Denise DuBarry is an American actress, businesswoman, film producer, and philanthropist. She co-founded Thane International, Inc. , a global leader in the direct response industry along with her husband, Bill Hay, in 1990. She served as its Chief Creative Officer for 15 years, from 1990-2005. As an actress, she is best known for her role as nurse Lieutenant Samantha Green, on the television series Black Sheep Squadron, and as Johanna Franklin in the film Being There. She was a pioneer in the infomercial industry as producer of Play the Piano Overnight in 1988, which won the Billboard Music Award for Best Music Instruction Video that year and then Play the Guitar Overnight which won the 1991 Billboard Music Award for Best Music Instruction

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