Essence Atkins
Born in New York City, New York, USA — Feb 07 1972
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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
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House
Greta Cooper
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Renee Holcomb
Family Matters
Becky
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Marnie
The Cosby Show
Paula Young
Moesha
Piper Davis
Half & Half
Dee Dee Thorne
The John Larroquette Show
Jocelyn
The Wayans Bros.
Nina
Smart Guy
Yvette Henderson
The Parent 'Hood
Family Reunion
Maureen
A Black Lady Sketch Show
Chef Rayna
Marlon
Ashley Wayne
First Wives Club
Maxine Hart
Love, Inc.
Renee
The Company You Keep
Prostitute
A Haunted House 2
Kisha
Saved by the Bell: The College Years
The Class
Poppa's House
Dr. Ivy Reed
Carol's Second Act
Kathleen
Are We There Yet?
Suzanne Kingston-Persons
A Haunted House
Keisha
Ambitions
Amara
How High
Jamie
The Great Indoors
Denise
MADtv
Self
Malibu Shores
Here and Now
Khalilia
Under One Roof
Charlotte 'Charlie' Langston
Dance Flick
Charity
Gabrielle Union: My Journey to 50
Self
Light Girls
Self
The Noel Diary
Noel Hayden
Behind Her Faith
Self
Act Like You Love Me
Kelly Lofton
Love for Sale
Candace
Sunday in Paris
Deliver Us from Eva
Kareenah Dandridge
Battle Scars
Elsie Ramirez
Same Difference
Tonya / Shauna
N-Secure
Robin Joyner
Preacher's Kid
Peaches
Holiday Road Trip
Clara
One Night Stay
April
Sunday in Paris
Allison Chase
Illicit
Nadine
Love and Other Four Letter Words
Roxanne
Love Song
Toni
Nikita Blues
Coins Forever
Madison Morris
Dysfunctional Friends
Alice
Queens of Christmas
Nancy
My Sister's Wedding
Tandy
My Other Mother
Candy
A Screenshot to Santa
Natalie Ferguson
Christmas Dilemma
Directing
Coins for Christmas
Madison Morris
Coins for Love
Madison Morris
Girlfriends' Getaway
Lauren
The Bachelor Party
Michelle
From This Day Forward
Patrice
He Wasn't Man Enough
Monica
Open
Wren
Looking Through Lillian
Andrea
Angie's Cure
Sheila Hart
Toni Braxton’s Breathe Again
Evelyn
Girlfriends Getaway 2
Lauren