Essence Atkins

Essence Atkins

Born February 7, 1972· New York City, New York, USA

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Emerging from a teenage guest appearance on The Cosby Show in 1986, the American actress quickly moved into recurring television work, co-starring in the African-American drama Under One Roof (1995) and the teen soap Malibu Shores (1996). She gained wider recognition as the older sister Tasha Yvette Henderson on the WB sitcom Smart Guy (1997-1999) and later as Dee Dee Thorne in UPN’s Half & Half (…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

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