Essence Atkins

Essence Atkins

52 · Born: Feb 7, 1972

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Born Feb 7, 1972 New York City, New York, USA

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

Career

2024
One Night Stay
One Night Stay as April
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2022
The Noel Diary
The Noel Diary as Noel Hayden
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Angie's Cure
Angie's Cure as Sheila Hart
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2020
Illicit
Illicit as Nadine
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Coins for Love
Coins for Love as Madison
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Open
Open as Wren
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2019
Same Difference
Same Difference as Tonya / Shauna
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Ambitions
Ambitions as Amara
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2018
Coins for Christmas
Coins for Christmas as Madison
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2017
Battle Scars
Battle Scars as Elsie Ramirez
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Marlon
Marlon as Ashley Wayne
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2015
Girlfriends Getaway 2
Girlfriends Getaway 2 as Lauren
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2014
Girlfriends' Getaway
Girlfriends' Getaway as Lauren
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My Other Mother
My Other Mother as Candy
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A Haunted House 2
A Haunted House 2 as Kisha
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2013
Holiday Road Trip
Holiday Road Trip as Clara
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A Haunted House
A Haunted House as Keisha
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Act Like You Love Me
Act Like You Love Me as Kelly
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My Sister's Wedding
My Sister's Wedding as Tandy
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2012
From This Day Forward
From This Day Forward as Patrice
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2011
The Bachelor Party
The Bachelor Party as Michelle
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2010
Preacher's Kid
Preacher's Kid as Peaches
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N-Secure
N-Secure as Robin Joyner
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Are We There Yet?
Are We There Yet? as Suzanne Kingston-Persons
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Are We There Yet?: World Adventure
2009
Dance Flick
Dance Flick as Charity
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2008
Love for Sale
Love for Sale as Candace
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2007
Love... & Other 4 Letter Words
Love... & Other 4 Letter Words as Roxanne
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2003
Deliver Us from Eva
Deliver Us from Eva as Kareenah Dandridge
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2002
Looking Through Lillian
Looking Through Lillian as Andrea
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Half & Half
Half & Half as Dee Dee Thorne
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2001
Nikita Blues
Nikita Blues
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How High
How High as Jamie
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XCU: Extreme Close Up
XCU: Extreme Close Up as Tamikah Jones
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2000
Love Song
Love Song as Toni
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1999
Sabrina the Teenage Witch
Sabrina the Teenage Witch as Marnie
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1997
Smart Guy
Smart Guy as Yvette Henderson
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1996
Malibu Shores
Malibu Shores
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1995
The Wayans Bros.
The Wayans Bros. as Nina
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The Parent 'Hood
The Parent 'Hood
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Under One Roof
Under One Roof as Charlotte 'Charlie' Langston
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1991
Sunday in Paris
Sunday in Paris as Allison Chase
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1986
The Cosby Show
The Cosby Show
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2023
Gabrielle Union: My Journey to 50
2015
Light Girls
Light Girls
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2020
Christmas Dilemma
Christmas Dilemma as Director
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