Actor profile

Essence Atkins

7th February 1972 New York City, New York, USA Acting

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

37 Movies 33 TV Shows 70 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Toni Braxton’s Breathe Again poster

Toni Braxton’s Breathe Again 24th January 2026 as Evelyn

He Wasn't Man Enough poster

He Wasn't Man Enough 22nd November 2025 as Monica

Queens of Christmas poster

Queens of Christmas 19th December 2024 as Nancy

One Night Stay poster

One Night Stay 4th January 2024 as April

A Screenshot to Santa poster

A Screenshot to Santa 9th December 2023 as Natalie Ferguson

The Noel Diary poster

The Noel Diary 24th November 2022 as Noel Hayden

Angie's Cure poster

Angie's Cure 26th August 2022 as Sheila Hart

Coins Forever poster

Coins Forever 14th October 2021 as Madison Morris

Open poster

Open 12th December 2020 as Wren

Coins for Love poster

Coins for Love 19th July 2020 as Madison Morris

Illicit poster

Illicit 1st May 2020 as Nadine

Same Difference poster

Same Difference 14th June 2019 as Tonya / Shauna

Coins for Christmas poster

Coins for Christmas 16th December 2018 as Madison Morris

Battle Scars poster

Battle Scars 14th July 2017 as Elsie Ramirez

Girlfriends Getaway 2 poster

Girlfriends Getaway 2 29th August 2015 as Lauren

Light Girls poster

Light Girls 19th January 2015 as Self

My Other Mother poster

My Other Mother 21st September 2014 as Candy

Girlfriends' Getaway poster

Girlfriends' Getaway 3rd September 2014 as Lauren

A Haunted House 2 poster

A Haunted House 2 17th April 2014 as Kisha

Holiday Road Trip poster

Holiday Road Trip 1st December 2013 as Clara

My Sister's Wedding poster

My Sister's Wedding 12th November 2013 as Tandy

Act Like You Love Me poster

Act Like You Love Me 6th August 2013 as Kelly Lofton

A Haunted House poster

A Haunted House 11th January 2013 as Keisha

From This Day Forward poster

From This Day Forward 12th May 2012 as Patrice

Dysfunctional Friends poster

Dysfunctional Friends 3rd February 2012 as Alice

The Bachelor Party poster

The Bachelor Party 1st January 2011 as Michelle

N-Secure poster

N-Secure 15th October 2010 as Robin Joyner

Preacher's Kid poster

Preacher's Kid 29th January 2010 as Peaches

Dance Flick poster

Dance Flick 22nd May 2009 as Charity

Love for Sale poster

Love for Sale 9th February 2008 as Candace

Love and Other Four Letter Words poster

Love and Other Four Letter Words 1st January 2007 as Roxanne

Deliver Us from Eva poster

Deliver Us from Eva 7th February 2003 as Kareenah Dandridge

Looking Through Lillian poster

Looking Through Lillian 28th February 2002 as Andrea

How High poster

How High 21st December 2001 as Jamie

Nikita Blues poster

Nikita Blues 1st February 2001

Love Song poster

Love Song 1st December 2000 as Toni

Sunday in Paris poster

Sunday in Paris 7th July 1991 as Allison Chase

Poppa's House poster

Poppa's House 21st October 2024 as Dr. Ivy Reed

After Midnight poster

After Midnight 17th January 2024 as Self

Gabrielle Union: My Journey to 50 poster

Gabrielle Union: My Journey to 50 15th June 2023 as Self

The Company You Keep poster

The Company You Keep 19th February 2023 as Prostitute

Sherri poster

Sherri 12th September 2022 as Self - Guest

Behind Her Faith poster

Behind Her Faith 26th March 2020 as Self

Carol's Second Act poster

Carol's Second Act 26th September 2019 as Kathleen

First Wives Club poster

First Wives Club 19th September 2019 as Maxine Hart

A Black Lady Sketch Show poster

A Black Lady Sketch Show 2nd August 2019 as Hannah

Family Reunion poster

Family Reunion 10th July 2019 as Maureen

Ambitions poster

Ambitions 18th June 2019 as Amara

Marlon poster

Marlon 16th August 2017 as Ashley Wayne

The Great Indoors poster

The Great Indoors 27th October 2016 as Denise

Are We There Yet? poster

Are We There Yet? 2nd June 2010 as Suzanne Kingston-Persons

The Class poster

The Class 18th September 2006

Love, Inc. 22nd September 2005 as Renee

House poster

House 16th November 2004 as Greta Cooper

Half & Half poster

Half & Half 23rd September 2002 as Dee Dee Thorne

Curb Your Enthusiasm poster

Curb Your Enthusiasm 15th October 2000 as Renee Holcomb

Smart Guy poster

Smart Guy 26th March 1997 as Yvette Henderson

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch poster

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch 27th September 1996 as Marnie

Malibu Shores poster

Malibu Shores 9th March 1996

Moesha poster

Moesha 23rd January 1996 as Piper Davis

MADtv poster

MADtv 14th October 1995 as Self

Under One Roof 14th March 1995 as Charlotte 'Charlie' Langston

The Parent 'Hood poster

The Parent 'Hood 18th January 1995

The Wayans Bros. poster

The Wayans Bros. 11th January 1995 as Nina

The John Larroquette Show poster

The John Larroquette Show 2nd September 1993 as Jocelyn

Saved by the Bell: The College Years poster

Saved by the Bell: The College Years 22nd May 1993 as Danielle Marks

Here and Now poster

Here and Now 19th September 1992 as Khalilia

Sunday in Paris 7th July 1991

Family Matters poster

Family Matters 22nd September 1989 as Becky

The Cosby Show poster

The Cosby Show 20th September 1984 as Paula Young