SALLI RICHARDSON-WHITFIELD is well known to film and television audiences for her roles ranging from her current hit series EUREKA to her many leading roles in films as diverse as BLACK DYNAMITE and I AM LEGEND as well as  the upcoming I WILL FOLLOW and PASTOR BROWN.  She first gained national attention in POSSE and soon began a string of  films that included A LOW DOWN DIRTY SHAME, ONCE UPON A TIME WHEN WE WERE COLORED, THE GREAT WHITE HYPE, ANACONDAS and ANTWONE FISHER.  Ms. Richardson-Whitfield has been seen on TV on CRIMINAL MINDS, NYPD BLUE, CSI MIAMI AND FAMILY LAW.  Salli recently directed her first episode of EUREKA and is actively developing further directing projects.

Salli lives with her husband, the actor DONDRÉ T. WHITFIELD and their two children in Los Angeles.