The Lifetime original film, which is part of the network’s Love of a Lifetime slate, is set to debut Jan. 24 at 8 p.m. and ...

Essence Atkins is an actress that we’ve always closely followed throughout her career. Her delivery on Smart Guy as the cool, big sister Yvette had us enamored. While in Half & Half, her character Dee ...

Essence Atkins is getting into the holiday spirit this season, even if it means going head-to-head with her neighbors for a Christmas competition! The Poppa’s House actress, 52, recently spoke with ...

Essence Atkins began her television career as a teenager in 1986, starring as Paula Young in a few episodes of “The Cosby Show.” After this, Atkins began to guest star in episodes of “Charlie Hoover,” ...

Essence Atkins said the opportunity to star in CBS’ new sitcom “Poppa’s House” alongside Damon Wayans Sr. completed her nearly 30-year-long career working with the iconic Wayans family. “It was Damon.

Essence Atkins knows Tia Mowry will be okay after her divorce from Cory Hardrict. Ahead of her upcoming BET+ holiday film, Queens of Christmas, the Poppa’s House star, 52, spoke exclusively to PEOPLE ...

Essence Atkins’s real life weirdly mirrors that of her character on the NBC sitcom Marlon (premiering August 16). Atkins plays Ashley, a newly divorced mother of two who is trying to navigate a ...

HALF AND HALF, 2002, (front row l to r): Valarie Pettiford, Essence Atkins, Rachel True, (back row l to r): Telma Hopkins, Chico Benymon Half & Half tells the story of Mona and DeeDee Thorne after ...