
Salli Richardson-Whitfield
Known for Acting · 63 credits
- Born
- 1967-11-23 (age 58)
- Place of birth
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Also known as
- Salli Richardson · Salli Richardson Whitfield · Salli Elise Richardson-Whitfield · سالی ریچاردسون-ویتفیلد
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.
Known For
TV Shows (36)

NCIS
2003
as Carrie Clark

Criminal Minds
2005
as Tamara Barnes

Bones
2005
as Assistant U.S. Attorney Kim Kurland

House
2004
as Sharon

CSI: Miami
2002
as Laura

Castle
2009
as Elizabeth Weston

Stargate SG-1
1997
as Drey'auc

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
as Fenna / Nidell

NYPD Blue
1993
as Bobbi Kingston

Eureka
2006
as Allison Blake

Black Lightning
2018
as Rebecca Montez

The Pretender
1996
as Cynthia Sloan

Gargoyles
1994
as Elisa Maza (voice)

Silk Stalkings
1991
as Shelley

Missing
2003
as Kelly

Rosewood
2015
as Dr. Aubrey Joseph

The Newsroom
2012
as Jane Barrow

Altered Carbon
2018
as Commission Leader

New York Undercover
1994
as Tammy Barrett

Family Law
1999
as Viveca Foster

The Jamie Foxx Show
1996
as Camille Turner

House of Lies
2012
as Sandra Joy

Stitchers
2015
as Maggie Baptiste

Task
2025
as Deputy D.A. Anne Pressman

The Finder
2012
as Athena Brookes

The War at Home
2005
as Vanessa

Being Mary Jane
2013
as Valerie / Valerie (voice)

Roc
1991
as Diane Hubbard

Real Husbands of Hollywood
2013
as Herself

Rude Awakening
1998
as Nancy Adams

True Women
1997
as Martha

Between Brothers
1997
as Vanessa

Secret Agent Man
2000
as Rachel

Space Rangers
1993
Second Time Around
2004
as Amanda

Mercy Point
1998
as Lt. Salisaw
Movies (27)

I Am Legend
2007
as Zoe Neville

Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid
2004
as Gail Stern

Antwone Fisher
2002
as Berta Davenport

Biker Boyz
2003
as Half & Half

Black Dynamite
2009
as Gloria

Posse
1993
as Lana

A Low Down Dirty Shame
1994
as Angela

Mo' Money
1992
as Pretty Customer

Prelude to a Kiss
1992
as Bridesmaid #2

The Great White Hype
1996
as Bambi

Good Hair
2009
as Self

Butter
1998
as Blusette Ford (as Salli Richardson)

Saving Westbrook High
2013
as Christine

Soul of the Game
1996
as Lahoma

Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken
1995
as Elisa Maza (voice)

Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs
2002
as Karen

Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored
1996
as Miss Alice (as Salli Richardson)

Sioux City
1994
as Jolene Buckley

Pastor Brown
2009
as Jessica 'Jesse' Brown

We the Party
2012
as Principal Reynolds

Lily in Winter
1994
as Ada Covington

I Spy Returns
1994
as Nicole Scott

I Will Follow
2010
as Maye

Light Girls
2015
as Self
How U Like Me Now
1992
as Valerie

Playin' for Love
2015
as Talisa McCoy

Up Against the Wall
1991
as Denise
About Salli Richardson-Whitfield
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… With 63 credits spanning from 1991 to 2025, Salli Richardson-Whitfield has appeared in 27 films and 36 TV shows.
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Most Popular Salli Richardson-Whitfield Movies
- I Am Legend (2007) — as Zoe Neville
- Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (2004) — as Gail Stern
- Antwone Fisher (2002) — as Berta Davenport
- Biker Boyz (2003) — as Half & Half
- Black Dynamite (2009) — as Gloria
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