Salli Richardson-Whitfield

Acting

Salli Richardson-Whitfield

Born November 23, 1967Chicago, Illinois, USA87 credits

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.

Known For

Filmography

Task
2025Task
as Deputy D.A. Anne PressmanTV
The Gilded Age
2022The Gilded Age
Executive ProducerTV
Reprisal
2019Reprisal
DirectorTV
See
2019See
DirectorTV
Treadstone
2019Treadstone
DirectorTV
Pearson
2019Pearson
DirectorTV
Doom Patrol
2019Doom Patrol
DirectorTV
Love Is___
2018Love Is___
DirectorTV
Altered Carbon
2018Altered Carbon
as Commission LeaderTV
Black Lightning
2018Black Lightning
as Rebecca MontezTV
Queen Sugar
2016Queen Sugar
DirectorTV
Underground
2016Underground
DirectorTV
Rosewood
2015Rosewood
as Dr. Aubrey JosephTV
Stitchers
2015Stitchers
as Maggie BaptisteTV
Light Girls
2015Light Girls
as SelfMovie
Playin' for Love
2015Playin' for Love
as Talisa McCoyMovie
black-ish
2014black-ish
DirectorTV
Saving Westbrook High
2013Saving Westbrook High
as ChristineMovie
The Newsroom
2012The Newsroom
as Jane BarrowTV
We the Party
2012We the Party
as Principal ReynoldsMovie
Scandal
2012Scandal
DirectorTV
The Finder
2012The Finder
as Athena BrookesTV
House of Lies
2012House of Lies
as Sandra JoyTV
I Will Follow
2010I Will Follow
as MayeMovie
Black Dynamite
2009Black Dynamite
as GloriaMovie
Good Hair
2009Good Hair
as SelfMovie
Pastor Brown
2009Pastor Brown
as Jessica 'Jesse' BrownMovie
Castle
2009Castle
as Elizabeth WestonTV
I Am Legend
2007I Am Legend
as Zoe NevilleMovie
Eureka
2006Eureka
as Allison BlakeTV
Criminal Minds
2005Criminal Minds
as Tamara BarnesTV
Bones
2005Bones
as Assistant U.S. Attorney Kim KurlandTV
House
2004House
as SharonTV
NCIS
2003NCIS
as Carrie ClarkTV
Missing
2003Missing
as KellyTV
Biker Boyz
2003Biker Boyz
as Half & HalfMovie
Antwone Fisher
2002Antwone Fisher
as Berta DavenportMovie
CSI: Miami
2002CSI: Miami
as LauraTV
Family Law
1999Family Law
as Viveca FosterTV
Butter
1998Butter
as Blusette Ford (as Salli Richardson)Movie
Mercy Point
1998Mercy Point
as Lt. SalisawTV
Rude Awakening
1998Rude Awakening
as Nancy AdamsTV
Stargate SG-1
1997Stargate SG-1
as Drey'aucTV
True Women
1997True Women
as MarthaTV
The Pretender
1996The Pretender
as Cynthia SloanTV
The Jamie Foxx Show
1996The Jamie Foxx Show
as Camille TurnerTV
Soul of the Game
1996Soul of the Game
as LahomaMovie
Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored
1996Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored
as Miss Alice (as Salli Richardson)Movie
Lily in Winter
1994Lily in Winter
as Ada CovingtonMovie
New York Undercover
1994New York Undercover
as Tammy BarrettTV
Sioux City
1994Sioux City
as Jolene BuckleyMovie
I Spy Returns
1994I Spy Returns
as Nicole ScottMovie
NYPD Blue
1993NYPD Blue
as Bobbi KingstonTV
Posse
1993Posse
as LanaMovie
H
1992How U Like Me Now
as ValerieMovie
Mo' Money
1992Mo' Money
as Pretty CustomerMovie
Prelude to a Kiss
1992Prelude to a Kiss
as Bridesmaid #2Movie
Silk Stalkings
1991Silk Stalkings
as ShelleyTV
Roc
1991Roc
as Diane HubbardTV