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Salli Richardson began her professional acting career in the theater at the Kuumba Workshop in Chicago and eventually moved to Los Angeles where she landed numerous guest roles on series such as "Silk Stalkings," Star Trek: Deep Space Nine," "New York Undercover," "The Jamie Fox Show" and "Stargate SG-1." Richardson spent three seasons as the voice of Elisa Maza on Disney's animated series "Gargoyles." before graduating to roles in feature films, particulary worjking with minority directors, including Mario Van Peebles' "Posse" (1993), Lou Diamond Phillips' directorial debut film "Souix City" (1994)--which won the Gold Medal at the Houston Film Festival-Keenan Ivory Wayans' "A Low Down Dirty Shame" (1994), Tim Reid's "Once Upon a Time....

Filmography

Baby of the Family - ( Nelli McPherson / / Lensing/Awaiting Release / )
Pastor Brown - ( Jesse Brown / / Lensing/Awaiting Release / )
I Am Legend - ( Zoe / 2007 / Released / )
Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid - ( Gail Stern / 2004 / Released / )
Biker Boyz - ( Half & Half / 2003 / Released / )
Antwone Fisher - ( Berta Davenport / 2002 / Released / )
Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored - ( Miss Alice / 1996 / Released / )
The Great White Hype - ( Bambi / 1996 / Released / )
A Low Down Dirty Shame - ( Angela / 1994 / Released / )
Sioux City - ( Jolene Buckley / 1994 / Released / )
Posse - ( Lana / 1993 / Released / Nippon Herald Films, Inc )
How U Like Me Now - ( Valerie / 1992 / Released / )
Mo' Money - ( Pretty Customer / 1992 / Released / )
Prelude to a Kiss - ( 2nd Bridesmaid / 1992 / Released / )
TV Credits
Eureka ( 2006 / Released ): Actor
TV Episode Allison Blake

TV Episode Allison Blake

Maneater ( 2007 )
TV Episode Allison Blake

TV Episode Allison Blake

Sight Unseen ( 2007 )
TV Episode Allison Blake

Bones ( 2005 / Released ): Actor
The War at Home ( 2005 / Released ): Actor
House ( 2004 / Released ): Actor
Second Time Around ( 2004 / Released ): Actor
Line of Fire ( 2003 / Released ): Actor
Missing ( 2003 / Released ): Actor
CSI: Miami ( 2002 / Released ): Actor
Dispo Day ( 2003 )
TV Episode Laura

TV Episode Laura

Forced Entry ( 2003 )
TV Episode Laura

Bunk ( 2003 )
TV Episode Laura

How I'm Living ( 2001 / Released ): Actor
Secret Agent Man ( 2000 / Released ): Actor
Butter ( 1998 / Released ): Actor
Mercy Point ( 1998 / Released ): Actor
Rude Awakening ( 1998 / Released ): Actor
Soul Train Music Awards: 11th Anniversary ( 1997 / Released ): Actor
Stargate SG-1 ( 1997 / Released ): Actor
True Women ( 1997 / Released ): Actor
10th Annual Soul Train Music Awards ( 1996 / Released ): Actor
Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles ( 1996 / Released ): Voice
Soul of the Game ( 1996 / Released ): Actor
Gargoyles ( 1994 / Released ): Voice
I Spy Returns ( 1994 / Released ): Actor
Lily in Winter ( 1994 / Released ): Actor
NYPD Blue ( 1993 / Released ): Actor
I Like Ike ( 2004 )
TV Episode Bobbi Kingston

TV Episode Bobbi Kingston

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ( 1993 / Released ): Actor
Between Brothers ( Released ): Actor
Family Law ( Released ): Actor
TV Episode Viveca

Ties That Bind ( 2002 )
TV Episode Viveca

Admissions ( 2002 )
TV Episode Viveca

Once Removed ( 2002 )
TV Episode Viveca

Big Brother ( 2002 )
TV Episode Viveca

New York Undercover ( Released ): Actor
Roc ( Released ): Actor
The Jamie Foxx Show ( Released ): Actor
The Pretender ( Released ): Actor
Full Biography (Back to top)

Salli Richardson began her professional acting career in the theater at the Kuumba Workshop in Chicago and eventually moved to Los Angeles where she landed numerous guest roles on series such as "Silk Stalkings," Star Trek: Deep Space Nine," "New York Undercover," "The Jamie Fox Show" and "Stargate SG-1." Richardson spent three seasons as the voice of Elisa Maza on Disney's animated series "Gargoyles." before graduating to roles in feature films, particulary worjking with minority directors, including Mario Van Peebles' "Posse" (1993), Lou Diamond Phillips' directorial debut film "Souix City" (1994)--which won the Gold Medal at the Houston Film Festival-Keenan Ivory Wayans' "A Low Down Dirty Shame" (1994), Tim Reid's "Once Upon a Time.When We Were Colored" (1995), HBO's "Soul Of The Game" (1996) and Reginald Hudlin's "The Great White Hype" opposite Samuel L. Jackson. She also held regular or recurring roles on numerous television shows including Showtime's "Rude Awakenings," UPN's "Mercy Point" and CBS's "Family Law." She snared her highest profile role to date playing the role of Berta for director Denzel Washington in "Antwone Fisher" (2002). Next Richardson--by that point married to actor Dondre Whitfield and billed as Salli Richardson-Whitfield--appeared in "Biker Boyz" (2003), opposite her "Fisher" co-star Derek Luke, Laurence Fishburne and Kid Rock, followed by the horror-thriller "Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid" (2004). In between those fetaure films she landed a recurring role as Erica Logan on the CBS crime procedural "CSI: Miami" beginning in 2003.

Profession(s):
Actor, singer
Sometimes Credited As:
Salli Elise Richardson
Salli Richardson
Salli Richardson Whitfield
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Family
daughter:Parker Richardson Whitfield (Father is Dondre Whitfield)
father:Duel Richardson (Italian and Irish descent; works as the director of Neighborhood Relations/Educational Programs and Office of Community Affairs for the University of Chicago)
husband:Dondre Whitfield (Married Sep. 8, 2002)
mother:Marcia Harris (African-American; also of partial herokee descent)
Companion(s)
Matthew McConaughey , Companion , ```..Briefly dated

Milestones (Back to top)
2007 Had a supporting role as Will Smith's wife in "I Am Legend"
2006 Cast as Department of Defense agent (and later head of Global Dynamics) Allison Blake in the Sci-fi series "Eureka"
2004 Starred in the thriller "Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid"
2003 Co-starred in the action feature "Biker Boyz"
2002 Potrayed Berta in Denzel Washington's directorial debut feature "Antwone Fisher"
1999 - 2002 Played Viveca Foster on the CBS television drama "Family Law"
1998 Co-starred in the indepedent thriller "Butter"
1997 Cast in the feature "True Women"
1996 Co-starred in the boxing comedy feature "Great White Hype"
1995 Was Miss Sally in "Once Upon A Time...When We Were Colored"
1994 Co-starred in the Keenan Ivory Wayan's "Low Down Dirty Shame"
1994 Voiced the character Elisa Maza in the animated series "Gargoyles"; also voiced Maza for the series of "Gargoyles" videos that were released from 1994-1998
1993 Co-starred in the romantic comedy "How U Like Me Now"
1993 Portrayed Lana in the black western "Posse"
1991 Cast in the feature drama "Up Against The Wall"
Performed with the Chicago Children's Choir


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