Denise Moreno was born in Madrid, Spain, to a renowned Spanish classical music producer and an American translator who had made Madrid her home. Denise grew up feeling equally comfortable both in European and North American cultures and considers both Spanish and English to be her "first languages".

While studying piano and ballet as a child, Denise discovered early on that she had a passion for acting and at age 12 began to attend acting classes.

At age 16, she was discovered by the top modeling agency in Spain, Traffic, and quickly signed by other international agencies including Ford in NYC and Storm in London. She became to appear in International fashion magazines,such as Vogue, Glamour, Marie Claire and Jalouse.

In 2005, during her first summer working in Paris, Dior representatives taken by the singular beauty of her face offered her a contract for the DIOR cosmetics campaign of Spring/Summer 2006. Denise continues to model under the name Denise Sommers.

Her first break came through a role in Manolete (2008) the film starring Oscar nominated Penelope Cruz and Oscar winner Adrien Brody. The intimate scene with the two awarding winning actors served as Denise's entry into the world of celluloid.

Denise studied Acting at ESAD,(Academy of Dramatic Arts) in Madrid, and Drama and Theatre Studies at Trinity College Dublin.

Bilingual in English and Spanish and fluent in french Denise has worked in international films and on stage in Spain, France, UK, Ireland, and in the U.S.

In Spring 2012 Denise made her debut on the London stage at Riverside Studios, performing in The Oresteia(2012)by Aeschylus directed by Anastasia Revi (TheatreLab Company). Revi went on to direct Denise in the lead role of Salome in Oscar Wilde's "Salome" receiving outstanding reviews on Denise's work and that of TheatreLab.

Feature films

2017
The secret of Botticelli 
directed by Lorenzo Laveggi

2016
Le Sequel
directed by Jason Croot

2016
Cranium Intel
directed by Aeneas Middleton

2013
Roberto
directed by Jason Croot

2012
88
directed by Jordi Moilà

2012
Meeting Place
directed by Jason Croot

2012
Demons and Doors
directed by Jason Croot & Stephen Southouse

2011
Get Ca$h
directed by Jason Croot

2009
My Big Fat Greek Summer
directed by Donald Petrie

2008
Manolete
directed by Menno Meyjes

TV series

1999-2009
El Comisário

Tv series - Short films

2017
The oceans floor 
directed by Frederico Urdaneto

2015
Into the fog
directed by Marcelo Quinonez

2015
Skinship directed 
by Nichola Wong

2013
Junta
directed by Alexander Aben

2012
Árvácska
directed by Dawood Hilmandi

2012
Raw
directed by Sade Adeniran & George Chiesa

2012
Auto-Drive
directed by Rory O' Donnell

2007
Ispahan
directed by Ángel Pazos

2004
Golpe de suerte
directed by Asier Guerricaechevarría & Gorka Luzuriaga