Essence Atkins
Biography
Essence Atkins is an American actress who built her career on television sitcoms. Born in Brooklyn, she was a teenage guest star on The Cosby Show in 1986, and she took guest parts on shows such as Family Matters before winning a co-leading role in the drama Under One Roof in 1995. She went on to the teen soap Malibu Shores and played Tasha Yvette Henderson on Smart Guy from 1997 to 1999, then Dee Dee Thorne on Half & Half from 2002 to 2006. Later sitcom leads followed: Suzanne Kingston-Persons on Are We There Yet? from 2010 to 2013 and Ashley Wayne on Marlon from 2017 to 2018. Her film credits include Dance Flick (2009), A Haunted House (2013) and its sequel A Haunted House 2 (2014), along with How High (2001), Deliver Us from Eva (2003) and The Noel Diary (2022). She also took a leading role in the drama series Ambitions.
54years old
Turns 55 on February 7in 117 days
- Born Brooklyn
- Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
- Essence Uhura Atkins (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 10
- Career span
- 21 years2001 to 2022
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A role that slipped away
Atkins appeared in the pilot of Saved by the Bell: The College Years in 1993, but when Tiffani-Amber Thiessen chose to return, her character was written out.
First role
In 1986, while still a teenager, Atkins made her career start with a guest appearance on the NBC sitcom The Cosby Show.
Essence Atkins movies on Netflix
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The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
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Michael Tiddes directed two of these films. Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Michael TiddesDirector, 2 films, 2013 to 2014
All films by Michael Tiddes
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.