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(Actress, model)

Essence Atkins is an actress as well as a model.

Relationship Facts of Essence Atkins

Essence Atkins is not having an affair with anyone presently.
Her sexual orientation is straight.

Did Essence Atkins and Jaime Mendez separate?

The prominent actor Essence Atkins is a married woman and was married to Jaime Mendez on September 26, 2009.

When she turned 39, she became pregnant and gave birth to their first child, named Varro Blair Mendez, and lived happily.

But in 2016, the couple decided to live separately thereafter.

Besides this, she hasn’t revealed her past or her future plans.

She may have dated many boys but hasn’t publicized any information about it.

She is single and not dating anyone at the moment.

Essence Atkins: Biography in Details

Who is Essence Atkins?

Essence Atkins is an actress as well as a model. She has played in both movies as well as television shows.

Her famous role on television was The WB sitcom Smart Guy from the year 1997 -1999, the UPN sitcom Half & Half from the year 2002–2006, and the TBS comedy series Are We There Yet? from the year 2010–2012.

Similarly, she also appeared in Deliver Us from Eva in 2003, Dance Flick in 2009, A Haunted House in 2013 as well as A Haunted House 2 in 2014.

Age, Parents, Siblings, Family, Ethnicity, Nationality

The prominent actress Essence Atkins was born on February 7, 1972, in New York City, New York, USA.

Her nationality is American and her ethnicity is African American.

Her birth name is Essence Uhura Atkins. Her mother’s name is Sandy Nelson and her father’s name is Jeffery Atkins. There is no information on her siblings.

Additionally, Essence Atkins hasn’t even publicized her education and doesn’t seem to be communicating in the future.

 Essence Atkins: Career history, salary, and net worth

While moving towards her career, started in the year 1986. She had played a teenager guest starring on the NBC sitcom The Cosby Show.

The next year, she co-starred with Keri Russell in the short-lived Fox teen soap opera Malibu Shores.

Likewise, Essence Atkins played Charlie Hoover as Amy in 1991, Family Matters as Becky in 1992, Saved by the Bell: The College Years in 1993, Under One Roof in 1995, The Parent ‘Hood in 1996, Promised Land in 1998, Moesha in 2000, Half & Half from 2002-2006, Are We There Yet? from 2010-2012, Mr. Box Office from 2012-2015 and The Great Indoors in 2017.

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Similarly, she also acted in many movies Nikita’s Blues in 1999, Love Song in 2000, XCU: Extreme Close Up in 2001, Looking Through Lillian in 2002, Deliver Us from Eva in 2003, Love… & Other 4 Letter Words in 2007, Preacher’s Kid in 2010, Holiday Road Trip in 2013, A Haunted House 2 in 2014, Battle Scars in 2015, and Illicit in 2016. 

Essence Atkins has worked hard in many of her movies as well as television and has earned over $5 million as net worth as per 2023’s data. There is no information about her salary.

Essence Atkins: Awards and Nominations

Despite working hard in all her movies and television shows, she hasn’t earned any kind of awards.

Essence Atkins: Rumors and controversy/Scandal

Essence Atkins is a controversial person and has suffered from controversy as well as rumors.

Her recent activities utter that she expressed her displeasure with director Tyler Perry for casting Kim Kardashian in his latest flick, Temptation.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight, Body Size

Moving toward her body measurement.

She has mentioned her height is 5 feet 2 inches, her weight is 57 kg, and her body measurement is 32-24-33 inches.

Essence Atkins has dark brown eye color and black hair color.

Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc.

Essence Atkins has over 374k followers on Instagram, over 27.9k on Facebook, and over 123.1k followers on Twitter.

She is involved in these sites regularly and posts some pictures on them.

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