Essence Atkins
Acting
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
Born: February 7, 1972
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Angie's Cure
A traumatized woman seizes a rare chance to turn the tables on her attacker, but revenge threatens to turn her into the very monster she fears.
Light Girls
From the creator and director of the critically acclaimed documentary Dark Girls, award-winning filmmaker Bill Duke continues the conversation on colorism with Light Girls. Sharing the untold stories and experiences of lighter-skinned women, Light Girls dives deep into the discussion of skin color, preference, privilege, pain and prejudice. The documentary features interviews with Russell Simmons, Soledad O'Brien, Diahann Carroll, India Arie, Iyanla Vanzant, Michaela Angela Davis, Kym Whitley, Salli Richardson-Whitfield and more.
From This Day Forward
Patrice and Corrine are two sexy, confident women with great relationships, but they've got it all wrong when it comes to love. Before they drive their men crazy, they've got some tough lessons to learn about trust and fidelity, if they hope to make love last.
Queens of Christmas
Lifelong friends become adversaries when they compete for the lead role in a new Christmas film, stirring up old family rivalries and threatening their yuletide joy.
Same Difference
As Tonya Keating grapples with the innate knowledge that her death is imminent, she is compelled to let go of the past and reconcile with her estranged twin sister.
House
Dr. Gregory House, a drug-addicted, unconventional, misanthropic medical genius, leads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton–Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in New Jersey.
My Other Mother
When gruff and independent Candy meets her angry and stubborn birth mother, can the two open their hearts to each other?
Half & Half
Half & Half is an American sitcom that aired on UPN from September 23, 2002, to May 15, 2006. The show focuses on the lives of two paternal half-sisters in their twenties who were estranged throughout their childhood, and are finally developing a close relationship. The series is set in San Francisco. It was the second-most-watched show on UPN's Monday night line-up and fourth overall on the network. The show was on The CW's first draft line-up in March 2006, but due to several circumstances—including The CW's contractual obligation to pick up Reba, the uncancelling of All of Us, and the pick-up of the Girlfriends spin-off The Game—Half & Half was left off the final Fall 2006 schedule and ended production. The series has aired in reruns on Global TV in Canada, Trouble in the UK and in local syndication in the United States. It also airs in the United States on TV One.
Family Reunion
Family Reunion follows a family of six who travel from Seattle, Washington to Columbus, Georgia for the McKellan Family Reunion and decide to stay to be closer to their family.
Curb Your Enthusiasm
The off-kilter, unscripted comic vision of Larry David, who plays himself in a parallel universe in which he can't seem to do anything right, and, by his standards, neither can anyone else.
Filmography
as Evelyn
as Monica
as Nancy
as Dr. Ivy Reed
as Self
as April
as Natalie Ferguson
as Prostitute
as Noel Hayden
as Self - Guest
as Sheila Hart
as Madison Morris
as Wren
as Madison Morris
as Nadine
as Self
as Kathleen
as Maxine Hart
as Chef Rayna
as Hannah
as Maureen
as Amara
as Tonya / Shauna
as Madison Morris
as Ashley Wayne
as Elsie Ramirez
as Lauren
as Self
as Candy
as Lauren
as Kisha
as Clara
as Tandy
as Kelly Lofton
as Keisha
as Patrice
as Alice
as Michelle
as Robin Joyner
as Suzanne Kingston-Persons
as Peaches
as Charity
as Candace
as Roxanne
as Greta Cooper
as Kareenah Dandridge
as Dee Dee Thorne
as Andrea
as Jamie
as Toni
as Renee Holcomb
as Yvette Henderson
as Marnie
as Piper Davis
as Self
as Nina
as Jocelyn
as Danielle Marks
as Khalilia
as Allison Chase
as Becky
as Paula Young