Essence Atkins
Acting • Born 1972-02-07
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
Filmography
72 credits
Dance Flick
Movie • 2009
Charity
How High
Movie • 2001
Jamie
Deliver Us from Eva
Movie • 2003
Kareenah Dandridge
Coins Forever
Movie • 2021
Madison Morris
Love for Sale
Movie • 2008
Candace
Looking Through Lillian
Movie • 2002
Andrea
N-Secure
Movie • 2010
Robin Joyner
The Bachelor Party
Movie • 2011
Michelle
Dysfunctional Friends
Movie • 2012
Alice
A Haunted House
Movie • 2013
Keisha
Love Song
Movie • 2000
Toni
My Sister's Wedding
Movie • 2013
Tandy
A Haunted House 2
Movie • 2014
Kisha
Angie's Cure
Movie • 2022
Sheila Hart
A Screenshot to Santa
Movie • 2023
Natalie Ferguson
Illicit
Movie • 2020
Nadine
Girlfriends' Getaway
Movie • 2014
Lauren
Act Like You Love Me
Movie • 2013
Kelly Lofton
One Night Stay
Movie • 2024
April
Light Girls
Movie • 2015
Self
My Other Mother
Movie • 2014
Candy
The Noel Diary
Movie • 2022
Noel Hayden
Love and Other Four Letter Words
Movie • 2007
Roxanne
Girlfriends Getaway 2
Movie • 2015
Lauren
Battle Scars
Movie • 2017
Elsie Ramirez
Same Difference
Movie • 2019
Tonya / Shauna
From This Day Forward
Movie • 2012
Patrice
Coins for Christmas
Movie • 2018
Madison Morris
Sunday in Paris
Movie • 1991
Allison Chase
Open
Movie • 2020
Wren
Preacher's Kid
Movie • 2010
Peaches
Coins for Love
Movie • 2020
Madison Morris
Holiday Road Trip
Movie • 2013
Clara
Nikita Blues
Movie • 2001
Queens of Christmas
Movie • 2024
Nancy
He Wasn't Man Enough
Movie • 2025
Monica
Toni Braxton’s Breathe Again
Movie • 2026
Evelyn
House
TV • 2004
Greta Cooper
Half & Half
TV • 2002
Dee Dee Thorne
The Class
TV • 2006
Smart Guy
TV • 1997
Yvette Henderson
The Wayans Bros.
TV • 1995
Nina
The Cosby Show
TV • 1984
Paula Young
Saved by the Bell: The College Years
TV • 1993
Love, Inc.
TV • 2005
Renee
The Parent 'Hood
TV • 1995
Moesha
TV • 1996
Piper Davis
Family Matters
TV • 1989
Becky
MADtv
TV • 1995
Self
Under One Roof
TV • 1995
Charlotte 'Charlie' Langston
Malibu Shores
TV • 1996
Here and Now
TV • 1992
Khalilia
A Black Lady Sketch Show
TV • 2019
Chef Rayna
Are We There Yet?
TV • 2010
Suzanne Kingston-Persons
Sunday in Paris
TV • 1991
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
TV • 1996
Marnie
Gabrielle Union: My Journey to 50
TV • 2023
Self
Saved by the Bell: The College Years
TV • 1993
Danielle Marks
Marlon
TV • 2017
Ashley Wayne
A Black Lady Sketch Show
TV • 2019
Hannah
Curb Your Enthusiasm
TV • 2000
Renee Holcomb
The John Larroquette Show
TV • 1993
Jocelyn
Ambitions
TV • 2019
Amara
Poppa's House
TV • 2024
Dr. Ivy Reed
Family Reunion
TV • 2019
Maureen
Carol's Second Act
TV • 2019
Kathleen
The Company You Keep
TV • 2023
Prostitute
Sherri
TV • 2022
Self - Guest
After Midnight
TV • 2024
Self
Behind Her Faith
TV • 2020
Self
First Wives Club
TV • 2019
Maxine Hart
The Great Indoors
TV • 2016
Denise