
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