Essence Atkins

ABOUT ESSENCE ATKINS

Dee Dee Thorne from Half & Half who also played Suzanne Kingston on the short-lived series Are We There Yet? and starred in NBC's Marlon . As a film actress, she made an appearance in the 2009 movie Dance Flick .

She had her first television acting role in a 1986 episode of The Cosby Show .

She has had film roles in Deliver Us From Eva and How High.

She got married to Jaime Mendez in 2009. The couple welcomed a son in 2011.

She played Tahj Mowry 's on-screen older sister on the Disney series Smart Guy.