Acting credits
61
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Salli Richardson-Whitfield
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.2
Moderate attention
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Movies: 26Series: 59Crew credits: 30
TMDB ID: 53918
IMDb ID: nm0724757
Known for: Acting
Born: November 23, 1967
Age: 58
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1991 - 2025
Years active: 35
Average TMDB rating: 7.12
Wikidata: Q237273
Also known as
Salli Richardson • Salli Richardson Whitfield • Salli Elise Richardson-Whitfield • سالی ریچاردسون-ویتفیلد
Other jobs
Director (27)Executive Producer (2)Producer (1)
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Salli Richardson-Whitfield.
10.0
Light Girls
as Self
2015 Movie
5.0
Playin' for Love
as Talisa McCoy
2015 Movie
6.0
Saving Westbrook High
as Christine
2013 Movie
4.7
We the Party
as Principal Reynolds
2012 Movie
5.1
I Will Follow
as Maye
2010 Movie
7.1
Black Dynamite
as Gloria
2009 Movie
6.6
Good Hair
as Self
2009 Movie
5.4
Pastor Brown
as Jessica 'Jesse' Brown
2009 Movie
7.2
I Am Legend
as Zoe Neville
2007 Movie
5.5
Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid
as Gail Stern
2004 Movie
6.3
Biker Boyz
as Half & Half
2003 Movie
6.9
Antwone Fisher
as Berta Davenport
2002 Movie
10.0
Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs
as Karen
2002 Movie
2.8
Butter
as Blusette Ford (as Salli Richardson)
1998 Movie
5.2
The Great White Hype
as Bambi
1996 Movie
4.6
Soul of the Game
as Lahoma
1996 Movie
3.6
Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored
as Miss Alice (as Salli Richardson)
1996 Movie
7.0
Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken
as Elisa Maza (voice)
1995 Movie
7.2
Lily in Winter
as Ada Covington
1994 Movie
5.6
A Low Down Dirty Shame
as Angela
1994 Movie
4.7
Sioux City
as Jolene Buckley
1994 Movie
4.0
I Spy Returns
as Nicole Scott
1994 Movie
5.3
Posse
as Lana
1993 Movie
5.5
Mo' Money
as Pretty Customer
1992 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Salli Richardson-Whitfield.
6.8
Task
as Deputy D.A. Anne Pressman • 1 eps
2025 Series
7.6
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
Director • 5 eps
2022 Series
7.6
The Gilded Age
Executive Producer • 17 eps
2022 Series
7.6
The Wheel of Time
Director • 2 eps
2021 Series
7.0
Reprisal
Director • 1 eps
2019 Series
8.1
See
Director • 1 eps
2019 Series
7.1
Treadstone
Director • 2 eps
2019 Series
7.3
Pearson
Director • 1 eps
2019 Series
7.5
Doom Patrol
Director • 1 eps
2019 Series
8.2
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
Director • 1 eps
2018 Series
8.1
All American
Director • 1 eps
2018 Series
6.3
Love Is___
Director • 1 eps
2018 Series
7.6
Altered Carbon
as Commission Leader • 1 eps
2018 Series
6.9
Black Lightning
as Rebecca Montez • 1 eps
2018 Series
8.1
Marvel's The Punisher
Director • 1 eps
2017 Series
6.4
I'm Dying Up Here
Director • 1 eps
2017 Series
7.1
American Gods
Director • 1 eps
2017 Series
5.9
Dear White People
Director • 2 eps
2017 Series
6.9
Marvel's Luke Cage
Director • 1 eps
2016 Series
7.3
Lethal Weapon
Director • 1 eps
2016 Series
7.7
Queen Sugar
Director • 2 eps
2016 Series
6.6
Underground
Director • 1 eps
2016 Series
7.6
Shadowhunters
Director • 1 eps
2016 Series
7.6
The Magicians
Director • 2 eps
2015 Series