Essence Atkins
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
70 acting credits · 1 directing credit
Acting · 70
House
2004
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996
The Cosby Show
1984
Sherri
2022
Family Matters
1989
Moesha
1996
After Midnight
2024
The John Larroquette Show
1993
Half & Half
2002
The Wayans Bros.
1995
The Parent 'Hood
1995
Smart Guy
1997
Family Reunion
2019
A Haunted House 2
2014
A Black Lady Sketch Show
2019
Ambitions
2019
A Haunted House
2013
Love, Inc.
2005
Saved by the Bell: The College Years
1993
The Class
2006
Are We There Yet?
2010
The Company You Keep
2023
Poppa's House
2024
First Wives Club
2019
The Great Indoors
2016
Carol's Second Act
2019
Marlon
2017
How High
2001
Dance Flick
2009
Malibu Shores
1996
Here and Now
1992
MADtv
1995
One Night Stay
2024
Under One Roof
1995
Deliver Us from Eva
2003
Gabrielle Union: My Journey to 50
2023
The Noel Diary
2022
He Wasn't Man Enough
2025
Preacher's Kid
2010
Sunday in Paris
1991
Battle Scars
2017
Dysfunctional Friends
2012
Holiday Road Trip
2013
Light Girls
2015
Love for Sale
2008
Behind Her Faith
2020
Same Difference
2019
Love Song
2000
Coins for Love
2020
N-Secure
2010
Open
2020
Sunday in Paris
1991
Illicit
2020
Toni Braxton’s Breathe Again
2026
Nikita Blues
2001
From This Day Forward
2012
A Screenshot to Santa
2023
Girlfriends' Getaway
2014
Act Like You Love Me
2013
Coins for Christmas
2018
Girlfriends Getaway 2
2015
Angie's Cure
2022
My Other Mother
2014
The Bachelor Party
2011
My Sister's Wedding
2013
Looking Through Lillian
2002
Love and Other Four Letter Words
2007
Queens of Christmas
2024
Coins Forever
2021
