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
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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