Yeah, George, where you been not to recognize Salli??? :) She first came to my attention when she played in Mario Van Peebles' "Posse", looking every bit like a lovely Black/Native mix, which I think she was playing. (Richardson herself is part Black, Native, and Caucasian). She later made a name for herself when she voiced the character of Lieutenant Elisa Maza (sp?) in "Gargoyles", the human detective who worked with and aided the gargoyle clan. Incidentally, her character in "Gargoyles" was portrayed as being of mixed race, half white (Jewish) and half black. She also had a gig on the TV series "Family Law". Richardson did a guest starring role on DS9. In the ep "Second Sight" she played an alien married to an old white scientist (Richard Kiley?). She wanted out of the marriage, but couldn't get out because her people mate and bond for life. Her psychic powers provided an outlet for her misery by subconsciously creating an energy copy of herself, which met and fell in love with Sisko. The energy being's continued existence was draining her powers and killing her, but she was in a fatal loop, as she was miserable but couldn't leave the marriage. Her husband committed suicide to free her of the trap. The show was significant because it was the first time since his wife's death that Sisko had allowed himself to care for another woman. Richardson also played in the little seen film "Once Upon a Time when We Were Colored". It's a great movie from Tim and Daphne Reid that deals with that time period just before Civil Rights. Richardson plays that local woman we all had in our neighborhood who was always showing up in the clubs causing trouble just by being there and looking good, causing the men to fight over her. Seeing Richardson in that tight red dress--wow! She's done dozens of other film and TV roles, but those are the ones that I've noticed her in. In interviews I've seen with Richardson, she comes off as intelligent, strong, self-assured, proud of her Black heritage (as seen by being married to a Black man), and her white side (as seen by all the white love interests she has in her roles, including *two* white dudes fighting over her in "Eureka"). Although she's done very well, I've always wished she could have gotten more exposure and acclaim, especially seeing as how other less talented woman of color (Halle Berry) seem to have gotten so much more. Maybe Richardson just isn't willing to play all the games other actors do to climb that ladder.
_____ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Martin Pratt Sent: Thursday, 14 September, 2006 08:32 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: "Eureka" premieres tonight on Sci Fi The name you seek is Salli Richardson-Whitfield, and I saw her first. g123curious <g123curious@ <mailto:g123curious%40yahoo.com> yahoo.com> wrote: Hello! Since I no longer get the SciFi Channel (e.g., I get the "antenna service" version of cable since it is cheap -- $8 per month), a friend Tivoed the pilot of Eureka and I was able to watch it Sunday. I found it quite entertaining and enjoyable. The show seemed like oa mix of Northern Exposure, X-Files, and Picket Fences. I was only able to watch the pilot episode, so my comments are limited to it. It was far more enjoyable than ANY episode of Enterprise and more appealing than the horror stuff the Sci-Fi channel tends to show. I wouldn't describe the residents of Eureka as "superior beings." Rather, I'd describe them as "high-IQ" because they still do some stupid stuff, which causes lots of mayhem, humor, and confusion. And we all know that high-IQ folks aren't superior... they may be smarter, but definitely aren't superior. Especially if that high-IQ isn't balanced with social skills and such. The DoD rep was stunningly beautiful. I hope that she's around on the show for a while. Does anyone know this actress' name? I'll probably watch Eureka like I watch Las Vegas... via NetFlix... when the DVD is released. George Captain The USS Ronald E. McNair (Boston) --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com> ups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Great, I still have last week's Stargate premieres on tape, along with "Avatar", and now another new show pops up. This one is "Eureka", a Sci Fi original about a town of apparently superiour beings. It looks to be some good quirky fun, especially fitting for the summer. Long as it doesn't suck, I'll give it a try, if for no other reason than the fact that Salli Richardson-Whitfield is in the series, looking more fetching than ever! Whew! > Oh, there's also going to be an extended trailer from season 3 of "Battlestar Galactica" played sometime during Eureka's premiere. > > About the series: > > As World War II came to a close with mushroom clouds over Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the impact that science and technology would have on the continued security of our world became catastrophically apparent. America nearly lost the race to build the atomic bomb; it could not risk such a close call again. > > With the help of Albert Einstein and other trusted advisors, President Harry S. Truman commissioned a top-secret residential development in a remote area of the Pacific Northwest, one that would serve to protect and nurture America's most valuable intellectual resources. There our nation's greatest thinkers, the über-geniuses working on the next era of scientific achievement, would be able to live and work in a supportive environment. The best architects and planners were commissioned to design a welcoming place for these superlative geniuses to reside, an area that would offer the best education for their children, the best healthcare, the best amenities and quality of life. A community was created to rival the most idyllic of America's small towns with one major difference: this town would never appear on any maps. At least, none that haven't been classified "eyes only" by the Pentagon. > > Thus, the town of Eureka was born. But for all its familiar, small- town trappings, things in this secret hamlet are anything but ordinary. The stereotype of the absent-minded professor exists for a reason, and most of the quantum leaps in science and technology during the past 50 years were produced by Eureka's elite researchers. Unfortunately, scientific exploration is rarely what one expects, and years of experiments gone awry have yielded some peculiar by-products. > > From unrequited love to professional jealousy, from addiction to depression, the problems of Eureka's townsfolk stem from life's myriad of everyday challenges. But with the population's unique talents, troubled psyches and limitless resources, these small-town concerns have a way of becoming big-time problems. It is at that intersection, where human frailty and super-science collide, that Eureka begins . > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > "Excuse me while I whip this out." Cleavon Little , "Blazing Saddles" __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail. <http://mail.yahoo.com> yahoo.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! 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