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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Essence Atkins, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Dance Flick
as Charity
2009
How High
as Jamie
2001
Deliver Us from Eva
as Kareenah Dandridge
2003
Coins Forever
as Madison Morris
2021
Love for Sale
as Candace
2008
Looking Through Lillian
as Andrea
2002
N-Secure
as Robin Joyner
2010
The Bachelor Party
as Michelle
2011
Dysfunctional Friends
as Alice
2012
A Haunted House
as Keisha
2013
Love Song
as Toni
2000
My Sister's Wedding
as Tandy
2013
A Haunted House 2
as Kisha
2014
Angie's Cure
as Sheila Hart
2022
A Screenshot to Santa
as Natalie Ferguson
2023
Illicit
as Nadine
2020
Girlfriends' Getaway
as Lauren
2014
Act Like You Love Me
as Kelly Lofton
2013
One Night Stay
as April
2024
Light Girls
as Self
2015
TV Appearances
House
as Greta Cooper
2004
Half & Half
as Dee Dee Thorne
2002
The Class
2006
Smart Guy
as Yvette Henderson
1997
The Wayans Bros.
as Nina
1995
The Cosby Show
as Paula Young
1984
Saved by the Bell: The College Years
1993
Love, Inc.
as Renee
2005
The Parent 'Hood
1995
Moesha
as Piper Davis
1996
Family Matters
as Becky
1989
MADtv
as Self
1995