Essence Atkins
Essence Uhura Atkins (born February 7, 1972) is an African American actress and model. She is best known for the roles of Dee Dee Thorne on the UPN sitcom Half & Half and as Yvette Henderson on The WB sitcom Smart Guy. She has also starred in the TV series Are We There Yet? as Suzanne Kingston-Persons. In 2013 and 2014, Atkins appeared as "Kisha Davis" in the films A Haunted House and A Haunted House 2.
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| Full name at birth | Essence Uhura Atkins
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| Claim to fame | her roles as Yvette Henderson in the WB sitcom Smart Guy, Dee Dee Thorne in the UPN sitcom Half & Half, Suzanne Kingston-Persons in the TBS sitcom Are We There Yet?, Kisha Davis in the 2013 satirical horror comedy film A Haunted House and its 2014 sequel film A Haunted House 2, and Ashley Wayne in the NBC sitcom Marlon
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| Date of birth | 7 February 1972
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| Place of birth | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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| Occupation | Actress, Model, AIDS Activist
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| Height | 5' 2" (157 cm)
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| Weight | 115 lbs (52 kg)
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| Net worth | $5,000,000 USD
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- To find out more about the actress, follow her on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
- AIDS became a frightening phenomenon for the first time in the 1980s which deeply effected Essence. Hence, the actress has been actively promoting awareness and information about the disease since many years and was a part of Greater Than Aids commercial in 2015.
- Essence was cast as the daughter of John Marshall Jones’ character in the 90s sitcom called Smart Guy (1997–1999) even though she is only less than 10 years younger than him.
- Actress Gabrielle Union is her best friend.
- She was one of the multi-starrer cast members of K-Ci and JoJo’s music video of This Very Moment (2002).
Essence Atkins is known for her role in the film Dance Flick (2009) as Charity.
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