Atkins began her career as a teenager guest starring on NBC sitcom
The Cosby Show in 1986. The following years she spent playing guest roles on sitcoms include
Family Matters, before landing co-leading role opposite
James Earl Jones and
Vanessa Bell Calloway in the African-American drama
Under One Roof in 1995. Atkins later starred alongside
Marlon Wayans in the parody films
A Haunted House (2013) and
A Haunted House 2 (2014). In 2016, she was cast opposite Wayans in his NBC sitcom
Marlon. it was canceled after two seasons in 2018. In 2019, Atkins was cast in a leading role in the
Oprah Winfrey Network drama series
Ambitions opposite
Robin Givens. ==Personal life==