Essence Atkins

Essence Atkins

52 · Born: Feb 7, 1972

Personal Details

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BornFeb 7, 1972 New York City, New York, USA

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

Career

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2024
One Night Stay
One Night Stay as April
{"id":215826,"title":"The Noel Diary","year":"2022","character":"Noel Hayden","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/the-noel-diary","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_215826.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_215826.jpg"},"released":1}
2022
The Noel Diary
The Noel Diary as Noel Hayden
{"id":238347,"title":"Angie's Cure","year":"2022","character":"Sheila Hart","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/angies-cure","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_238347.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_238347.jpg"},"released":1}
Angie's Cure
Angie's Cure as Sheila Hart
{"id":205570,"title":"Coins for Love","year":"2020","character":"Madison","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/coins-for-love","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_205570.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_205570.jpg"},"released":1}
2020
Coins for Love
Coins for Love as Madison
{"id":115861,"title":"Illicit","year":"2020","character":"Nadine","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/illicit-2017","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_115861.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_115861.jpg"},"released":1}
Illicit
Illicit as Nadine
{"id":199424,"title":"Open","year":"2020","character":"Wren","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/open-2020","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_199424.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_199424.jpg"},"released":1}
Open
Open as Wren
{"id":181953,"title":"Same Difference","year":"2019","character":"Tonya \/ Shauna","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/same-difference-2019","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_181953.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_181953.jpg"},"released":1}
2019
Same Difference
Same Difference as Tonya / Shauna
{"id":103836874,"title":"Ambitions","year":2019,"character":"Amara","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/show\/ambitions","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_103836874.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_103836874.jpg"},"released":1}
Ambitions
Ambitions as Amara
{"id":136762,"title":"Coins for Christmas","year":"2018","character":"Madison","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/coins-for-christmas","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_136762.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_136762.jpg"},"released":1}
2018
Coins for Christmas
Coins for Christmas as Madison
{"id":108703,"title":"Battle Scars","year":"2017","character":"Elsie Ramirez","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/battle-scars","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_108703.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_108703.jpg"},"released":1}
2017
Battle Scars
Battle Scars as Elsie Ramirez
{"id":103830195,"title":"Marlon","year":2017,"character":"Ashley Wayne","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/show\/marlon","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_103830195.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_103830195.jpg"},"released":1}
Marlon
Marlon as Ashley Wayne
{"id":110375,"title":"Girlfriends Getaway 2","year":"2015","character":"Lauren","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/girlfriends-getaway-2","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_110375.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_110375.jpg"},"released":1}
2015
Girlfriends Getaway 2
Girlfriends Getaway 2 as Lauren
{"id":102682,"title":"My Other Mother","year":"2014","character":"Candy","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/my-other-mother","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_102682.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_102682.jpg"},"released":1}
2014
My Other Mother
My Other Mother as Candy
{"id":10269,"title":"A Haunted House 2","year":"2014","character":"Kisha","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/a-haunted-house-2","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/2j6uid2o467g.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/2j6uid2o467g.jpg"},"released":1}
A Haunted House 2
A Haunted House 2 as Kisha
{"id":37240,"title":"Girlfriends' Getaway","year":"2014","character":"Lauren","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/girlfriends-getaway-2014","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_37240.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_37240.jpg"},"released":1}
Girlfriends' Getaway
Girlfriends' Getaway as Lauren
{"id":39165,"title":"My Sister's Wedding","year":"2013","character":"Tandy","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/my-sisters-wedding-2013","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_39165.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_39165.jpg"},"released":1}
2013
My Sister's Wedding
My Sister's Wedding as Tandy
{"id":38964,"title":"Holiday Road Trip","year":"2013","character":"Clara","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/holiday-road-trip","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_38964.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_38964.jpg"},"released":1}
Holiday Road Trip
Holiday Road Trip as Clara
{"id":14384,"title":"Act Like You Love Me","year":"2013","character":"Kelly","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/act-like-you-love-me","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_14384.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_14384.jpg"},"released":1}
Act Like You Love Me
Act Like You Love Me as Kelly
{"id":1239,"title":"A Haunted House","year":"2013","character":"Keisha","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/a-haunted-house","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/nh4o883fsp00.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/nh4o883fsp00.jpg"},"released":1}
A Haunted House
A Haunted House as Keisha
{"id":145986,"title":"From This Day Forward","year":"2012","character":"Patrice","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/from-this-day-forward-2012","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_145986.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_145986.jpg"},"released":1}
2012
From This Day Forward
From This Day Forward as Patrice
{"id":106642,"title":"The Bachelor Party","year":"2011","character":"Michelle","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/the-bachelor-party-2011","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_106642.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_106642.jpg"},"released":1}
2011
The Bachelor Party
The Bachelor Party as Michelle
{"id":8757,"title":"Preacher's Kid","year":"2010","character":"Peaches","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/preachers-kid","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_8757.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_8757.jpg"},"released":1}
2010
Preacher's Kid
Preacher's Kid as Peaches
{"id":16925,"title":"N-Secure","year":"2010","character":"Robin Joyner","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/n-secure","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_16925.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_16925.jpg"},"released":1}
N-Secure
N-Secure as Robin Joyner
{"id":7577,"title":"Are We There Yet?","year":2010,"character":"Suzanne Kingston-Persons","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/show\/are-we-there-yet","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_7577.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_7577.jpg"},"released":1}
Are We There Yet?
Are We There Yet? as Suzanne Kingston-Persons
{"id":8792,"title":"Are We There Yet?: World Adventure","year":2010,"character":"","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/show\/are-we-there-yet-world-adventure","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_8792.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_8792.jpg"},"released":1}
Are We There Yet?: World Adventure
Are We There Yet?: World Adventure
{"id":2452,"title":"Dance Flick","year":"2009","character":"Charity","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/dance-flick","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/19j1qgjhvo28.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/19j1qgjhvo28.jpg"},"released":1}
2009
Dance Flick
Dance Flick as Charity
{"id":46306,"title":"Love for Sale","year":"2008","character":"Candace","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/love-for-sale","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_46306.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_46306.jpg"},"released":1}
2008
Love for Sale
Love for Sale as Candace
{"id":149803,"title":"Love... & Other 4 Letter Words","year":"2007","character":"Roxanne","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/love-other-4-letter-words-2007","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_149803.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_149803.jpg"},"released":1}
2007
Love... & Other 4 Letter Words
Love... & Other 4 Letter Words as Roxanne
{"id":6602,"title":"Deliver Us from Eva","year":"2003","character":"Kareenah Dandridge","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/deliver-us-from-eva","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/7sh9839bm580.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/7sh9839bm580.jpg"},"released":1}
2003
Deliver Us from Eva
Deliver Us from Eva as Kareenah Dandridge
{"id":84835,"title":"Looking Through Lillian","year":"2002","character":"Andrea","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/looking-through-lillian","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_84835.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_84835.jpg"},"released":1}
2002
Looking Through Lillian
Looking Through Lillian as Andrea
{"id":9313,"title":"Half & Half","year":2002,"character":"Dee Dee Thorne","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/show\/half-half","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_9313.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_9313.jpg"},"released":1}
Half & Half
Half & Half as Dee Dee Thorne
{"id":195355,"title":"Nikita Blues","year":"2001","character":"","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/nikita-blues","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_195355.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_195355.jpg"},"released":1}
2001
Nikita Blues
Nikita Blues
{"id":4104,"title":"How High","year":"2001","character":"Jamie","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/how-high","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/2snddjcpjl10.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/2snddjcpjl10.jpg"},"released":1}
How High
How High as Jamie
{"id":85174,"title":"XCU: Extreme Close Up","year":"2001","character":"Tamikah Jones","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/xcu-extreme-close-up","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_85174.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_85174.jpg"},"released":1}
XCU: Extreme Close Up
XCU: Extreme Close Up as Tamikah Jones
{"id":154874,"title":"Love Song","year":"2000","character":"Toni","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/love-song","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_154874.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_154874.jpg"},"released":1}
2000
Love Song
Love Song as Toni
{"id":1788,"title":"Sabrina the Teenage Witch","year":1999,"character":"Marnie","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/show\/sabrina-the-teenage-witch","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/754pe4hm2mk0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/754pe4hm2mk0.jpg"},"released":1}
1999
Sabrina the Teenage Witch
Sabrina the Teenage Witch as Marnie
{"id":9592,"title":"Smart Guy","year":1997,"character":"Yvette Henderson","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/show\/smart-guy","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_9592.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_9592.jpg"},"released":1}
1997
Smart Guy
Smart Guy as Yvette Henderson
{"id":11064,"title":"Malibu Shores","year":1996,"character":"","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/show\/malibu-shores","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_11064.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_11064.jpg"},"released":1}
1996
Malibu Shores
Malibu Shores
{"id":9651,"title":"The Wayans Bros.","year":1995,"character":"Nina","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/show\/the-wayans-bros","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_9651.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_9651.jpg"},"released":1}
1995
The Wayans Bros.
The Wayans Bros. as Nina
{"id":9653,"title":"The Parent 'Hood","year":1995,"character":"","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/show\/the-parent-hood","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_9653.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_9653.jpg"},"released":1}
The Parent 'Hood
The Parent 'Hood
{"id":103831104,"title":"Under One Roof","year":1995,"character":"Charlotte 'Charlie' Langston","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/show\/under-one-roof-1995","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_103831104.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_103831104.jpg"},"released":1}
Under One Roof
Under One Roof as Charlotte 'Charlie' Langston
{"id":204456,"title":"Sunday in Paris","year":"1991","character":"Allison Chase","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/sunday-in-paris","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_204456.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_204456.jpg"},"released":1}
1991
Sunday in Paris
Sunday in Paris as Allison Chase
{"id":9946,"title":"The Cosby Show","year":1986,"character":"Paula Young","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/show\/the-cosby-show","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_9946.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_9946.jpg"},"released":1}
1986
The Cosby Show
The Cosby Show as Paula Young
{"id":103845056,"title":"Gabrielle Union: My Journey to 50","year":2023,"character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/show\/gabrielle-union-my-journey-to-50","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_103845056.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_103845056.jpg"},"released":1}
2023
Gabrielle Union: My Journey to 50
Gabrielle Union: My Journey to 50
{"id":25762,"title":"Light Girls","year":"2015","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/light-girls","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_25762.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_25762.jpg"},"released":1}
2015
Light Girls
Light Girls
{"id":180951,"title":"Christmas Dilemma","year":"2020","job":"Director","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/christmas-dilemma","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_180951.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_180951.jpg"},"released":1}
2020
Christmas Dilemma
Christmas Dilemma as Director