Denise WoodsVoice & Speech Coach

- Juilliard trained

- Juilliard faculty for almost a decade

- Senior Faculty - Voice and Speech Department California Institute

for the Arts

- Founded EXPRESS YOURSELF an

organization that empowers inner city youth to find and use

the power of thier voices

- Has coached the voices of Phylicia Rashad, Ken Watanabe, Will Smith, Ellyn Burstyn, Morris Chestnut, Rachel Weisz, Queen Latifah, Ray Liota, Holly Hunter, Lawrence Fishburn, Maggie Gyllenhaal,

Mike Myers, Sanaa Lathan , Jeffrey Wright and more.

Denise WoodsMost recently, Denise served as the dialect coach for the Disney film, Step Up 3D directed by John Chu. She is currently the dialect coach for Broadway’s critically acclaimed Porgy & Bess starring Audra McDonald and David Allen Grier.

Some of her clients include Soledad O’Brien, Chris Hansen, Maria Bartiromo, Norah O’Donnell, Kim Rouggie, Rachel Boesing and Zorrianna Kit. As a dialect coach for actors in the film industry, her work includes Academy-Award nominated actors Ken Watanabe in The Last Samurai directed by Ed Zwick and Will Smith in Ali directed by Michael Mann. Other films include Shaft starring Jeffrey Wright, Last Holiday starring Queen Latifah, How Stella Got Her Groove Back starring Taye Diggs and Once in the Life written, starring and directed by Laurence Fishburne.

Some of the most rewarding experiences have been those with Phylicia Rashad, Ellen Burstyn, Morris Chestnut, Sanaa Lathan, Paul Rodriguez, Victoria Rowell, Eve, Ray Liotta, Porscia DeRossi, Rachel Weisz, Mekhi Phifer, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jeanne Trupplehorn and Mike Myers.

Denise is using her expertise to help professional athletes improve their communication and media skills. She has worked with some of sports most popular athletes including players from the New York Knicks and the New York Giants as well as several retired ath-letes looking to further their careers in broadcasting and business.

As a graduate of The Juilliard School, she became the first African-American female to join the Drama Division faculty in 1992. To date, Woods’ most rewarding achievement has been the creation of “Express Yourself,” a program she founded in 1996 teaching voice, speech and acting to teenagers from the Harlem community.

we owe you our sincere gratitude for exWe owe you our sincere gratitude for extending your expertise and most of all your illuminating spirit to our Think Common Entertainment, Inc. family. You are truly a jewel and we thank the creator for you.

CRISTEN M. MILLS - Personal Liaison to Common

Think COMMON Entertainment,Inc.

What Others Are Saying About Denise“Denise is one of the best dialect coaches in the business. I couldnt have completed the Ali project without her!”

Will Smith - Actor, Writer, Producer

“Denise understands the unique nature of our business. Her goal is to keep the inherent personality in each voice while losing the bad habits that drive viewers to distraction.”

Soledad OBrien - Anchor, American Morning, CNN News

“Denise has a gift for capturing and coaching the minute differences and inflections of a dialect And on top of all that, she is a hot broad!”

Paul Rodriguez - Actor, Producer, Director, Comedian

“Denises work on Once in the Life was amazing. She has an incredible ear for dialects.”

Laurence Fishburne - Actor, Producer, Director