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Salli Richardson-Whitfield

  • Actress
  • Director
  • Producer
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Salli Richardson-Whitfield at an event for Antwone Fisher (2002)
Highlights love stories from the black community and seeks to find secrets to making a marriage work. Features love stories from some successful people in entertainment as well as everyday couples, each offering a unique take on love.
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Black Love (2017–2022)
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Salli Richardson-Whitfield is a 30 year industry veteran. She has been featured in over 20 major motion pictures and has starred opposite a number of Hollywood's top actors, including Samuel L. Jackson in THE GREAT WHITE HYPE, Denzel Washington in ANTWONE FISHER, and Will Smith in I AM LEGEND. On television, Salli starred in the long running SYFY network hit series EUREKA as well as three seasons of STITCHERS on FREEFORM.

Changing gears to a role behind the camera, Salli has burst onto the scene as a director and producer. Ava DuVernay was one of the first to recognize Salli's skill as director, offering Salli two back to back episodes of the first season of QUEEN SUGAR. Her now incredibly extensive directing resume includes such shows as AMAZON'S WHEEL OF TIME, HULU'S REPRISAL, APPLE'S SEE, NETFLIX'S ALTERED CARBON, STARZ' AMERICAN GODS and SURVIVOR'S REMORSE, SHOWTIME'S THE CHI, ABC's SCANDAL, FOX's LETHAL WEAPON, FREEFORM'S SHADOWHUNTERS, NETFLIX'S DEAR WHITE PEOPLE, LUKE CAGE, and THE PUNISHER, BET's REBEL, SYFY'S THE MAGICIANS and EUREKA, BLACKLIGHTNING, ALL AMERICAN for THE CW and ABC'S BLACKISH. Salli's work on LUKE CAGE was nominated for a NAACP Award for Outstanding Directing In A Drama Series. She currently has series in development as a director/producer at Apple and Netflix.

Her incredible run was punctuated by the recent announcement of an Overall Deal with HBO along with Directing and Executive Producing Julian Fellowes' upcoming drama series THE GILDED AGE and directing two episodes of Adam McKay's UNT. LAKERS SERIES.

Salli is a married to actor and author, Dondre Whitfield, they have two children. She participates in countless charitable and philanthropic events, including The K.I.S. foundation.
BornNovember 23, 1967
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BornNovember 23, 1967
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 3 nominations

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John Billingsley and Salli Richardson-Whitfield in Stitchers (2015)
Salli Richardson-Whitfield in Stitchers (2015)
Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Allison Scagliotti, Ritesh Rajan, and Kyle Harris in Stitchers (2015)
Khandi Alexander and Salli Richardson-Whitfield in Scandal (2012)
Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Katherine McNamara, and Matthew Daddario in Shadowhunters (2016)
Salli Richardson-Whitfield in Shadowhunters (2016)
Samuel L. Jackson, Jon Lovitz, and Salli Richardson-Whitfield in The Great White Hype (1996)
Salli Richardson-Whitfield and Emma Ishta in Stitchers (2015)
Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Allison Scagliotti, Damon Dayoub, Ritesh Rajan, Ross Kurt Le, Chelsea Vincent, Kyle Harris, Cameron Britton, and Emma Ishta in Stitchers (2015)
Salli Richardson-Whitfield in Stitchers (2015)
Salli Richardson-Whitfield and Allison Scagliotti in Stitchers (2015)
Salli Richardson-Whitfield and Robert Townsend in Playin' for Love (2013)

Known for

Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (2004)
Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid
4.7
  • Gail Stern
  • 2004
Colin Ferguson, Joe Morton, Ed Quinn, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Neil Grayston, Erica Cerra, and Jordan Danger in Eureka (2006)
Eureka
7.9
TV Series
  • Allison Blake
Will Smith, Kona, and Abbey in I Am Legend (2007)
I Am Legend
7.2
  • Zoe Neville(as Salli Richardson)
  • 2007
Black Dynamite (2009)
Black Dynamite
7.4
  • Gloria
  • 2009

Credits

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Actress

  • Joel Kinnaman in Altered Carbon (2018)
    Altered Carbon
    • Commission Leader
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Black Lightning (2017)
    Black Lightning
    • Rebecca Montez
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Emma Ishta in Stitchers (2015)
    Stitchers
    • Maggie Baptiste
    • TV Series
    • 2015–2017
  • Morris Chestnut in Rosewood (2015)
    Rosewood
    • Dr. Aubrey Joseph
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • Mark Harmon, Maria Bello, Wilmer Valderrama, Rocky Carroll, David McCallum, Sean Murray, Brian Dietzen, Emily Wickersham, and Diona Reasonover in NCIS (2003)
    NCIS
    • Carrie Clark
    • TV Series
    • 2013–2015
  • Lisa Arrindell and Isaiah Washington in The Sin Seer (2015)
    The Sin Seer
    • Nia
    • 2015
  • Gabrielle Union in Being Mary Jane (2013)
    Being Mary Jane
    • Valerie
    • TV Series
    • 2015
  • Nathan Fillion and Stana Katic in Castle (2009)
    Castle
    • U.S. Attorney Elizabeth Weston
    • TV Series
    • 2014
  • Don Cheadle in House of Lies (2012)
    House of Lies
    • Sandra Joy
    • TV Series
    • 2014
  • Esai Morales, Loretta Devine, and Salli Richardson-Whitfield in Teachers (2013)
    Teachers
    • Christine
    • TV Movie
    • 2013
  • Jeff Daniels in The Newsroom (2012)
    The Newsroom
    • Jane Barrow
    • TV Series
    • 2012–2013
  • Esai Morales, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, and Robert Townsend in Playin' for Love (2013)
    Playin' for Love
    • Talisa McCoy
    • 2013
  • Colin Ferguson, Joe Morton, Ed Quinn, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Neil Grayston, Erica Cerra, and Jordan Danger in Eureka (2006)
    Eureka
    • Allison Blake
    • TV Series
    • 2006–2012
  • The Finder (2012)
    The Finder
    • Athena Brookes
    • TV Series
    • 2012
  • We the Party (2012)
    We the Party
    • Principal Reynolds
    • 2012

Director

  • Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
    • Director
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • John C. Reilly and Quincy Isaiah in Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (2022)
    Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Christine Baranski and Carrie Coon in The Gilded Age (2022)
    The Gilded Age
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Sophie Okonedo, Rosamund Pike, Daniel Henney, Zoë Robins, Josha Stradowski, and Marcus Rutherford in The Wheel of Time (2021)
    The Wheel of Time
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Joel Kinnaman in Altered Carbon (2018)
    Altered Carbon
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Jeremy Irvine in Treadstone (2019)
    Treadstone
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Jason Momoa in See (2019)
    See
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Abigail Spencer in Reprisal (2019)
    Reprisal
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Gina Torres in Pearson (2019)
    Pearson
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Dear White People (2017)
    Dear White People
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2018–2019
  • Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine, Yolonda Ross, Jacob Latimore, Michael Epps, Alex R. Hibbert, Shamon Brown Jr., and Birgundi Baker in The Chi (2018)
    The Chi
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Brendan Fraser, Matt Bomer, Michelle Gomez, April Bowlby, Diane Guerrero, and Joivan Wade in Doom Patrol (2019)
    Doom Patrol
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Crispin Glover, Demore Barnes, Emily Browning, Ian McShane, Ricky Whittle, Yetide Badaki, Omid Abtahi, and Bruce Langley in American Gods (2017)
    American Gods
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Miranda Otto, Richard Coyle, Lucy Davis, Michelle Gomez, Luke Cook, Kiernan Shipka, Ross Lynch, Jaz Sinclair, Skye P. Marshall, Lachlan Watson, Tati Gabrielle, Abigail Cowen, Jonathan Whitesell, Gavin Leatherwood, Sam Corlett, Chance Perdomo, and Adeline Rudolph in Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2018)
    Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Harry Shum Jr., Emeraude Toubia, Katherine McNamara, Dominic Sherwood, Matthew Daddario, and Alberto Rosende in Shadowhunters (2016)
    Shadowhunters
    • Director (directed by)
    • TV Series
    • 2017–2019
  • Stella Maeve, Summer Bishil, Hale Appleman, Olivia Taylor Dudley, and Arjun Gupta in The Magicians (2015)
    The Magicians
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2018–2019

Producer

  • Christine Baranski and Carrie Coon in The Gilded Age (2022)
    The Gilded Age
    • executive producer (as Salli Richardson Whitfield)
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Post Life (2016)
    Post Life
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2016
  • Esai Morales, Loretta Devine, and Salli Richardson-Whitfield in Teachers (2013)
    Teachers
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2013
  • Grace (2011)
    Grace
    • executive producer
    • Short
    • 2011
  • Pastor Brown (2009)
    Pastor Brown
    • co-producer (as Salli Richardson)
    • 2009
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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'The Sin Seer': Daily Prayers
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'The Sin Seer': Daily Prayers
We the Party
Clip 0:57
We the Party
We the Party
Clip 1:20
We the Party
I Am Legend
Clip 0:45
I Am Legend
I Am Legend
Clip 1:06
I Am Legend
I Am Legend
Clip 1:19
I Am Legend
I Am Legend
Clip 1:14
I Am Legend
I Am Legend
Clip 0:59
I Am Legend
I Am Legend
Clip 1:01
I Am Legend
I Am Legend
Clip 0:43
I Am Legend
I Am Legend
Interview 0:41
I Am Legend
Season 6 Official Trailer
Trailer 1:00
Season 6 Official Trailer

Personal details

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  • Official sites
    • Official Facebook
    • Official Site
  • Alternative names
    • Salli Elise Richardson
  • Height
    • 5′ 4″ (1.63 m)
  • Born
    • November 23, 1967
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Spouse
    • Dondré T. WhitfieldSeptember 8, 2002 - present (2 children)
  • Children
      Parker Richardson Whitfield
  • Parents
      Marcia Harris
  • Other works
    Stage: Appeared in "The Old Settler", Los Angeles, CA. Also in cast: CCH Pounder, Jenifer Lewis. NOTE: Richardson was nominated for an Ovation Award by the Theatre League of Southern California for her performance.
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Interviews
    • 2 Articles
    • 1 Pictorial
    • 10 Magazine Cover Photos

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  • Trivia
    Her mother Marcia Harris is African American/Native American (Cherokee) and her father Duel Richardson, who is the director of Neighborhood Relations/Educational Programs and Office of Community Affairs for the University of Chicago, is Caucasian (English/Italian).
  • Quotes
    I Will Follow is a celebration of life. Sometimes when you lose something, you understand its value more than when you had it. The same is true for life.

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