Essence Atkins is known as an American actress. She is most famous for her role on the TV show, Smart Guy.
Essence Uhura Atkins was born in 1972, in the state of New York. Her father is named Jeffery Atkins.
Essence Atkins became famous when she played the role of Yvette Henderson in the WB sitcom, Smart Guy. On the popular show, she played the older sister of a genius who attends grades much higher than his own age group. She went on to star in Are We There Yet?, a TV series in the role of Suzanne Kingston Person. She played Kisha Davis in the comedy films, A Haunted House 1 and A Haunted House 2.
She appeared in many TV shows and movies like The Cosby Show, Deliver Us from Eva, How High, Half and Half, and Moesha.
Essence Atkins was married to Jaime Mendez. They met when the started flirting with each other on the dating website, Match.com. They started to date when their attraction started to grow towards each other on Valentine's Day. She wrote him a simple note that she had already read his profile and he should have a happy SAD day also known as Single Awareness Day. In one week, the couple had already started to date and in one year, they were already engaged.
Their marriage took place in California at Ambassador Mansion and Gardens, Essence Atkins wore a gown from Stephen Yearick for the ceremony and for the reception, she put on a dress from Angel Rivera. She said that she felt as if she was a princess. Her co-star from Half and Half, performed in the reception. Valerie Pettiford is her costar and she performed for her the original music. She surprised her husband when she got him a salsa band at the wedding because he comes from Puerto Rican ancestors. She built up the reveal because as a couple, they were taking salsa lessons leading up to the wedding.
The menus at the wedding were done by G, Garvin, a popular chef. It was a mix of the traditional soul food cuisine and Puerto Rican. It included mac and cheese, plantains, peach cobbler, and roasted pork. For the wedding party, the guests got travel-sized candles and matchbooks. For single guests, they got a free membership to join Match.com for six months. In 2016, Essence Atkins revealed that she and her spouse, Jamie Mendez petitioned for legal separation. Atkins said the process hasn't been a simple one, and she is making infant strides as she adapts to the furthest limit of her marriage.
She felt it was going to be tough getting back into the dating scene after 10 years. The change from child-rearing in a solitary family unit to co-child rearing will be challenging but she and Mendez are committed to their child, Varro. Atkins said she has a few days when she believes she's prepared to scan for affection once more but on other days, she is excessively threatened by changes to traditional dating rules.
| Birth Date: | 7 Feb, 1972 |
| Age: | 48 yrs |
| Occupations: | Actor Television actor Film actor |
| Citizenship: | United States of America |
| Birth Place: | Brooklyn |
| Gender: | Female |
| Description: | American actress |
| Spouse: | Marlon Wayans [M. 2017] |
| Net Worth 2021: | 5 million |
