Salli Richardson-Whitfield

Salli Richardson-Whitfield is an American television and film actress. Richardson is best known for her role as Angela on the 1994 hit comedy/action film A Low Down Dirty Shame, and for her role as Dr. Allison Blake on the Syfy comedy-drama series Eureka.

She is also known for her voice acting as Elisa Maza the Disney animated series Gargoyles, and as Viveca Foster on the CBS series Family Law. Richardson also has appeared in a number of films such as The Great White Hype, Antwone Fisher, Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid, and I Am Legend. She had leading roles in the independent films Pastor Brown, Black Dynamite, and I Will Follow. In August-September 2016, she made appearances as one of the co-hosts of the Hollywood Today Live daily show sitting next to Ross Mathews.

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Cast Credits

Altered Carbon (2018)

Guest starring as Protectorate Official

Episode 2x08: Broken Angels (Feb 27, 2020)

Black Lightning (2018)

Guest starring as Ms. Montez

Episode 2x04: The Book of Consequences: Chapter Four: Translucent Freak (Oct 30, 2018)

Rosewood (2015)

Guest starring as Dr. Aubrey Joseph

Episode 1x21: Wooberite and the Women of Rosewood (May 18, 2016)

Stitchers (2015)

Starring as Maggie Baptiste (29 episodes)

Episode 3x10: Maternis (Aug 14, 2017)
Episode 3x09: Kill It Forward (Aug 7, 2017)
Episode 3x08: Dreamland (Jul 31, 2017)
Episode 3x07: Just the Two of Us (Jul 24, 2017)
Episode 3x06: The Gremlin and the Fixer (Jul 17, 2017)
Episode 3x05: Paternis (Jul 10, 2017)
Episode 3x02: For Love and Money (Jun 12, 2017)
Episode 3x01: Out of the Shadows (Jun 5, 2017)
Episode 2x10: All In (May 24, 2016)
Episode 2x09: The Guest (May 17, 2016)
Episode 2x08: Red Eye (May 10, 2016)
Episode 2x07: Pretty Little Lawyers (May 3, 2016)
Episode 2x06: The Dying Shame (Apr 26, 2016)
Episode 2x05: Midnight Stitcher (Apr 19, 2016)
Episode 2x04: The Two Deaths of Jamie B. (Apr 12, 2016)
Episode 2x03: The One That Got Away (Apr 5, 2016)
Episode 2x02: Hack Me If You Can (Mar 29, 2016)
Episode 2x01: 2.0 (Mar 22, 2016)
Episode 1x10: Full Stop (Aug 4, 2015)
Episode 1x09: Future Tense (Jul 28, 2015)
Episode 1x08: Fire in the Hole (Jul 21, 2015)
Episode 1x07: The Root of All Evil (Jul 14, 2015)
Episode 1x06: Finally (Jul 7, 2015)
Episode 1x05: Stitcher in the Rye (Jun 30, 2015)
Episode 1x04: I See You (Jun 23, 2015)
Episode 1x03: Connections (Jun 16, 2015)
Episode 1x02: Friends in Low Places (Jun 9, 2015)
Episode 1x01: A Stitch in Time (Jun 2, 2015)
Episode S01 Special: When Darkness Falls (Oct 20, 2015)
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Being Mary Jane (2013)

Guest starring as Valerie (5 episodes)

Episode 2x10: Primetime (Apr 7, 2015)
Episode 2x09: Line In The Sand (Mar 31, 2015)
Episode 2x07: Let's Go Crazy (Mar 17, 2015)
Episode 2x06: Pulling the Trigger (Mar 10, 2015)
Episode 2x01: People in Glass Houses Shouldn't Throw Fish (Feb 3, 2015)
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The Newsroom (2012)

Guest starring as Jane Barrow (3 episodes)

Episode 2x09: Election Night, Part 2 (Sep 15, 2013)
Episode 2x08: Election Night, Part 1 (Sep 8, 2013)
Episode 1x07: 5/1 (Aug 5, 2012)

The Finder (2012)

Guest starring as Athena Brookes

Episode 1x08: Life After Death (Apr 6, 2012)

House of Lies (2012)

Guest starring as Sandra Joy

Episode 3x02: Power (Jan 19, 2014)

Castle (2009)

Guest starring as U.S. Attorney Elizabeth Weston

Episode 6x19: The Greater Good (Mar 24, 2014)

Eureka (2006)

Starring as Allison Blake (76 episodes)

Episode 5x13: Just Another Day (Jul 16, 2012)
Episode 5x12: Double Take (Jul 9, 2012)
Episode 5x11: Mirror, Mirror (Jul 2, 2012)
Episode 5x10: The Honeymooners (Jun 25, 2012)
Episode 5x09: Smarter Carter (Jun 18, 2012)
Episode 5x08: In Too Deep (Jun 11, 2012)
Episode 5x07: Ex-Machina (Jun 4, 2012)
Episode 5x06: Worst Case Scenario (May 21, 2012)
Episode 5x05: Jack of All Trades (May 14, 2012)
Episode 5x04: Friendly Fire (May 7, 2012)
Episode 5x03: Force Quit (Apr 30, 2012)
Episode 5x02: The Real Thing (Apr 23, 2012)
Episode 5x01: Lost (Apr 16, 2012)
Episode S04 Special: Do You See What I See? (Dec 6, 2011)
Episode 4x20: One Giant Leap (Sep 19, 2011)
Episode 4x19: One Small Step (Sep 12, 2011)
Episode 4x18: This One Time at Space Camp… (Aug 29, 2011)
Episode 4x17: Clash of the Titans (Aug 22, 2011)
Episode 4x16: Of Mites and Men (Aug 15, 2011)
Episode 4x15: Omega Girls (Aug 8, 2011)
Episode 4x14: Up in the Air (Aug 1, 2011)
Episode 4x13: Glimpse (Jul 25, 2011)
Episode 4x12: Reprise (Jul 18, 2011)
Episode 4x11: Liftoff (Jul 11, 2011)
Episode 4x10: O' Little Town... (Dec 7, 2010)
Episode 4x09: I'll Be Seeing You (Sep 10, 2010)
Episode 4x08: The Ex-files (Aug 27, 2010)
Episode 4x07: Stoned (Aug 20, 2010)
Episode 4x06: Momstrosity (Aug 13, 2010)
Episode 4x05: Crossing Over (Aug 6, 2010)
Episode 4x04: The Story of O2 (Jul 30, 2010)
Episode 4x03: All the Rage (Jul 23, 2010)
Episode 4x02: A New World (Jul 16, 2010)
Episode 4x01: Founder's Day (Jul 9, 2010)
Episode 3x17: Have an Ice Day (Sep 11, 2009)
Episode 3x16: You Don't Know Jack (Aug 28, 2009)
Episode 3x15: Shower the People (Aug 21, 2009)
Episode 3x14: Ship Happens (Aug 14, 2009)
Episode 3x13: If You Build It... (Aug 7, 2009)
Episode 3x12: It's Not Easy Being Green (Jul 31, 2009)
Episode 3x11: Insane in the P-Brane (Jul 24, 2009)
Episode 3x10: Your Face or Mine (Jul 17, 2009)
Episode 3x09: Welcome Back Carter (Jul 10, 2009)
Episode 3x08: From Fear to Eternity (Sep 23, 2008)
Episode 3x07: Here Come the Suns (Sep 16, 2008)
Episode 3x06: Phased and Confused (Sep 9, 2008)
Episode 3x05: Show Me the Mummy (Aug 26, 2008)
Episode 3x04: I Do Over (Aug 19, 2008)
Episode 3x03: Best in Faux (Aug 12, 2008)
Episode 3x02: What About Bob? (Aug 5, 2008)
Episode 3x01: Bad to the Drone (Jul 29, 2008)
Episode 2x13: A Night at Global Dynamics (Oct 2, 2007)
Episode 2x12: All That Glitters (Sep 25, 2007)
Episode 2x11: Maneater (Sep 18, 2007)
Episode 2x10: God Is in the Details (Sep 11, 2007)
Episode 2x09: Sight Unseen (Sep 4, 2007)
Episode 2x08: E=MC...? (Aug 28, 2007)
Episode 2x07: Family Reunion (Aug 21, 2007)
Episode 2x06: Noche de Suenos (Aug 14, 2007)
Episode 2x05: Duck, Duck Goose (Aug 7, 2007)
Episode 2x04: Games People Play (Jul 31, 2007)
Episode 2x03: Unpredictable (Jul 24, 2007)
Episode 2x02: Try Try Again (Jul 17, 2007)
Episode 2x01: Phoenix Rising (Jul 10, 2007)
Episode 1x12: Once in a Lifetime (Oct 3, 2006)
Episode 1x11: H.O.U.S.E. Rules (Sep 26, 2006)
Episode 1x10: Purple Haze (Sep 19, 2006)
Episode 1x09: Primal (Sep 12, 2006)
Episode 1x08: Right as Raynes (Sep 5, 2006)
Episode 1x07: Blink (Aug 29, 2006)
Episode 1x06: Dr. Nobel (Aug 22, 2006)
Episode 1x05: Invincible (Aug 15, 2006)
Episode 1x04: Alienated (Aug 8, 2006)
Episode 1x03: Before I Forget (Aug 1, 2006)
Episode 1x02: Many Happy Returns (Jul 25, 2006)
Episode 1x01: Pilot (Jul 18, 2006)
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Criminal Minds (2005)

Guest starring as Tamara Barnes (2 episodes)

Episode 5x06: The Eyes Have It (Nov 4, 2009)
Episode 5x04: Hopeless (Oct 14, 2009)

Bones (2005)

Guest starring as Assistant U.S. Attorney Kim Kurland

Episode 2x09: Aliens in a Spaceship (Nov 15, 2006)

The War at Home (2005)

Guest starring as Vanessa

Episode 1x04: Guess Who's Coming to the Barbecue (Oct 2, 2005)

House (2004)

Guest starring as Sharon

Episode 1x12: Sports Medicine (Feb 22, 2005)

NCIS (2003)

Guest starring as Carrie Clark (3 episodes)

Episode 13x09: Day in Court (Nov 17, 2015)
Episode 12x08: Semper Fortis (Nov 18, 2014)
Episode 11x08: Alibi (Nov 12, 2013)

Missing (2003)

Guest starring as Kelly

Episode 3x12: Sisterhood (Sep 25, 2005)

CSI: Miami (2002)

Guest starring as DNA Analyst Laura (4 episodes)

Episode 1x18: Dispo Day (Mar 10, 2003)
Episode 1x16: Evidence of Things Unseen (Feb 17, 2003)
Episode 1x14: Forced Entry (Feb 3, 2003)
Episode 1x13: Bunk (Jan 27, 2003)
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Family Law (1999)

Starring as Viveca Foster (67 episodes)

Episode 3x21: Alienation of Affection (May 27, 2002)
Episode 3x20: Ties That Bind (Apr 15, 2002)
Episode 3x19: Admissions (Apr 8, 2002)
Episode 3x18: Once Removed (Mar 25, 2002)
Episode 3x17: Big Brother (Mar 18, 2002)
Episode 3x16: Celano v. Foster (Mar 4, 2002)
Episode 3x15: Children of a Lesser Dad (Feb 25, 2002)
Episode 3x14: Arlene's Choice (Feb 4, 2002)
Episode 3x13: To Protect and To Serve (Jan 14, 2002)
Episode 3x12: Blood and Water (Jan 7, 2002)
Episode 3x11: Angel's Flight (Dec 17, 2001)
Episode 3x10: Sex, Lies, and the Internet (Dec 10, 2001)
Episode 3x09: No Options (Nov 19, 2001)
Episode 3x08: Security (Nov 12, 2001)
Episode 3x07: All in the Family (Nov 5, 2001)
Episode 3x06: Sacrifices (Oct 29, 2001)
Episode 3x05: Against All Odds (Oct 22, 2001)
Episode 3x04: My Brother's Keeper (Oct 15, 2001)
Episode 3x03: Obligations (Oct 8, 2001)
Episode 3x02: Moving On (Oct 1, 2001)
Episode 3x01: Irreparable Harm (Sep 24, 2001)
Episode 2x24: Planting Seeds (May 21, 2001)
Episode 2x23: Clemency (May 14, 2001)
Episode 2x22: Recovery (May 7, 2001)
Episode 2x21: Americans (Apr 30, 2001)
Episode 2x20: Bringing Up Babies (Apr 16, 2001)
Episode 2x19: The Gay Divorcee (Apr 9, 2001)
Episode 2x18: Safe at Home (Mar 19, 2001)
Episode 2x17: Soul Custody (Mar 12, 2001)
Episode 2x16: Liar's Club (2) (Feb 26, 2001)
Episode 2x15: Liar's Club (1) (Feb 19, 2001)
Episode 2x14: The Quality of Mercy (Feb 5, 2001)
Episode 2x13: Separation (Jan 29, 2001)
Episode 2x12: Film at Eleven (Jan 15, 2001)
Episode 2x11: Intentions (Jan 8, 2001)
Episode 2x10: Generations (Dec 11, 2000)
Episode 2x09: Echoes (Nov 27, 2000)
Episode 2x08: Family Values (Nov 20, 2000)
Episode 2x07: For Love (Nov 13, 2000)
Episode 2x06: Telling Lies (2) (Nov 6, 2000)
Episode 2x05: Telling Lies (1) (Oct 30, 2000)
Episode 2x04: Going Home (Oct 23, 2000)
Episode 2x03: Affairs of State (Oct 16, 2000)
Episode 2x02: One Mistake (Oct 9, 2000)
Episode 2x01: The Choice (Oct 2, 2000)
Episode 1x23: Possession is Nine Tenths of the Law (May 8, 2000)
Episode 1x22: Love and Money (May 1, 2000)
Episode 1x21: Second Chance (Apr 24, 2000)
Episode 1x20: The Witness (Apr 17, 2000)
Episode 1x19: Playing God (Mar 20, 2000)
Episode 1x18: Necessity (Mar 6, 2000)
Episode 1x17: Metamorphosis (Feb 28, 2000)
Episode 1x16: Are You My Father? (Feb 21, 2000)
Episode 1x15: A Mother's Son (Feb 7, 2000)
Episode 1x14: Stealing Home (Jan 24, 2000)
Episode 1x13: Human Error (Jan 17, 2000)
Episode 1x12: Media Relations (Jan 10, 2000)
Episode 1x11: Decisions (Dec 13, 1999)
Episode 1x09: Holt vs. Holt (Nov 22, 1999)
Episode 1x08: The Fourth Trimester (Nov 15, 1999)
Episode 1x07: Games (Nov 8, 1999)
Episode 1x06: The Nanny (Oct 25, 1999)
Episode 1x05: The List (Oct 18, 1999)
Episode 1x04: Prisoners (Oct 11, 1999)
Episode 1x03: All God's Creatures (Oct 4, 1999)
Episode 1x02: Damages (Sep 27, 1999)
Episode 1x01: Pilot (Sep 20, 1999)
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Stargate SG-1 (1997)

Guest starring as Drey'auc

Episode 1x11: Bloodlines (Oct 10, 1997)

The Pretender (1996)

Guest starring as Cynthia Sloan

Episode 2x11: Gigolo Jarod (Feb 7, 1998)

Gargoyles (1994)

Starring as Elisa Maza (23 episodes)

Episode 2x41: Cloud Fathers (Feb 21, 1996)
Episode 2x30: Grief (Dec 28, 1995)
Episode 2x29: M.I.A. (Dec 21, 1995)
Episode 2x28: Sanctuary (Dec 18, 1995)
Episode 2x26: Monsters (Nov 28, 1995)
Episode 2x25: Heritage (Nov 27, 1995)
Episode 2x24: Shadows of the Past (Nov 23, 1995)
Episode 2x22: Avalon (2) (Nov 21, 1995)
Episode 2x20: The Cage (Nov 16, 1995)
Episode 2x13: High Noon (Sep 25, 1995)
Episode 2x07: Eye of the Beholder (Sep 13, 1995)
Episode 1x13: Reawakening (Feb 3, 1995)
Episode 1x12: Her Brother's Keeper (Jan 27, 1995)
Episode 1x11: Long Way to Morning (Jan 20, 1995)
Episode 1x10: The Edge (Jan 13, 1995)
Episode 1x08: Deadly Force (Nov 18, 1994)
Episode 1x07: Temptation (Nov 11, 1994)
Episode 1x06: The Thrill of the Hunt (Nov 4, 1994)
Episode 1x05: Awakening (5) (Oct 28, 1994)
Episode 1x04: Awakening (4) (Oct 27, 1994)
Episode 1x03: Awakening: Part Three (Oct 26, 1994)
Episode 1x02: Awakening: Part Two (Oct 25, 1994)
Episode 1x01: Awakening (Oct 24, 1994)
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New York Undercover (1994)

Guest starring as Tammy Barrett

Episode 1x11: The Eyewitness Blues (Nov 24, 1994)

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)

Guest starring as Fenna / Nidell

Episode 2x09: Second Sight (Nov 21, 1993)

Silk Stalkings (1991)

Guest starring as Shelley

Episode 2x04: Wild Card (Nov 5, 1992) [Co-Star]

Crew Credits

Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (2022)

Episode crew as Director (5 episodes)

Episode 2x07: What Is and What Should Never Be (Sep 17, 2023)
Episode 2x06: "Beat L.A." (Sep 10, 2023)
Episode 2x01: One Ring Don't Make a Dynasty (Aug 6, 2023)
Episode 1x10: Promised Land (May 8, 2022)
Episode 1x09: Acceptable Loss (May 1, 2022)
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The Gilded Age (2022)

Show crew as Executive Producer (9 episodes)

Episode 1x09: Let the Tournament Begin (Mar 21, 2022)
Episode 1x08: Tucked Up in Newport (Mar 14, 2022)
Episode 1x07: Irresistible Change (Mar 7, 2022)
Episode 1x06: Heads Have Rolled for Less (Feb 28, 2022)
Episode 1x05: Charity Has Two Functions (Feb 21, 2022)
Episode 1x04: A Long Ladder (Feb 14, 2022)
Episode 1x03: Face the Music (Feb 7, 2022)
Episode 1x02: Money Isn't Everything (Jan 31, 2022)
Episode 1x01: Never the New (Jan 24, 2022)
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Episode crew as Director (4 episodes)

Episode 1x06: Heads Have Rolled for Less (Feb 28, 2022)
Episode 1x05: Charity Has Two Functions (Feb 21, 2022)
Episode 1x04: A Long Ladder (Feb 14, 2022)
Episode 1x03: Face the Music (Feb 7, 2022)
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The Wheel of Time (2021)

Episode crew as Director (2 episodes)

Episode 1x06: The Flame of Tar Valon (Dec 10, 2021)
Episode 1x05: Blood Calls Blood (Dec 3, 2021)

Reprisal (2019)

Episode crew as Director

Episode 1x09: dammit (Dec 6, 2019)

See (2019)

Episode crew as Director

Episode 1x08: House of Enlightenment (Dec 6, 2019)

Treadstone (2019)

Episode crew as Director (2 episodes)

Episode 1x09: The Seoul Asylum (Dec 10, 2019)
Episode 1x08: The McKenna Erasure (Dec 3, 2019)

Pearson (2019)

Episode crew as Director

Episode 1x05: The Former City Attorney (Aug 14, 2019)

Doom Patrol (2019)

Episode crew as Director

Episode 1x10: Hair Patrol (Apr 19, 2019)

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2018)

Episode crew as Director

Episode 2x03: Chapter Fourteen: Lupercalia (Apr 5, 2019)

All American (2018)

Episode crew as Director

Episode 1x13: Legacy (Feb 27, 2019)

Altered Carbon (2018)

Episode crew as Director (2 episodes)

Episode 2x08: Broken Angels (Feb 27, 2020)
Episode 2x07: Experiment Perilous (Feb 27, 2020)

Black Lightning (2018)

Episode crew as Director

Episode 2x04: The Book of Consequences: Chapter Four: Translucent Freak (Oct 30, 2018)

The Chi (2018)

Episode crew as Director

Episode 2x08: Lean Into It (Jun 2, 2019)

Marvel's The Punisher (2017)

Episode crew as Director

Episode 2x09: Flustercluck (Jan 18, 2019)

I'm Dying Up Here (2017)

Episode crew as Director

Episode 2x06: Between Us (Jun 10, 2018)

American Gods (2017)

Episode crew as Director

Episode 2x05: The Ways of the Dead (Apr 7, 2019)

Dear White People (2017)

Episode crew as Director (2 episodes)

Episode 3x09: Chapter IX (Aug 2, 2019)
Episode 2x05: Chapter V (May 4, 2018)

Rebel (2017)

Episode crew as Director (2 episodes)

Episode 1x05: Conceal and Carry (Apr 25, 2017)
Episode 1x04: Black Not Blue (Apr 18, 2017)

Star (2016)

Episode crew as Director

Episode 2x11: Take It to Church (Apr 4, 2018)

Marvel's Luke Cage (2016)

Episode crew as Director

Episode 2x04: I Get Physical (Jun 22, 2018)

Lethal Weapon (2016)

Episode crew as Director

Episode 2x07: Birdwatching (Nov 21, 2017)

Queen Sugar (2016)

Episode crew as Director (2 episodes)

Episode 1x11: All Good (Nov 16, 2016)
Episode 1x10: So Far (Nov 9, 2016)

Underground (2016)

Episode crew as Director

Episode 2x04: Nok Aaut (Mar 29, 2017)

Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments (2016)

Episode crew as Director (2 episodes)

Episode 3x14: A Kiss from a Rose (Mar 18, 2019)
Episode 2x05: Dust and Shadows (Jan 30, 2017)

The Magicians (2015)

Episode crew as Director (2 episodes)

Episode 4x07: The Side Effect (Mar 6, 2019)
Episode 3x08: Six Short Stories about Magic (Feb 28, 2018)

Chicago Med (2015)

Episode crew as Director

Episode 3x14: Lock It Down (Apr 3, 2018)

Stitchers (2015)

Episode crew as Director

Episode 3x09: Kill It Forward (Aug 7, 2017)

black-ish (2014)

Episode crew as Director

Episode 5x10: Black Like Us (Jan 15, 2019)

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013)

Episode crew as Director

Episode 5x16: Inside Voices (Apr 6, 2018)

Scandal (2012)

Episode crew as Director (2 episodes)

Episode 6x16: Transfer of Power (May 18, 2017)
Episode 6x15: Tick, Tock (May 18, 2017)

Eureka (2006)

Episode crew as Director (2 episodes)

Episode 5x06: Worst Case Scenario (May 21, 2012)
Episode 4x15: Omega Girls (Aug 8, 2011)