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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

Gender

Female

Birthday

1972-02-07 (53 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Esence Atkins
اسنس اتکینز

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.

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Known For

8.6%

House

Nov 16, 2004

5.9%

A Haunted House

Jan 11, 2013

6.2%

A Haunted House 2

Apr 17, 2014

7.8%

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

Sep 27, 1996

6.3%

How High

Dec 21, 2001

8.0%

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Oct 15, 2000

7.0%

The Cosby Show

Sep 20, 1984

6.3%

The Noel Diary

Nov 24, 2022

6.7%

Family Matters

Sep 22, 1989

4.9%

Dance Flick

May 22, 2009

6.6%

Marlon

Aug 16, 2017

6.9%

MADtv

Oct 14, 1995

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Acting

2024		Poppa's House as Ivy
2024		After Midnight as Self
2024		One Night Stay as April

2023		A Screenshot to Santa as Natalie Ferguson
2023		Gabrielle Union: My Journey to 50 as Self
2023		The Company You Keep as Prostitute

2022		The Noel Diary as Noel Hayden
2022		Sherri as Self - Guest
2022		Angie's Cure as Sheila Hart

2021

Coins Forever as Madison Morris

2020		Open as Wren
2020		Coins for Love as Madison Morris
2020		Illicit as Nadine

2019		Carol's Second Act as Kathleen
2019		A Black Lady Sketch Show as Chef Rayna
2019		A Black Lady Sketch Show as Hannah
2019		Family Reunion as Maureen
2019		Ambitions as Amara
2019		Same Difference as Tonya / Shauna

2018

Coins for Christmas as Madison Morris

2017		Marlon as Ashley Wayne
2017		Battle Scars as Elsie Ramirez

2015		Girlfriends Getaway 2 as Lauren
2015		Light Girls as Self

2014		My Other Mother as Candy
2014		Girlfriends' Getaway as Lauren
2014		A Haunted House 2 as Kisha

2013		Holiday Road Trip as Clara
2013		My Sister's Wedding as Tandy
2013		Act Like You Love Me as Kelly Lofton
2013		A Haunted House as Keisha

2012		From This Day Forward as Patrice
2012		Dysfunctional Friends as Alice

2011

The Bachelor Party as Michelle

2010		N-Secure as Robin Joyner
2010		Are We There Yet? as Suzanne Kingston-Persons
2010		Preacher's Kid as Peaches

2009

Dance Flick as Charity

2008

Love for Sale as Candace

2007

Love and Other Four Letter Words as Roxanne

2006

The Class

2005

Love, Inc.

2004

House as Greta Cooper

2003

Deliver Us from Eva as Kareenah Dandridge

2002		Half & Half as Dee Dee Thorne
2002		Looking Through Lillian as Andrea

2001		How High as Jamie
2001		Nikita Blues

2000		Love Song as Toni
2000		Curb Your Enthusiasm as Renee Holcomb

1997

Smart Guy as Yvette Henderson

1996		Sabrina, the Teenage Witch as Marnie
1996		Malibu Shores
1996		Moesha

1995		MADtv as Self
1995		Under One Roof as Charlotte 'Charlie' Langston
1995		The Parent 'Hood
1995		The Wayans Bros. as Nina

1993		The John Larroquette Show as Jocelyn
1993		Saved by the Bell: The College Years
1993		Saved by the Bell: The College Years as Danielle Marks

1992

Here and Now as Khalilia

1991		Sunday in Paris as Allison Chase
1991		Sunday in Paris

1989

Family Matters as Becky

1984

The Cosby Show as Paula Young

Directing

2020

Christmas Dilemma as Director