- Films
- 14
- Avg rating
- 5.16
- Peak run
- 2003’22
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
Essence by the numbers
Average
5.16
5 rated films
Vote weighted
5.15
bigger films count more
Median
5.1
half are better
Consistency
±1.04
rating spread
Career
26y
2001 to 2026
Total votes
130K
across every film
Best
6.2
The Noel Diary
Worst
3.7
Dance Flick
Newest first
Filmography
| 2026 | Breathe Again | Evelyn | · | 105 |
| 2025 | Angie's Cure | Sheila Hart | · | 87 |
| 2025 | He Wasn't Man Enough | Monica | · | 177 |
| 2022 |  The Noel Diary | Noel Ellis | 6.2 | 22,529 |
| 2017 | Illicit | Nadine | · | 334 |
| 2015 | Battle Scars | Elsie Ramirez | · | 263 |
| 2014 |  A Haunted House 2 | Kisha | 4.7 | 26,792 |
| 2013 |  A Haunted House | Kisha | 5.1 | 56,048 |
| 2013 | Act Like You Love Me | Kelly | · | 433 |
| 2010 | N-Secure | Robin Joyner | · | 720 |
| 2009 |  Dance Flick | Charity | 3.7 | 13,550 |
| 2008 | Love for Sale | Candace | · | 377 |
| 2003 | Deliver Us from Eva | Kareenah Dandrige | 6.1 | 8,251 |
| 2001 | Looking Through Lillian | Andrea | · | 453 |
Better together?
Essence Atkins's regulars
- Marlon WayansCo-star · 3 films · 4.50 avg▼−0.86
- Stanley M. BrooksDirector and actor · 2 films
- Michael TiddesDirector and actor · 2 films · 4.90 avg●−0.02
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Essence Atkins
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