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Salli Elise Richardson-Whitfield (born Salli Elise Richardson, November 23, 1967Mallegg, Kristin B., ed. (2009). Who's Who Among African Americans. Farmington Hills, MI : Gale. p. 1025. .) is an American actress and television director. Richardson is known for her role as Angela in the film A Low Down Dirty Shame (1994) and for her role as Dr. on the comedy-drama series Eureka (2006–2012).

She is also known for her voice acting as Elisa Maza on the Disney animated series Gargoyles (1994–1996), and as Viveca Foster on the series Family Law (1999–2002). Richardson also has appeared in a number of other films such as The Great White Hype (1996), Antwone Fisher (2002), (2004) and I Am Legend (2007). She had leading roles in the independent films (2009), (2009) and I Will Follow (2010). In the 2010s, Richardson started working as a television director.


Early life
Richardson was born in , Illinois. Her mother is of Black American ancestry, and her father was of English and Italian descent. She played tennis in high school at the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools, and launched her acting career in the Kuumba Workshop theater there; she graduated in 1985.


Career

Acting
Richardson "began her acting career in the theater before transitioning to roles in television and film". In film, she played small roles in Prelude to a Kiss, Mo' Money, Posse, and later had major roles in Sioux City and A Low Down Dirty Shame. From 1994 to 1996 she voiced the character Elisa Maza on the animated series Gargoyles. She had many guest-starring roles in numerous television shows, such as , New York Undercover, The Pretender, Stargate SG-1, , House, Bones, , NCIS and Castle. Richardson starred opposite and in the legal drama series, Family Law, from 1999 to 2002. She had recurring roles as Nancy Adams on Rude Awakening, and as Laura on . She starred opposite Denzel Washington in the 2002 drama film Antwone Fisher. She also appeared in the 2004 horror film , and starred opposite in 2007's post-apocalyptic film I Am Legend. She later had a leading role in the independent dramas (2009), and in I Will Follow (2010) directed by . She also starred in The Sin Seer with Isaiah Washington, set for 2015 release.

From 2006 to 2012, Richardson starred as Department of Defense agent (and later head of ) in the comedy-drama series Eureka. Her second pregnancy was written into the storyline of the series. After the series' cancellation, she was cast as the lead in the Lifetime drama pilot The Secret Lives of Wives. In 2014, Richardson was cast in a recurring role on Lifetime's The Lottery as the first lady of the United States, but she lost it to Shelley Conn; She also has a role on 's Being Mary Jane as an old friend of the lead character. In 2015, Richardson was cast in the ABC Family series, . The series was canceled after three seasons in 2017.


Directing
Richardson has also worked as a director of episodic television, her latest being episodes 5 and 6 of the first season of Wheel of Time for Amazon. Following her directorial debut on two episodes of her show Eureka, in 2016 she directed two episodes of 's drama series for Oprah Winfrey Network, (on which her husband appears as a series regular). In 2016, Richardson also directed an episode of the historical action-drama Underground for . In 2017, she directed two episodes of BET drama Rebel, and ' Scandal. Her comedy directing credits include Survivor's Remorse, I'm Dying Up Here, and Dear White People. In 2018, she also directed the 16th episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.s fifth-season episode "". Her other notable directing credits include , Luke Cage, Black Lightning, The Punisher, American Gods, See and Altered Carbon.

In 2019, Richardson received an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series nomination for her work directing Luke Cage. Also in 2019, she won a Black Reel Award for Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series for directing Black-ish. In September 2020, she signed a project development deal with . Richardson produces and had had directed episodes of HBO period drama The Gilded Age and 's untitled Lakers project. Also in 2020, she directed the Zoom Where It Happens special The One with the Diverse Cast, a one-night reboot starring Sterling K. Brown, , Ryan Michelle Bathe, , and Jeremy Pope.


Personal life
On September 8, 2002, she married long-time boyfriend and fellow actor . She and Whitfield have one daughter and one son.


Filmography

Film
1991Up Against the WallDenise
1992Prelude to a KissBridesmaid No. 2
Mo' MoneyPretty Customer
How U Like Me NowValerie
1993PosseLana
1994I Spy ReturnsNicole Scott
Sioux CityJolene Buckley
A Low Down Dirty ShameAngela
Lily in WinterAda Covington
1995Elisa Maza (voice)
Once Upon a Time...When We Were ColoredMiss Alice
1996Soul of the GameLahoma
The Great White HypeBambi
1997Martha
1998ButterBlusette Ford
1999LillieLillie
2002Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are DogsKaren
Antwone FisherBerta Davenport
Baby of the FamilyNelli McPherson
2003Half & Half
2004Gail Stern
2007I Am LegendZoe Neville
2009Gloria
Jessica "Jesse" Brown
2010I Will FollowMaye
2012We the PartyPrincipal Reynolds
2013Playin' for LoveTalisa McCoy
TeachersChristine
2015The Sin SeerNia


Television
1992ShelleyEpisode: "Wild Card"
1993Space Rangers-Episode: "Fort Hope"
Fenna/NidellEpisode:
1994RocDiane HubbardEpisode: "The Last Temptation of Roc"
New York UndercoverTammy BarrettEpisode: "Eyewitness Blues"
1994–1997GargoylesElisa Maza (voice)Main cast
1997Stargate SG-1Drey'aucEpisode: "Bloodlines"
VanessaEpisode: "The Player"
1998The PretenderCynthia SloanEpisode: "Gigolo Jarod"
1998–1999Kim SalisawMain cast
1999The Jamie Foxx ShowCamille TurnerEpisode: "Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire"
1999–2002Family LawViveca FosterMain cast
2000Secret Agent ManRachelEpisode: "WhupSumAss"
2000–2001Rude AwakeningNancy AdamsRecurring cast: season 3
2003LauraRecurring cast: season 1
2004Line of FireErica LoganEpisode: "The Senator"
Second Time AroundAmandaEpisode: "Coupling Up"
Bobbi KingstonEpisodes: "My Dinner with Andy" & "I Like Ike"
2005HouseSharonEpisode: "Sports Medicine"
1-800-MissingKellyEpisode: "Sisterhood"
The War at HomeVanessaEpisode: "Guess Who's Coming to the Barbecue"
2006BonesKim KurlandEpisode: "Aliens in a Spaceship"
2006–2012EurekaMain cast
2009Tamara BarnesEpisodes: "Hopeless" & "The Eyes Have It"
2011The Secret Lives of WivesReedTV pilot
2012The FinderAthena BrookesEpisode: "Life After Death"
2012–2013The NewsroomJane BarrowGuest: season 1, recurring cast: season 2
2013–2015NCISCarrie ClarkGuest Cast: season 11-13
2014House of LiesSandra JoyEpisode: "Power(less)"
CastleElizabeth WestonEpisode: "The Greater Good"
2015Being Mary JaneValerieRecurring cast: season 2
2015–2017MaggieMain cast
2016RosewoodDr. Aubrey JosephEpisode: "Wooberite & the Women of Rosewood"
2018Black LightningRebecca MontezEpisode: "The Book of Consequences: Chapter Four: Translucent Freak"
2020Altered CarbonCommission LeaderEpisode: "Broken Angels"


Director
2011GraceShort film, also writer
2011–2013EurekaEpisodes: "Worst Case Scenario" & "Omega Girls"
2015Different PositionShort film
2016Post LifeShort film
Episodes "So Far" and "All Good"
2017UndergroundEpisode: "Nok Aaut"
RebelEpisodes: "Conceal and Carry" and "Black Not Blue"
Scandal Episode: "Tick Tock"
StitchersEpisode: "Kill It Forward"
Survivor's RemorseEpisodes: "Reparations" and "Closure"
Lethal WeaponEpisode: "Birdwatching"
2017–2019Episodes: "A Kiss from a Rose" & "Dust and Shadows"
2018Episode: "Lock It Down"
StarEpisode: "Take It to Church"
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.Episode: ""
I'm Dying Up HereEpisode: "Between Us"
Luke CageEpisode: "I Get Physical"
Love Is_Episode: "Not Valentine's Day"
Black LightningEpisode: ""
2018–19The MagiciansEpisodes: "The Side Effect" & "Six Short Stories About Magic"
2019Episode: "Black Like Us"
The PunisherEpisode: ""
All AmericanEpisode: "Legacy"
Chilling Adventures of SabrinaEpisode: ""
American GodsEpisode: "The Ways of the Dead"
Doom PatrolEpisode: ""
Episode: "Lean into It"
Dear White PeopleEpisodes: "Volume 3: Chapter IX " and "Volume 2: Chapter V"
PearsonEpisode: "The Former City Attorney"
SeeEpisode: "House of Enlightenment"
ReprisalEpisode: "dammit"
Episode: "The Seoul Asylum" and "The McKenna Erasure"
2020Altered CarbonEpisodes: "Broken Angels" and "Experiment Perilous"
2021The Wheel of Time Episodes: "Blood Calls Blood" and "The Flame of Tar Valon"
2022–presentThe Gilded Age4 episodes; also executive producer
2022–20235 episodes; also executive producer
2025Taskalso executive producer


Awards and nominations
2014Black Reel AwardsOutstanding Actress, TV Movie/Limited Series
2019Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series
2024Director – Drama
Producer – EntertainmentThe Gilded Age
2022Best Dramatic Presentation – Short FormThe Wheel of Time
2010NAACP Image AwardsOutstanding Actress in a Comedy SeriesEureka
2024Primetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Drama SeriesThe Gilded Age
Outstanding Directing for a Drama SeriesWinning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty


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