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
Known For
Complete Filmography

One Night Stay
2024
as April
Obsessive Jessica refuses to be discarded after a one night stand gone wrong. Instead of leaving Marcus' luxurious mansion, she finds a quiet place to...

A Screenshot to Santa
2023
as Natalie Ferguson
When a storm prevents their parents from getting home on Christmas Eve, two sisters overcome their sibling rivalry to outsmart a pair of intruders.

The Noel Diary
2022
as Noel Hayden
Cleaning out his childhood home at Christmas, a novelist meets a woman searching for her birth mother. Will an old diary unlock their pasts — and hear...

Angie's Cure
2022
as Sheila Hart
A traumatized rape victim finds therapy in a most disturbing way.

Coins Forever
2021
as Madison Morris
Madison and Alec are flourishing in their dream jobs and have grown their budding romance but new challenges open old wounds and threaten to derail th...

Open
2020
as Wren
Cameron and Wren have had an open marriage for the last 3 years. They set rules as boundaries to assure a healthy open relationship, however they quic...

Christmas Dilemma
2020
Director
Newlywed couple Jay and Monica struggle to decide which set of in-laws they should join for their first Christmas. They eventually decide against pick...

Coins for Love
2020
as Madison Morris
Madison lands her dream job at a publishing company. To her dismay, she must complete a probationary period and will not receive her full salary until...

Illicit
2020
as Nadine
A couple finds out that starting a extra marital affair is a lot easier to do than ending one when they both are seduced into outside situations.

Same Difference
2019
as Tonya / Shauna
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 estrange...

Coins for Christmas
2018
as Madison Morris
Single mom Madison finds herself scraping pennies together two weeks before Christmas after the IRS freezes her bank account, her ex fails to come thr...

Battle Scars
2017
as Elsie Ramirez
Every Marine has a story, some they're proud of, other they'd rather forget. After coming home from his tour of duty in Afghanistan suffering from PTS...

Girlfriends Getaway 2
2015
as Lauren
A bride and her three friends travel to Puerto Rico for her wedding when chaos ensues.

Light Girls
2015
as Self
From the creator and director of the critically acclaimed documentary Dark Girls, award-winning filmmaker Bill Duke continues the conversation on colo...

My Other Mother
2014
as Candy
When gruff and independent Candy meets her angry and stubborn birth mother, can the two open their hearts to each other?

Girlfriends' Getaway
2014
as Lauren
Set in Trinidad and Tobago, the comedy which is described as Waiting To Exhale meets The Hangover, Girlfriends’ Getaway is about four friends who take...

A Haunted House 2
2014
as Kisha
After exorcising the demons of his ex, Malcolm starts afresh with his new girlfriend and her two children. After moving into their dream home, Malcolm...

Holiday Road Trip
2013
as Clara
Ashley Scott plays an executive for a company that produces pet supplies. Just after getting into a fight with her boyfriend about their relationship ...

My Sister's Wedding
2013
as Tandy
Matthew and Sharon are one day away from their highly anticipated wedding when her sister Candice comes home from New York.

Act Like You Love Me
2013
as Kelly Lofton
Kelly Lofton is a young, successful dentist who has all the material things a woman could ask for. However, Kelly has struggled to find time for love ...

A Haunted House
2013
as Keisha
Malcolm and Kisha move into their dream home, but soon learn a demon also resides there. When Kisha becomes possessed, Malcolm - determined to keep hi...

From This Day Forward
2012
as Patrice
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 thei...

Dysfunctional Friends
2012
as Alice
A group of college friends are reunited after the death of their very successful friend. The will dictates that each person will receive a large sum o...

The Bachelor Party
2011
as Michelle
30-year-old Lance is marrying Michelle, the girl of his dreams, and his closest buddies, Trey, Reny and Akeem are throwing him a bachelor party. What ...

N-Secure
2010
as Robin Joyner
N-Secure is a no holds-barred thrilling drama mixed with murder, mayhem and manipulation among affluent professionals. This film sheds light on a man'...

Preacher's Kid
2010
as Peaches
Longing to experience more of life, twentysomething preacher's daughter Angie strikes out on her own for the very first time and joins a traveling gos...

Dance Flick
2009
as Charity
Street dancer, Thomas Uncles is from the wrong side of the tracks, but his bond with the beautiful Megan White might help the duo realize their dreams...

Love for Sale
2008
as Candace
Trey is a young deliveryman who can't seem to catch a break. His whole life is a shambles - no money for college and no game to attract the ladies. Af...

Love and Other Four Letter Words
2007
as Roxanne
In this warm-hearted romantic comedy, Stormy La Rue, a rising star T.V. Talk Show host in Philadelphia must dig her way out the hole she creates by te...

Deliver Us from Eva
2003
as Kareenah Dandridge
Eva Dandridge has been in charge of her younger sisters ever since their parents died many years ago. She is a very uptight young woman who constantly...

Looking Through Lillian
2002
as Andrea
An edgy indie-psychological drama about an alluring but mixed-up L.A. Girl who flip-flops between facing life's uncertainty under her own direction or...

How High
2001
as Jamie
Multi-platinum rap superstars Redman and Method Man star as Jamal and Silas, two regular guys who smoke something magical, ace their college entrance ...

Nikita Blues
2001
A teenage girl seeks love in all the wrong places. In particular, with her English teacher, who is engaged to the school’s assistant principal.

Love Song
2000
as Toni
A privileged, black college student with a fiance falls in love with a white musician she meets on her 21st birthday.

Sunday in Paris
1991
as Allison Chase
A pilot for an unsold NBC series. A single woman with three children realizes that her family has lost sight of their values and gives up her career a...