Saidah Arrika Ekulona

Acting

Saidah Arrika Ekulona

45 credits

Saidah Arrika Ekulona is an Award-winning theatre, television, and film actress. She is best known for The Taking of Pelham 1:23, Two Lovers, Righteous Kill, and The Royal Tenenbaums. She also has a recurring role as Abishola’s mother on the CBS sitcom Bob Hearts Abishola.

Known For

Oh. What. Fun.
5.6

Oh. What. Fun.

Movie

2025

The Life of Chuck
7.3

The Life of Chuck

Movie

2025

Amber Alert
7.0

Amber Alert

Movie

2024

The Family Meeting
2.0

The Family Meeting

Movie

2023

A League of Their Own
6.8

A League of Their Own

TV

2022

Orpheus Star

Orpheus Star

Movie

2020

Filmography

Oh. What. Fun.
2025Oh. What. Fun.as MarthaMovie
The Life of Chuck
2025The Life of Chuckas AndreaMovie
Amber Alert
2024Amber Alertas CiciMovie
The Family Meeting
2023The Family Meetingas MiriamMovie
A League of Their Own
2022A League of Their Ownas ToniTV
Orpheus Star
2020Orpheus Staras Dora ClemonsMovie
Bob Hearts Abishola
2019Bob Hearts Abisholaas EbunoluwaTV
Why Women Kill
2019Why Women Killas Taylor's SisterTV
Alive
2019Aliveas Captain MillsMovie
Dark Was the Night
2018Dark Was the Nightas BetsyMovie
The Haunting of Hill House
2018The Haunting of Hill Houseas Mrs. WalkerTV
A.P. Bio
2018A.P. Bioas School Board BethTV
The Lost
2017The Lostas LilyMovie
No Activity
2017No Activityas Flight AttendantTV
Bull
2016Bullas Judge Lucille AbernathyTV
Honeyglue
2016Honeyglueas Dr. AhmadMovie
Guidance
2015Guidanceas Principal WalshTV
Impastor
2015Impastoras Sheriff Rashida GrahamTV
Better Call Saul
2015Better Call Saulas ADA Gina KhalilTV
Christian Mingle
2014Christian Mingleas Pam ThomasMovie
Miss Meadows
2014Miss Meadowsas DoctorMovie
The 100
2014The 100as NygelTV
Malignant
2013Malignantas DoctorMovie
Saving Lincoln
2013Saving Lincolnas Mrs. Elizabeth KecklyMovie
The Newsroom
2012The Newsroomas Nia RobbieTV
Scandal
2012Scandalas SamanthaTV
Austin & Ally
2011Austin & Allyas Val CrawfordTV
Shameless
2011Shamelessas Sgt. FuchsTV
Blue Bloods
2010Blue Bloodsas Leslie Fuller O.R. Pharm.TV
The Rebound
2009The Reboundas LateefahMovie
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
2009The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3as Dispatcher OneMovie
Two Lovers
2008Two Loversas NurseMovie
Righteous Kill
2008Righteous Killas Gwen DarvisMovie
Body/Antibody
2007Body/Antibodyas Lady CopMovie
Bones
2005Bonesas Lean MarinoTV
Alfie
2004Alfieas Gilda - the ReceptionistMovie
Saving Face
2004Saving Faceas Nurse #1Movie
Hope & Faith
2003Hope & Faithas LindaTV
NCIS
2003NCISas 911 DispatcherTV
The Royal Tenenbaums
2001The Royal Tenenbaumsas NurseMovie
Wonderland
2000Wonderlandas ER NurseTV
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Nardalee UlaTV
Sex and the City
1998Sex and the Cityas NurseTV
Law & Order
1990Law & Orderas Claire MetoyerTV
Red Blooded
—Red Bloodedas Velma WinemillerMovie