Essence Atkins

ActorDirector Feb 7 (age 54) New York City, New York, USA 1984–2026 (42 year career)

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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

Known For

Film

A Haunted House 2

Kisha

Film

A Haunted House

Keisha

Film

How High

Jamie

Film

The Noel Diary

Noel Hayden

Film

Marlon

Ashley Wayne

Film

Smart Guy

Yvette Henderson

Film

Deliver Us from Eva

Kareenah Dandridge

Film

Dance Flick

Charity

Filmography

Acting (72)

Movies (39)

Toni Braxton’s Breathe Again

as Evelyn

He Wasn't Man Enough

as Monica

One Night Stay

as April

Queens of Christmas

2024

as Nancy

10.0

A Screenshot to Santa

2023

as Natalie Ferguson

Angie's Cure

as Sheila Hart

The Noel Diary

as Noel Hayden

Coins Forever

as Madison Morris

Illicit

as Nadine

Open

as Wren

Coins for Love

as Madison Morris

Same Difference

as Tonya / Shauna

Coins for Christmas

as Madison Morris

Battle Scars

as Elsie Ramirez

Light Girls

as Self

Girlfriends Getaway 2

as Lauren

A Haunted House 2

as Kisha

My Other Mother

as Candy

Girlfriends' Getaway

as Lauren

A Haunted House

as Keisha

Act Like You Love Me

as Kelly Lofton

Holiday Road Trip

as Clara

My Sister's Wedding

as Tandy

Dysfunctional Friends

2012

as Alice

6.1

From This Day Forward

as Patrice

The Bachelor Party

as Michelle

Preacher's Kid

as Peaches

N-Secure

as Robin Joyner

The Prodigal Experience: Reflections on a Story

2010

as Self

The Preacher's Kid in Atlanta

2010

as Self

Dance Flick

as Charity

Love for Sale

as Candace

Love and Other Four Letter Words

2007

as Roxanne

5.3

Deliver Us from Eva

2003

as Kareenah Dandridge

6.4

Looking Through Lillian

as Andrea

How High

as Jamie

Nikita Blues

Love Song

as Toni

Sunday in Paris

as Allison Chase

Television (33)

After Midnight

as Self

Poppa's House

as Dr. Ivy Reed

The Company You Keep

as Prostitute

Gabrielle Union: My Journey to 50

2023

as Self

Sherri

2022

as Self - Guest

2.6

Behind Her Faith

2020

as Self

Family Reunion

2019

as Maureen

8.0

A Black Lady Sketch Show

as Hannah

Ambitions

as Amara

First Wives Club

as Maxine Hart

Carol's Second Act

as Kathleen

Marlon

as Ashley Wayne

The Great Indoors

as Denise

Are We There Yet?

as Suzanne Kingston-Persons

The Class

Love, Inc.

as Renee

House

as Greta Cooper

Half & Half

as Dee Dee Thorne

Curb Your Enthusiasm

as Renee Holcomb

Smart Guy

as Yvette Henderson

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

as Marnie

Moesha

as Piper Davis

Malibu Shores

The Wayans Bros.

as Nina

The Parent 'Hood

MADtv

as Self

Under One Roof

as Charlotte 'Charlie' Langston

The John Larroquette Show

1993

as Jocelyn

6.7

Saved by the Bell: The College Years

as Danielle Marks

Here and Now

as Khalilia

Sunday in Paris

Family Matters

as Becky

The Cosby Show

as Paula Young

Crew (1)

Movies (1)

Christmas Dilemma

2020

Director

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