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My Take
Salli Richardson is someone I associate with steady, intelligent screen work rather than flash. Her turn as Dr. Allison Blake on Eureka ran six seasons, and that role really showed her range across a long arc, plus there's her earlier film work in A Low Down Dirty Shame. What I find most encouraging is the pivot to directing television; actors who move into the chair tend to bring a real feel for performance, and I suspect she's no exception. Chicago-raised, with the University of Chicago Lab Schools in her background, she reads to me as a grounded, craft-first talent who built a durable career.
Overview
Salli Elise Richardson-Whitfield (born Salli Elise Richardson, November 23, 1967) 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. Allison Blake on the Syfy comedy-drama series Eureka (2006–2012).
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Salli Richardson
- Name (Japanese)
- サリー・リチャードソン
- Reading
- さりー・りちゃーどそん
- Born
- November 23, 1967 (age 58)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Goat
- Origin
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / film actor / voice actor / television director
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of Chicago Laboratory Schools
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.