Film		Nominated
Dance Track Magazine -Artist Award	2011	Best Choreographer Film		Won

External links

• Denise Faye at the Internet Broadway Database
• Denise Faye at IMDb