Salli Richardson-Whitfield
Born: 1967-11-23 in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- Task as Deputy D.A. Anne Pressman
2022
- The Gilded Age ... (Executive Producer)
- Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty ... (Director)
2021
- The Wheel of Time ... (Director)
2019
- See ... (Director)
- Doom Patrol ... (Director)
- Treadstone ... (Director)
- Pearson ... (Director)
- Reprisal ... (Director)
2018
- All American ... (Director)
- Altered Carbon as Commission Leader
- Chilling Adventures of Sabrina ... (Director)
- Black Lightning as Rebecca Montez
2017
- Marvel's The Punisher ... (Director)
- American Gods ... (Director)
- Dear White People ... (Director)
- I'm Dying Up Here ... (Director)
2016
- Shadowhunters ... (Director)
- Lethal Weapon ... (Director)
- Marvel's Luke Cage ... (Director)
- Queen Sugar ... (Director)
- Underground ... (Director)
2015
- The Magicians ... (Director)
- Rosewood as Dr. Aubrey Joseph
- Stitchers as Maggie Baptiste
- Light Girls as Self
- Playin' for Love as Talisa McCoy
2014
- black-ish ... (Director)
2013
- Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. ... (Director)
- Being Mary Jane as Valerie
- Real Husbands of Hollywood as Herself
- Saving Westbrook High as Christine
2012
- Scandal ... (Director)
- The Newsroom as Jane Barrow
- House of Lies as Sandra Joy
- The Finder as Athena Brookes
- We the Party as Principal Reynolds
2010
- I Will Follow as Maye
2009
- Castle as Elizabeth Weston
- Black Dynamite as Gloria
- Pastor Brown as Jessica 'Jesse' Brown
- Good Hair as Self
2007
- I Am Legend as Zoe Neville
2006
- Eureka as Allison Blake
2005
- Criminal Minds as Tamara Barnes
- Bones as Assistant U.S. Attorney Kim Kurland
- The War at Home as Vanessa
2004
- House as Sharon
- Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid as Gail Stern
- Second Time Around as Amanda
2003
- NCIS as Carrie Clark
- Missing as Kelly
- Biker Boyz as Half & Half
2002
- CSI: Miami as Laura
- Antwone Fisher as Berta Davenport
- Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs as Karen
2000
- Secret Agent Man as Rachel
1999
- Family Law as Viveca Foster
1998
- Butter as Blusette Ford (as Salli Richardson)
- Rude Awakening as Nancy Adams
- Mercy Point as Lt. Salisaw
1997
- Stargate SG-1 as Drey'auc
- True Women as Martha
- Between Brothers as Vanessa
1996
- The Pretender as Cynthia Sloan
- The Jamie Foxx Show as Camille Turner
- The Great White Hype as Bambi
- Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored as Miss Alice (as Salli Richardson)
- Soul of the Game as Lahoma
1995
- Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken as Elisa Maza (voice)
1994
- Gargoyles
- New York Undercover as Tammy Barrett
- Sioux City as Jolene Buckley
- A Low Down Dirty Shame as Angela
- I Spy Returns as Nicole Scott
- Lily in Winter as Ada Covington
1993
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Fenna / Nidell
- NYPD Blue as Bobbi Kingston
- Posse as Lana
- Space Rangers
1992
- Mo' Money as Pretty Customer
- Prelude to a Kiss as Bridesmaid #2
- How U Like Me Now as Valerie
1991
- Silk Stalkings as Shelley
- Roc as Diane Hubbard
- Up Against the Wall as Denise