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Salli Richardson-Whitfield

Highest Rated: 83% Black Dynamite (2009)

Lowest Rated: 4% A Low Down Dirty Shame (1994)

Birthday: Nov 23, 1967

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Salli Richardson began her professional acting career in the theater at the Kuumba Workshop in Chicago and eventually moved to Los Angeles where she landed numerous guest roles on series such as "Silk Stalkings," Star Trek: Deep Space Nine," "New York Undercover," "The Jamie Fox Show" and "Stargate SG-1." Richardson spent three seasons as the voice of Elisa Maza on Disney's animated series "Gargoyles." before graduating to roles in feature films, particulary worjking with minority directors, including Mario Van Peebles' "Posse" (1993), Lou Diamond Phillips' directorial debut film "Souix City" (1994)--which won the Gold Medal at the Houston Film Festival-Keenan Ivory Wayans' "A Low Down Dirty Shame" (1994), Tim Reid's "Once Upon a Time.When We Were Colored" (1995), HBO's "Soul Of The Game" (1996) and Reginald Hudlin's "The Great White Hype" opposite Samuel L. Jackson. She also held regular or recurring roles on numerous television shows including Showtime's "Rude Awakenings," UPN's "Mercy Point" and CBS's "Family Law." She snared her highest profile role to date playing the role of Berta for director Denzel Washington in "Antwone Fisher" (2002). Next Richardson--by that point married to actor Dondre Whitfield and billed as Salli Richardson-Whitfield--appeared in "Biker Boyz" (2003), opposite her "Fisher" co-star Derek Luke, Laurence Fishburne and Kid Rock, followed by the horror-thriller "Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid" (2004). In between those fetaure films she landed a recurring role as Erica Logan on the CBS crime procedural "CSI: Miami" beginning in 2003.

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Highest-Rated Movies

83% 85% Black Dynamite
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82% 66% I Will Follow
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77% 86% Antwone Fisher Watchlist
71% 85% Once Upon A Time... When We Were Colored
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68% 68% I Am Legend
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67% 64% Soul of the Game
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42% 35% The Great White Hype
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33% 46% Posse
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28% 67% We the Party
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26% 27% Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid
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Filmography

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Post Life 2016 Director The Sin Seer 36% 2015 Nia Actor Playin' for Love 2013 Talisa McCoy Actor Saving Westbrook High 2013 Christine Actor, Executive Producer We the Party 28% 67% 2012 Principal Reynolds Actor I Will Follow 82% 66% 2010 Maye Actor Pastor Brown 55% 2009 Jessica 'Jesse' Brown Actor Black Dynamite 83% 85% 2009 Gloria Actor I Am Legend 68% 68% 2007 Zoe Actor Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid 26% 27% 2004 Gail Stern Actor Biker Boyz 22% 54% 2003 Half & Half Actor Antwone Fisher 77% 86% 2002 Berta Davenport Actor Book of Love 77% 2002 Karen Actor Butter 68% 1998 Blusette Ford Actor True Women 1997 Martha Actor Soul of the Game 67% 64% 1996 Lahoma Actor The Great White Hype 42% 35% 1996 Bambi Actor Once Upon A Time... When We Were Colored 71% 85% 1995 Miss Alice Actor Sioux City 62% 1994 Jolene Buckley Actor A Low Down Dirty Shame 4% 70% 1994 Angela Actor Lily in Winter 1994 Ada Covington Actor I Spy Returns 1994 Nicole Scott Actor Gargoyles, the Movie: The Heroes Awaken 86% 1994 Elisa Voice How U Like Me Now 1993 Valerie Actor Posse 33% 46% 1993 Lana Actor
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