Essence Atkins
Essence Atkins
Essence Uhura Atkinsis an American actress and model. She began her career appearing on television sitcoms, before regular role on the short-lived first African American prime time soap opera, Under One Roof...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth7 February 1972
CityBrooklyn, NY
CountryUnited States of America
Essence Atkins quotes about
dish loves pigeon puerto rican rice taught
I like to make Arroz con Gandules, rice with pigeon peas. My husband loves it. It's a Puerto Rican dish my mother taught me.
bunch dating entertainment offer online opportunity people
What online dating did was offer me the opportunity to go out with a bunch of different people from different industries; I really didn't want to limit myself with people who are in the entertainment industry.
children school ballet
I attended Professional Children's School in Manhattan because my ballet and modern dance schedules were intensive and had started to interfere with regular school hours.
girl mom fun
Just the desire to play a mom, wanting to play someone actually closer to who I am and where I am in my life. People are used to seeing me play the single, hot girl, which has been fun, but at the same time, this role is more akin to my natural proclivities.
reality personality tvs
Reality TV is really just based for sensationalism. So, it's extreme versions and extreme caricatures of personalities.
partnership felt
After 35, I felt like I'd been in these relationships; some were great, some weren't so great, but they weren't right partnerships.
opportunity priorities challenges
Challenges, when you're in a tumultuous situation, are an opportunity to grow, an opportunity to get closer to God, an opportunity to find and kind of reform yourself, and to figure out what really matters and what your priorities are.