
Essence Atkins
Born February 7, 1972 · 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
Notable Appearances
Movies

A Haunted House 2

A Haunted House

How High

The Noel Diary

Nikita Blues

Dance Flick

Toni Braxton’s Breathe Again

Deliver Us from Eva

Light Girls

Looking Through Lillian

One Night Stay

The Prodigal Experience: Reflections on a Story

Coins for Christmas

Girlfriends' Getaway

N-Secure

Love for Sale

He Wasn't Man Enough

The Preacher's Kid in Atlanta

Preacher's Kid

Holiday Road Trip

Act Like You Love Me

My Other Mother

My Sister's Wedding

Love and Other Four Letter Words

Illicit

Dysfunctional Friends

Queens of Christmas
TV Shows

The Cosby Show

Family Matters

After Midnight

Moesha

The John Larroquette Show

The Wayans Bros.

Half & Half

Are We There Yet?

The Parent 'Hood

Smart Guy

Family Reunion

Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America

A Black Lady Sketch Show

Marlon

The Company You Keep

Saved by the Bell: The College Years

First Wives Club

Ambitions

Carol's Second Act

The Class

The Great Indoors

Poppa's House

Malibu Shores

Here and Now

MADtv

Gabrielle Union: My Journey to 50
















