Essence Atkins

Infobox actor
name = Essence Uhura Atkins

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birthdate = birth date and age|1972|2|7
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occupation = Film, television actress
notable role = Charlotte "Charlie" Langston in "Under One Roof"
Tasha Yvette Henderson in "Smart Guy"
Dee Dee Thorne in "Half and Half"

Essence Uhura Atkins (born February 7 1972, birthplace unknown) is an American actress. Atkins has appeared in a variety of films and television series, which include "How High", "Deliver Us From Eva", and "The Cosby Show". One of her television roles was in the "Saved by the Bell" spin off, the "College Years". She appeared in the pilot; however, when Tiffani-Amber Thiessen, a regular from the original, opted to return, she was written out of the show. She gained a cult following by portraying the oldest sibling, Yvette Henderson, on The WB's "Smart Guy". From 2002 to 2006 Essence starred as Dee Dee Thorne on UPN's "Half and Half". In 2007, she made two major TV appearances: an episode of the CBS sitcom, "The Class", "The Class Has To Go To A Stupid Museum", which aired in January 2007, and an episode of "House" that aired on October 2, 2007.

A trained dancer, she appeared in Petey Pablo's music video for his song "Freak-A-Leek".

Personal

Atkins dated American Idol contestant Ace Young. Young also made a guest appearance on her television series "Half & Half".

Atkins lives in the Sherman Oaks district of Los Angeles.

She has a half brother, Geoffrey.

Her father is Italian and her mother is Afro-Hispanic.

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