Actress Atika Greene was delivered by her father in the hallway of her parents Brooklyn apartment. She is only child of Gloria Leonard, a paramedic for the New York City Fire Department, and the youngest daughter of Lester Greene, a retired paramedic for the NYC Fire department. When she was two years old her parents separated and decided to co parent. Atika attended her mothers alma mater Clara Barton High School for health professions. While studying at Clara Barton Atika realized she did not have a love for medicine like her parents. She joined the softball team, choir and drama club. Thus, her love for the art of acting was born. She studied at Cheyney University of Pennsylvania and received a B.A. in theatre arts. Shortly after graduating Atika went on to study at The American Musical & Dramatic Academy (AMDA) where she completed a two year acting conservatory. One month after graduating from AMDA she booked her first national campaign with "Lucille Roberts" Women's Gym. After working in New York for a few years on various off broadway productions, web series and student films. Atika moved to Los Angeles California in 2016 where she made her TV Debut on HBO's Hit Show "Insecure" (2016). Atika can be seen in a "Wonderful Pistachio" commercial with Seattle Seahawks Super Bowl Champion Richard Sherman.