Happy belated birthday goes out to actress Essence Atkins, who turned 52 years young a couple of days ago. Media Take Out managed to get some recent pictures of Essence, and she looks amazing.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA – JANUARY 13: Essence Atkins attends the 2024 Beloved Community Awards at Hyatt Regency Atlanta on January 13, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. Formerly known as the Salute Greatness Gala, the Beloved Community Awards is a part of the weeklong celebration of the 2024 King Holiday Observance. The event recognizes community leaders, businesses, and organizations that exemplify excellence in leadership, philanthropy and social justice in the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images)
Essence was a featured presenter at the 2024 Beloved Community Awards at Hyatt Regency AtlantaLast month.
The event, formerly known as the Salute Greatness Gala, is a part of the weeklong celebration of the 2024 King Holiday Observance. The event recognizes community leaders, businesses, and organizations that exemplify excellence in leadership, philanthropy and social justice in the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King.
And Essence showed up and showed out on stage. She looked fantastic. HAPPY BIRTHDAY GIRL!
ATLANTA, GEORGIA – JANUARY 13: Essence Atkins attends the 2024 Beloved Community Awards at Hyatt Regency Atlanta on January 13, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. Formerly known as the Salute Greatness Gala, the Beloved Community Awards is a part of the weeklong celebration of the 2024 King Holiday Observance. The event recognizes community leaders, businesses, and organizations that exemplify excellence in leadership, philanthropy and social justice in the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images)ATLANTA, GEORGIA – JANUARY 13: Essence Atkins onstage during the 2024 Beloved Community Awards at Hyatt Regency Atlanta on January 13, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. Formerly known as the Salute Greatness Gala, the Beloved Community Awards is a part of the weeklong celebration of the 2024 King Holiday Observance. The event recognizes community leaders, businesses, and organizations that exemplify excellence in leadership, philanthropy and social justice in the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images)
Essence is an American actress. She began her career appearing on television sitcoms, before her regular role on the short-lived first African-American prime-time drama Under One Roof (CBS, 1995).
Atkins is best known for her roles on television comedies. From 1997 to 1999, she starred as Tasha Yvette Henderson in The WB sitcom Smart Guy. She later went to star as Dee Dee Thorne in UPN sitcom Half & Half (2002–2006), Suzanne Kingston-Persons in TBS sitcom Are We There Yet? (2010–2013) and as Ashley Wayne in NBC sitcom Marlon (2017–2018). In film, Atkins has appeared in How High (2001), Deliver Us from Eva (2003), Dance Flick (2009), A Haunted House (2013), A Haunted House 2 (2014), and The Noel Diary (2022).
