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Salli Richardson-Whitfield

Salli Richardson-Whitfield

Acting1967Chicago, Illinois, USA

Biography

Salli Elise Richardson-Whitfield (born November 23, 1967) is an American television and film actress. She is known for her role as Dr. Allison Blake on the sci-fi TV series Eureka and her voice acting as Elisa Maza on the Disney animated series Gargoyles. She also appeared in the 2007 film I Am Legend alongside actor Will Smith. Her acting credits include: A Low Down Dirty Shame, Posse, and Antwone Fisher. She has guest-starred in numerous television shows, such as Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Silk Stalkings, New York Undercover, The Pretender and Secret Agent Man. Richardson had a recurring role as "Kim" on the show Mercy Point and as "Nancy Adams" on Rude Awakening. She played "Viveca Foster" on the television drama Family Law.

On September 8, 2002, she married long-time boyfriend and fellow actor Dondre Whitfield. She and Whitfield have one daughter, Parker Richardson-Whitfield and one son, Dre Terrell Whitfield.

Acting History

2025
Task
TVas Deputy D.A. Anne Pressman1 eps
Task
TVDirector
Task
TVExecutive Producer
2023
2022
The Gilded Age
TVDirector
The Gilded Age
TVExecutive Producer
2021
2020
Altered Carbon
TVas Commission Leader1 eps
2019
Reprisal
TVDirector
Doom Patrol
TVDirector
All American
TVDirector1 eps
Pearson
TVDirector
See
TVDirector
Treadstone
TVDirector
2018
Black Lightning
TVas Rebecca Montez1 eps
Marvel's Luke Cage
TVDirector1 eps
Dear White People
TVDirector2 eps
Altered Carbon
TVDirector
Black Lightning
TVDirector
2017
Stitchers
TVDirector1 eps
Lethal Weapon
TVDirector1 eps
Underground
TVDirector1 eps
American Gods
TVDirector
2016
Rosewood
TVas Dr. Aubrey Joseph1 eps
Queen Sugar
TVDirector
Shadowhunters
TVDirector
2015
Playin' for Love
as Talisa McCoy
Stitchers
TVas Maggie Baptiste31 eps
Being Mary Jane
TVas Valerie (voice)1 eps
The Magicians
TVDirector
2014
House of Lies
TVas Sandra Joy1 eps
Castle
TVas Elizabeth Weston1 eps
black-ish
TVDirector
2013
NCIS
TVas Carrie Clark3 eps
2012
We the Party
as Principal Reynolds
The Newsroom
TVas Jane Barrow3 eps
The Finder
TVas Athena Brookes1 eps
Scandal
TVDirector
2010
2009
Good Hair
as Self
Pastor Brown
as Jessica 'Jesse' Brown
Criminal Minds
TVas Tamara Barnes2 eps
Pastor Brown
Producer
2007
I Am Legend
as Zoe Neville
2006
Bones
TVas Assistant U.S. Attorney Kim Kurland1 eps
Eureka
TVas Allison Blake77 eps
Eureka
TVDirector
2005
Missing
TVas Kelly1 eps
The War at Home
TVas Vanessa
House
TVas Sharon1 eps
2004
NYPD Blue
TVas Bobbi Kingston2 eps
2003
Biker Boyz
as Half & Half
CSI: Miami
TVas Laura4 eps
1999
The Jamie Foxx Show
TVas Camille Turner1 eps
Family Law
TVas Viveca Foster68 eps
1998
Butter
as Blusette Ford (as Salli Richardson)
The Pretender
TVas Cynthia Sloan1 eps
1997
Stargate SG-1
TVas Drey'auc1 eps
Between Brothers
TVas Vanessa
True Women
TVas Martha
1996
Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored
as Miss Alice (as Salli Richardson)
1994
I Spy Returns
as Nicole Scott
Sioux City
as Jolene Buckley
Lily in Winter
as Ada Covington
New York Undercover
TVas Tammy Barrett1 eps
Gargoyles
TVas Elisa Maza (voice)
1993
Posse
as Lana
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
TVas Fenna / Nidell1 eps
1992
Mo Money
as Pretty Customer
Prelude to a Kiss
as Bridesmaid #2
Silk Stalkings
TVas Shelley1 eps
1991
Roc
TVas Diane Hubbard

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
11/23/1967(58 years old)
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA