Acting · Chicago, Illinois, USA · Born November 23, 1967
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.
TVTask
2025
as Deputy D.A. Anne Pressman
TVAltered Carbon
2018
as Commission Leader
TVBlack Lightning
2018
as Rebecca Montez
TVRosewood
2015
as Dr. Aubrey Joseph
TVStitchers
2015
as Maggie Baptiste
MovieLight Girls
2015
as Self
MoviePlayin' for Love
2015
as Talisa McCoy
MovieSaving Westbrook High
2013
as Christine
TVBeing Mary Jane
2013
as Valerie
TVReal Husbands of Hollywood
2013
as Herself
TVThe Newsroom
2012
as Jane Barrow
MovieWe the Party
2012
as Principal Reynolds
TVThe Finder
2012
as Athena Brookes
TVHouse of Lies
2012
as Sandra Joy
MovieI Will Follow
2010
as Maye
MovieBlack Dynamite
2009
as Gloria
MovieGood Hair
2009
as Self
MoviePastor Brown
2009
as Jessica 'Jesse' Brown
TVCastle
2009
as Elizabeth Weston
MovieI Am Legend
2007
as Zoe Neville
TVEureka
2006
as Allison Blake
TVCriminal Minds
2005
as Tamara Barnes
TVBones
2005
as Assistant U.S. Attorney Kim Kurland
TVThe War at Home
2005
as Vanessa
TVHouse
2004
as Sharon
Second Time Around
2004
as Amanda
MovieAnacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid
2004
as Gail Stern
TVNCIS
2003
as Carrie Clark
TVMissing
2003
as Kelly
MovieBiker Boyz
2003
as Half & Half
MovieAntwone Fisher
2002
as Berta Davenport
TVCSI: Miami
2002
as Laura
MovieBook of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs
2002
as Karen
TVSecret Agent Man
2000
as Rachel
TVFamily Law
1999
as Viveca Foster
MovieButter
1998
as Blusette Ford
TVMercy Point
1998
as Lt. Salisaw
TVRude Awakening
1998
as Nancy Adams
TVBetween Brothers
1997
as Vanessa
TVStargate SG-1
1997
as Drey'auc
TVTrue Women
1997
as Martha
TVThe Pretender
1996
as Cynthia Sloan
TVThe Jamie Foxx Show
1996
as Camille Turner
MovieThe Great White Hype
1996
as Bambi
MovieSoul of the Game
1996
as Lahoma
MovieOnce Upon a Time... When We Were Colored
1996
as Miss Alice
MovieGargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken
1995
as Elisa Maza (voice)
MovieLily in Winter
1994
as Ada Covington
MovieA Low Down Dirty Shame
1994
as Angela
TVGargoyles
1994
as Elisa Maza (voice)
TVNew York Undercover
1994
as Tammy Barrett
MovieSioux City
1994
as Jolene Buckley
MovieI Spy Returns
1994
as Nicole Scott
TVNYPD Blue
1993
as Bobbi Kingston
MoviePosse
1993
as Lana
TVSpace Rangers
1993
TVStar Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
as Fenna / Nidell
How U Like Me Now
1992
as Valerie
MovieMo' Money
1992
as Pretty Customer
MoviePrelude to a Kiss
1992
as Bridesmaid #2
TVSilk Stalkings
1991
as Shelley
TVRoc
1991
as Diane Hubbard
MovieUp Against the Wall
1991
as Denise
