Essence Atkins
February 7, 1972 (52 years old) in New York City, New York, USA
Essence Uhura Atkins (born February 7, 1972) is an American actress. She is best known for the roles of Dee Dee Thorne on the UPN sitcom Half & Half and as Yvette Henderson on the The WB sitcom Smart Guy. She is currently starring in the TV series Are We There Yet? as Suzanne Kingston-Persons. Description above from the Wikipedia article Essence Atkins, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · Poppa's House as Ivy
- 2024 · One Night Stay as April
- 2023 · Gabrielle Union: My Journey to 50 as Self
- 2023 · The Company You Keep as Prostitute
- 2022 · The Noel Diary as Noel Hayden
- 2022 · Angie's Cure as Sheila Hart
- 2021 · Coins Forever as Madison Morris
- 2020 · Open as Wren
- 2020 · Coins for Love as Madison
- 2020 · Illicit as Nadine
- 2019 · Carol's Second Act as Kathleen
- 2019 · A Black Lady Sketch Show as Chef Rayna
- 2019 · A Black Lady Sketch Show as Hannah
- 2019 · Family Reunion as Maureen
- 2019 · Ambitions as Amara
- 2019 · Same Difference as Tonya / Shauna
- 2018 · Coins for Christmas as Madison
- 2017 · Marlon as Ashley Wayne
- 2017 · Battle Scars as Elsie Ramirez
- 2015 · Girlfriends Getaway 2 as Lauren
- 2015 · Light Girls as Self
- 2014 · My Other Mother as Candy
- 2014 · Girlfriends' Getaway as Lauren
- 2014 · A Haunted House 2 as Kisha
- 2013 · Holiday Road Trip as Clara
- 2013 · My Sister's Wedding as Tandy
- 2013 · Act Like You Love Me as Kelly Lofton
- 2013 · A Haunted House as Keisha
- 2012 · From This Day Forward as Patrice
- 2012 · Dysfunctional Friends as Alice
- 2011 · The Bachelor Party as Michelle
- 2010 · N-Secure as Robin Joyner
- 2010 · Are We There Yet? as Suzanne Kingston-Persons
- 2010 · Preacher's Kid as Peaches
- 2009 · Dance Flick as Charity
- 2008 · Love for Sale as Candace
- 2007 · Love and Other Four Letter Words as Roxanne
- 2006 · The Class as
- 2005 · Love, Inc. as
- 2004 · House as Greta Cooper
- 2003 · Deliver Us from Eva as Kareenah Dandridge
- 2002 · Half & Half as Dee Dee Thorne
- 2002 · Looking Through Lillian as Andrea
- 2001 · How High as Jamie
- 2001 · Nikita Blues as
- 2000 · Love Song as Toni
- 2000 · Curb Your Enthusiasm as Renee Holcomb
- 1997 · Smart Guy as Yvette Henderson
- 1996 · Sabrina, the Teenage Witch as Marnie
- 1996 · Malibu Shores as
- 1996 · Moesha as
- 1995 · MADtv as Self
- 1995 · Under One Roof as Charlotte 'Charlie' Langston
- 1995 · The Parent 'Hood as
- 1995 · The Wayans Bros. as Nina
- 1993 · The John Larroquette Show as Jocelyn
- 1993 · Saved by the Bell: The College Years as
- 1993 · Saved by the Bell: The College Years as Danielle Marks
- 1992 · Here and Now as Khalilia
- 1991 · Sunday in Paris as
- 1991 · Sunday in Paris as Allison Chase
- 1989 · Family Matters as Becky
- 1984 · The Cosby Show as Paula Young
- Future · A Screenshot to Santa as Natalie Ferguson