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From Smart Guy to Half & Half — Essence Atkins and Her TV Mom Had a Reunion 20 Years in the Making
Essence Atkins
Essence Uhura Atkins
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Essence Uhura Atkins (born February 7, 1972) is an American actress. She began her career appearing on television sitcoms, before her regular role on the African-American prime-time drama Under One Roof (CBS, 1995). Atkins is best known for her roles on television comedies. From 1997 to 1999, she starred as Tasha Yvette Henderson in The WB sitcom Smart Guy. She later went to star as Dee Dee Thorne in UPN sitcom Half & Half (2002–2006), Suzanne Kingston-Persons in TBS sitcom Are We There Yet? (2010–2013) and as Ashley Wayne in NBC sitcom Marlon (2017–2018). In film, Atkins has appeared in How High (2001), Deliver Us from Eva (2003), Dance Flick (2009), A Haunted House (2013), A Haunted House 2 (2014), and The Noel Diary (2022).
Career
- 1972Born
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- •Place of birth: Brooklyn
- •Citizenship: United States
- •Known as: actor, television actor, film actor, film producer
- •Spouse: Jaime Mendez
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'Half & Half' star Essence Atkins reunites with TV mom Valarie Pettiford: 'We laughed, we cried, we felt seen'
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Essence Atkins Calls Reunion with TV Mom Valarie Pettiford 'Healing' 20 Years After Half & Half Sitcom Ended
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Exclusive: J. Alphonse Nicholson Says a Project With Essence Atkins Is in the Works
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'Dear Future Wifey' Host Laterras R. Whitfield Asked Out Essence Atkins. It Didn't Go as Planned (Exclusive)
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Movie Trailer: Lifetime’s ‘Breathe Again’ [Starring Toni Braxton, Essence Atkins, & ...
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‘Toni Braxton’s Breathe Again’ Sets January Lifetime Premiere With Braxton, Essence Atkins And Cree Summer
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Breaking News - Lifetime to Kick Off Network's Winter Love of a Lifetime Slate on January 24 with New Original Movie, "Toni Braxton's Breathe Again," Starring Toni Braxton, Cree Summer and Essence Atkins
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Essence Atkins, Yvette Nicole Brown talk sisterhood, relationships, new Lifetime movie
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Essence Atkins and Yvette Nicole Brown Break Down Their Complex Characters in 'He Wasn’t Man Enough'
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Lifetime’s ‘Toni Braxton’s He Wasn’t Man Enough’ Drops Trailer With Braxton, Yvette Nicole Brown And Essence Atkins
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Essence Atkins Jokes She Has 1 More Wayans Family Member to Date on Screen to Complete ‘Trifecta’ (Exclusive)
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Essence Atkins Teases “Queens of Christmas” Movie and Her 'Full Circle Moment' on Set: It 'Gets Turned Up' (Exclusive)
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‘Reasonable Doubt’ Adds Essence Atkins, Melissa Ponzio & Vaughn W. Hebron To Season 2 Cast
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