Essence Atkins
b. 1972 (age 54)
New York City, New York, USA
Actress
Director
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
Known For
Filmography
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★ 6.2
Breathe Again
2026 Actress
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★ 5.5
He Wasn't Man Enough
2025 Actress
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★ 5.5
Angie's Cure
2025 Actress
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★ 5.5
56th NAACP Image Awards
2025 Self
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★ 2.1
Power of Women
2025 Self
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★ 6.5
Poppa's House
2024 Actress
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★ 5.9
One Night Stay
2024 Actress
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★ 7.9
Queens of Christmas
2024 Actress
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★ 7.7
Tia Mowry: My Next Act
2024 Self
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Sea Cloud Park
2024 Actress
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★ 6.2
Gabrielle Union: My Journey to 50
2023 Self
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★ 4.8
A Screenshot to Santa
2023 Actress
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★ 6.2
The Noel Diary
2022 Actress
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★ 7.8
Coins Forever
2021 Actress
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★ 5.2
Open
2020 Actress
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★ 7.8
Coins for Love
2020 Actress
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★ 6.3
Christmas Dilemma
2020 Director
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★ 7.0
The Sin Choice
2020 Actress
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Behind Her Faith
2020 Self
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★ 5.9
Ambitions
2019 Actress
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★ 6.4
Same Difference
2019 Actress
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★ 6.5
Coins for Christmas
2018 Actress
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★ 2.1
Essence 11th Annual Black Women in Hollywood Awards
2018 Self
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★ 7.0
Marlon
2017 Actress
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★ 4.5
Illicit
2017 Actress
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★ 8.6
Face Value
2017 Self
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Solstice Ranch
2017 Actress
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★ 8.2
You Can't Hurry Love
2016 Actress
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★ 5.6
Battle Scars
2015 Actress
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★ 6.3
Girlfriends Getaway 2
2015 Actress
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★ 4.7
A Haunted House 2
2014 Actress
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★ 6.1
My Other Mother
2014 Actress
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★ 6.1
Girlfriends' Getaway
2014 Actress
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★ 5.1
A Haunted House
2013 Actress
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★ 5.3
Holiday Road Trip
2013 Actress
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★ 5.3
Act Like You Love Me
2013 Actress
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★ 4.9
My Sister's Wedding
2013 Actress
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21st Annual Trumpet Awards
2013 Self
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★ 6.5
From This Day Forward
2012 Actress
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★ 5.3
42nd NAACP Image Awards
2011 Self
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★ 5.6
Are We There Yet?
2010 Actress
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★ 3.7
N-Secure
2010 Actress
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★ 3.6
Dance Flick
2009 Actress
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★ 4.3
Nite Tales: The Series
2009 Actress
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Washington Watch with Roland Martin
2009 Self
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★ 5.2
Love for Sale
2008 Actress
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★ 4.6
Love... & Other 4 Letter Words
2007 Actress
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★ 8.2
Angels Can't Help But Laugh
2007 Self
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★ 3.2
37th NAACP Image Awards
2006 Self
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★ 8.2
All Shades of Fine: 25 Hottest Women of the Past 25 Years
2005 Self
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★ 2.9
The 2nd Annual Vibe Awards
2004 Self
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★ 6.1
Deliver Us from Eva
2003 Actress
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★ 7.2
Half & Half
2002 Actress
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★ 5.1
Looking Through Lillian
2001 Actress
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★ 5.3
XCU: Extreme Close Up
2001 Actress
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★ 5.9
Nikita Blues
2001 Actress
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★ 6.6
Love Song
2000 Actress
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★ 7.6
Nikita's Blues
1999 Actress
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★ 7.4
Smart Guy
1997 Actress
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★ 8.6
Under One Roof
1995 Actress
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★ 8.2
Sunday in Paris
1991 Actress
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Black Don't Crack
Actress
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Twisted Game
Actress
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Ballet Beyond Borders
Actress