Sally Richardson was born on November 23, 1967 in Chicago, Illinois. Her father was African-American, and her mother was of Irish-Italian descent, so Sally was born with a rattling mixture of blood. The family grew up three brothers - Josh, Chad and Nalin. At school, Sally participated in amateur plays and was fond of tennis. After completing secondary education, she entered the University of Chicago, which she graduated in 1985. For the first time Sally was seen on the screen in 1991 in the film
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Sally Richardson was born on November 23, 1967 in Chicago, Illinois. Her father was African-American, and her mother was of Irish-Italian descent, so Sally was born with a rattling mixture of blood. The family grew up three brothers - Josh, Chad and Nalin. At school, Sally participated in amateur plays and was fond of tennis. After completing secondary education, she entered the University of Chicago, which she graduated in 1985.
For the first time Sally was seen on the screen in 1991 in the film “Up Against the Wall” and the series “Silk Networks”. Further, she appeared in the films “Prelude to the Kiss”, “More Money”, “How You Like Me”, “Squad”, in the TV series “Star Trek: Far Space”, “Space Rescue”, “Gargoyles”, “Pretty”, “Sudden Awakening”, etc.
In 2002, Sally brought fame to the film The Story of Antoine Fisher, directed by Denzel Washington. The story, where the actress played the role of Bertha, told about the guard Antoine Fisher, who decided at all costs to find his parents.
In 2007, the film directed by Francis Lawrence was released.
"I am a legend" Richardson played a major role. The science fiction film was based on the novel of the same name by Richard Matheson about a virus that destroyed half of the globe, and turned the second part into zombies, leaving humanity with one single normal person.
Sally’s last works were in the films “Black Dynamite”, “Sleuth”, “I am a party”.
The actress is married to Dondra Whitfield, and they have a daughter and a son.