Salli Elise Richardson-Whitfield (born November 23, 1967 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American movie actress. She grew up in in Chicago, Illinois, where she played high school tennis, and launched her acting career in the Kuumba Workshop theater there.
Richardson born to Marcia Harris, an African American mother and Duel Richardson, an Irish/Italian American father. Her father is Director of Neighborhood Relations/Educational Programs and Office of Community Affairs for the University of Chicago.
On September 8, 2002, she married long-time beau, Dondre Whitfield, a fellow actor. She and Whitfield have one daughter, Parker Richardson Whitfield.
Richardson's acting credits include: A Low Down Dirty Shame, Posse, Lillie, Antwone Fisher, and Book of Love. She has also 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. She voiced the character of Elisa Maza on the animated series Gargoyles. Currently she is cast as Department of Defense agent Allison Blake in the television series Eureka, which airs on the Sci Fi network.
