Denise Francine Boyd Andrews (October 15, 1956 – May 3, 2022) was an American drug counsellor and actress.

Early life

Boyd was born on October 15, 1956, in

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Career

Her story was chronicled in '' The Corner: a Year in the Life of an Inner-city Neighbourhood'', a book by

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and

Ed Burns Edward P. Burns (born January 29, 1946) is an American screenwriter and television producer. He has worked closely with writing partner David Simon. For HBO, they have collaborated on '' The Corner,'' ''The Wire,'' ''Generation Kill'', ''The ...

, which was adapted into an HBO miniseries. Her son, DeAndre McCullough, died at the age of 35. Boyd was an actress, known for ''

The Wire ''The Wire'' is an American Crime fiction, crime Drama (film and television), drama television series created and primarily written by the American author and former police reporter David Simon for the cable network HBO. The series premiered o ...

'' (2002) and ''

The Corner ''The Corner'' is a 2000 HBO drama television miniseries based on the nonfiction book '' The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood'' (1997) by David Simon and Ed Burns, and adapted for television by David Simon and David M ...

'' (2000).

Personal life

She married

Donnie Andrews Larry Donnell "Donnie" Andrews (April 29, 1954 – December 13, 2012) was an American armed robber, murderer, and anti-crime advocate. He was one of the inspirations for the character Omar Little on the HBO series ''The Wire''. Early life Andre ...

in 2007. She died on May 3, 2022, at her home in

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Award and accolades

* Golden Globe Awards 1986

References

1956 births 2022 deaths 21st-century American actresses Actresses from Baltimore {{US-tv-actor-1950s-stub