
Essence Atkins
Biography
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
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Filmography
Acting (70)
Movies (37)
Toni Braxton’s Breathe Again
2026as Evelyn
He Wasn't Man Enough
2025as Monica
One Night Stay
2024as April
Queens of Christmas
2024as Nancy
A Screenshot to Santa
2023as Natalie Ferguson
Angie's Cure
2022as Sheila Hart
The Noel Diary
2022as Noel Hayden
Coins Forever
2021as Madison Morris
Open
2020as Wren
Illicit
2020as Nadine
Coins for Love
2020as Madison Morris
Same Difference
2019as Tonya / Shauna
Coins for Christmas
2018as Madison Morris
Battle Scars
2017as Elsie Ramirez
Light Girls
2015as Self
Girlfriends Getaway 2
2015as Lauren
A Haunted House 2
2014as Kisha
Girlfriends' Getaway
2014as Lauren
My Other Mother
2014as Candy
A Haunted House
2013as Keisha
Holiday Road Trip
2013as Clara
Act Like You Love Me
2013as Kelly Lofton
My Sister's Wedding
2013as Tandy
Dysfunctional Friends
2012as Alice
From This Day Forward
2012as Patrice
The Bachelor Party
2011as Michelle
N-Secure
2010as Robin Joyner
Preacher's Kid
2010as Peaches
Dance Flick
2009as Charity
Love for Sale
2008as Candace
Love and Other Four Letter Words
2007as Roxanne
Deliver Us from Eva
2003as Kareenah Dandridge
Looking Through Lillian
2002as Andrea
How High
2001as Jamie
Nikita Blues
2001
Love Song
2000as Toni
Sunday in Paris
1991as Allison Chase
Television (33)
After Midnight
2024as Self
Poppa's House
2024as Dr. Ivy Reed
The Company You Keep
2023as Prostitute
Gabrielle Union: My Journey to 50
2023as Self
Sherri
2022as Self - Guest
Behind Her Faith
2020as Self
Family Reunion
2019as Maureen
A Black Lady Sketch Show
2019as Hannah
First Wives Club
2019as Maxine Hart
Carol's Second Act
2019as Kathleen
Ambitions
2019as Amara
Marlon
2017as Ashley Wayne
The Great Indoors
2016as Denise
Are We There Yet?
2010as Suzanne Kingston-Persons
The Class
2006Love, Inc.
2005as Renee
House
2004as Greta Cooper
Half & Half
2002as Dee Dee Thorne
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000as Renee Holcomb
Smart Guy
1997as Yvette Henderson
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996as Marnie
Moesha
1996as Piper Davis
Malibu Shores
1996
The Wayans Bros.
1995as Nina
MADtv
1995as Self
The Parent 'Hood
1995Under One Roof
1995as Charlotte 'Charlie' Langston
Saved by the Bell: The College Years
1993as Danielle Marks
The John Larroquette Show
1993as Jocelyn
Here and Now
1992as Khalilia
Sunday in Paris
1991
Family Matters
1989as Becky
The Cosby Show
1984as Paula Young
Crew (1)
Movies (1)
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