
Saidah Arrika Ekulona
Known for Acting · 47 credits
Biography
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
TV Shows (24)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Nardalee Ula / Dr. Lakhmajara / Mrs. Chance / Detective Yorkin / Cherise Hamlin

Law & Order
1990
as Claire Metoyer / Officer Radsen

NCIS
2003
as 911 Dispatcher

Bones
2005
as Lean Marino

Shameless
2011
as Sgt. Fuchs

Better Call Saul
2015
as ADA Gina Khalil

Blue Bloods
2010
as Leslie Fuller O.R. Pharm.

The 100
2014
as Nygel

Scandal
2012
as Samantha

Sex and the City
1998
as Nurse

Bull
2016
as Judge Lucille Abernathy

The Newsroom
2012
as Nia Robbie

Nurse Jackie
2009
as Tosha

Why Women Kill
2019
as Taylor's Sister

Austin & Ally
2011
as Val Crawford

Bob Hearts Abishola
2019
as Ebunoluwa

Hope & Faith
2003
as Linda

A.P. Bio
2018
as School Board Beth

The Haunting of Hill House
2018
as Mrs. Walker

No Activity
2017
as Flight Attendant

Impastor
2015
as Sheriff Rashida Graham

Guidance
2015
as Principal Walsh

Wonderland
2000
as ER Nurse

A League of Their Own
2022
as Toni
Movies (23)

The Life of Chuck
2025
as Andrea

The Royal Tenenbaums
2001
as Nurse

The Rebound
2009
as Lateefah

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
2009
as Dispatcher One

Alfie
2004
as Gilda - the Receptionist

Righteous Kill
2008
as Gwen Darvis

Miss Meadows
2014
as Doctor

Saving Face
2004
as Nurse #1

Amber Alert
2024
as Cici

Oh. What. Fun.
2025
as Martha

Two Lovers
2008
as Nurse

Dark Was the Night
2018
as Betsy

Happy Accidents
2000
as Nurse

The Lost
2017
as Lily

Christian Mingle
2014
as Pam Thomas

Honeyglue
2016
as Dr. Ahmad

Saving Lincoln
2013
as Mrs. Elizabeth Keckly

Red Blooded
as Velma Winemiller

Malignant
2013
as Doctor

Orpheus Star
2020
as Dora Clemons

Alive
2019
as Captain Mills

Body/Antibody
2007
as Lady Cop

The Family Meeting
2023
as Miriam
About Saidah Arrika Ekulona
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. With 47 credits spanning from 1990 to 2025, Saidah Arrika Ekulona has appeared in 23 films and 24 TV shows.
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Most Popular Saidah Arrika Ekulona Movies
- The Life of Chuck (2025) — as Andrea
- The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) — as Nurse
- The Rebound (2009) — as Lateefah
- The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009) — as Dispatcher One
- Alfie (2004) — as Gilda - the Receptionist
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