Denise DuBarry

Denise DuBarry was an American actress, producer and businesswoman who took acting lessons at night while working for her father's paper export business. Born in Killeen, Texas, she grew up in Central America and California. She started out in commercials and small television parts before landing a regular role as Lieutenant Samantha Green in the second season of Black Sheep Squadron. Hal Ashby cast her as Johanna Franklin in Being There (1979), and she also took a role in the cult movie Monster in the Closet (1986). In 1982 she formed Xebec Productions and later moved into direct response marketing, co-founding Thane International, where she was chief creative officer from 1990 to 2005. She won Billboard Music Awards for the instruction videos Play the Piano Overnight and Play the Guitar Overnight, founded Kaswit in 2005 and Blue Moxie Entertainment in 2006, and produced Shoot the Hero, shown at the 2010 Palm Springs International Film Festival.