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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

Filmography

2026
Toni Braxton’s Breathe Again

as Evelyn

Movie
2025
He Wasn't Man Enough

as Monica

Movie
2014
A Haunted House 2

as Kisha

Movie