Essence Atkins
Highest Rated: 60% Looking Through Lillian (2001)
Lowest Rated: 8% A Haunted House 2 (2014)
Birthday: Feb 7, 1972
Birthplace: New York, New York, USA
Trained as a dancer from early childhood, Essence Atkins made the switch to acting as a teenager when she was cast in a guest role on "The Cosby Show" (NBC, 1984-1992). She went on to small parts on other television shows before landing a starring role on the drama "Under One Roof" (CBS, 1995), which lasted a mere six weeks. Atkins continued undaunted in her career, however, winning a number of roles in feature films and starring on several more television series including "Smart Guy" (The WB, 1997-99), "Half & Half" (UPN, 2002-06), and "Are We There Yet?" (TBS, 2010-13), as well as working alongside Marlon Wayans in the spoof of found-footage horror films, "A Haunted House" (2013).
Photos
Filmography
Movies
| Credit | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Coins Forever | Madison (Character) | - | 2021 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Open |
Wren (Character), Producer |
- | 2020 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Sin Choice | Unknown (Character) | - | 2020 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Christmas Dilemma | Director | - | 2020 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Coins for Love | Madison Morris (Character) | - | 2020 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Same Difference |
Tonya/ Executive Producer |
- | 2019 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Coins for Christmas | Madison (Character) | - | 2018 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | You Can't Hurry Love | Camille (Character) | - | 2016 |
| 13% | 40% | Battle Scars | Elsie Ramirez (Character) | - | 2015 |
| No Score Yet | 28% | Sister Code | Corrine Wells (Character) | - | 2015 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Girlfriends' Getaway 2 | Lauren (Character) | - | 2015 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | My Other Mother | Candace "Candy" Meyers (Character) | - | 2014 |
| 8% | 43% | A Haunted House 2 | Kisha (Character) | $17.3M | 2014 |
| No Score Yet | 40% | Girlfriends' Getaway | Lauren (Character) | - | 2014 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Holiday Road Trip | Unknown (Character) | - | 2013 |
| No Score Yet | 39% | Act Like You Love Me | Kelly (Character) | - | 2013 |
| No Score Yet | 33% | My Sister's Wedding | Tandy (Character) | - | 2013 |
| 9% | 51% | A Haunted House | Kisha (Character) | $40.0M | 2013 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | From This Day Forward | Patrice (Character) | - | 2012 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Bachelor Party | Michelle (Character) | - | 2011 |
| 20% | 45% | N-Secure | Robin Joyner (Character) | $2.6M | 2010 |
| 57% | 63% | Preacher's Kid | Peaches (Character) | $514.5K | 2010 |
| 18% | 30% | Dance Flick | Charity (Character) | $25.6M | 2009 |
| No Score Yet | 36% | Love and Other Four Letter Words | Roxanne (Character) | - | 2007 |
| 44% | 76% | Deliver Us From Eva | Kareenah (Character) | $17.3M | 2003 |
| 60% | No Score Yet | Looking Through Lillian | Unknown (Character) | - | 2001 |
| 26% | 79% | How High | Jamie (Character) | $31.2M | 2001 |
| No Score Yet | 40% | Nikita Blues | Nikita Williams (Character) | - | 2001 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | XCU: Extreme Close Up | Tamikah Jones (Character) | - | 2001 |
| No Score Yet | 73% | Love Song | Toni (Character) | - | 2000 |
TV
| Credit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Behind Her Faith | Guest | 2020 |
| No Score Yet | 88% | Ambitions | Amara Hughes (Character) | 2019 |
| 50% | 47% | Carol's Second Act | Kathleen (Guest Star) | 2019 |
| 50% | 75% | Marlon | Ashley Wayne (Character) | 2017-2018 |
| 45% | 69% | The Great Indoors | Denise (Guest Star) | 2017 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Mo'Nique Show | Unknown (Character) | 2014 |
| No Score Yet | 100% | Are We There Yet? | Suzanne Kingston-Persons (Character) | 2010-2013 |
| 90% | 96% | House | Captain Greta Cooper (Guest Star) | 2007 |
| 44% | No Score Yet | The Class | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2007 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Half & Half | Unknown (Character) | 2002-2006 |
| 13% | No Score Yet | Love, Inc. | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2005 |
| No Score Yet | 66% | Sabrina, the Teenage Witch | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2000 |
| No Score Yet | 100% | Moesha | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1999 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Smart Guy | Yvette Henderson (Character) | 1997-1999 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Promised Land | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997 |
| 22% | No Score Yet | Malibu Shores | Julie Tate (Character) | 1996 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Parent 'Hood | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1996 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Wayans Bros. | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1995 |
| 86% | No Score Yet | Under One Roof | Charlotte "Charlie" Langston (Character) | 1995 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | For Your Love | Unknown (Guest Star) |