Deena Dill is an American actress and television executive producer best known for her recurring roles on

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's hit show ''

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'',

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's television series ''

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'', and

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's sci-fi series ''

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'', as well as being a creator and executive producer of The CW's award-winning game show ''

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'', which won the Rose d'Or Award for Best International Game Show.

Early life and education

Deena graduated from

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in 1992.

Career

Dill, while in college in

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, got her start in television portraying the broken-hearted love interest in over two dozen country music stars' music videos, including

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, and

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. After appearing in her first film, ''

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'' (1995), Dill went on to obtain a number of television roles, including appearances in ''

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'', '' 24'', '' The Weber Show'', ''

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'', '' ER'', and '' Cracking Up''. In 2005, Deena Dill was cast in the film ''

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'' and then as a recurring character on the television show ''

Boston Legal ''Boston Legal'' is an American legal comedy drama television series created by former lawyer and Boston native David E. Kelley, produced in association with 20th Century Fox Television for ABC. The series aired from October 3, 2004, to Decem ...

''. Dill transitioned back into television, with roles on '' Vanished'', '' 3 lbs'', ''

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'', '' CSI: NY'', '' The Starter Wife'', and ''

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''. From 2009 to 2010, Dill played the role of Gibby's mom, Charlotte, on

's top rated television show, ''

''. She worked on a number of hit television series such as ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'',

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's ''

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'', and

's ''

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''. After a recurring role as Bliss from 2011 to 2013 on

's television series ''

'', Deena was cast in another recurring role as Margaret Montrose, the mother of

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, on the new sci fi alien drama ''

'' (2014) on The CW. Dill is one of the creators and executive producers of the CW's game show, ''

'', alongside Phil Gurin and Richard Joel. ''Oh Sit!'' won

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's prestigious Rose d'Or Award for Best International Game Show in 2013. The high-stakes, high-octane, extreme musical chairs show was initially picked up for 10 episodes and began airing in the summer of 2012. ''Oh Sit!'' moved into its second cycle in early 2013. The hour-long, prime-time competition show is produced by The Gurin Company and

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, in association with

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. In 2017, Dill appeared in ''

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'', a horror film directed by Steve Pullen.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dill, Deena Living people 21st-century American actresses American film actresses American television actresses American women television producers Female models from Tennessee Vanderbilt University alumni Year of birth missing (living people) People from Dayton, Tennessee Television producers from Tennessee