Salli Richardson
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Salli Elise Richardson-Whitfield [1] (born November 23, 1967 in Chicago, Illinois) is a movie actress born to Marcia Harris, an African American and Cherokee mother and Duel Richardson, an Irish/Italian American father. She grew up in Chicago, where she played high school tennis, and launched her acting career in the Kuumba Workshop theater there.
On September 8, 2002, she married long-time beau, Dondre Whitfield, a fellow actor. During their courtship, her relationship with actor Matthew McConaughey came under scrutiny by media and public, however Richardson claims they were only friends. She and Whitfield have one daughter, Parker Richardson Whitfield.
Salli has acted in numerous movies including 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.
[edit] Selected filmography
- I Am Legend (2007) - Ginny Neville
- Eureka (2006) (TV) - Allison Blake
- Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (2004) - Gail Stern
- Low Down Dirty Shame (1994) - Angela
- Posse (1993 film) - Lana
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Salli Richardson at the Internet Movie Database
- Salli Richardson article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki.
- Brief biography
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| NAME | Richardson, Salli Elise |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | American actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 23, 1967 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chicago, Illinois |
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