The film also sends a contemporary message about how racial division may be used in sports (particularly boxing) to make great money.
The film, directed by Reginald Hudlin, who also directed the 1992 film Boomerang, never stops slamming the boxing industry and its image-obsessed mentality. Jackson, Sallie Richardson-Whitfield, Peter Berg, Damon Wayans, Jeff Goldblum, Jon Lovitz, Cheech Marin, and Jamie Foxx. The Great White Hype was released in 1996, starred some of Hollywood’s most prominent actors such as Samuel L. The Chicagoan native truly understood the assignment when it came to this role! The character Angela was a no-nonsense woman that knew what she wanted and didn’t let anyone get in her way of obtaining what she wanted. We got to see how Richardson-Whitfield brings the serious, action-packed element of the film with her character Angela. The 1994 film A Low Down Dirty Shame will always be a classic!įrom the memorable lines that fans are still quoting today to how the film shows the range of its hilarious scenes to the action-packed scenes the cast shined through. Here are our favorite movies and directing moments of Salli Richardson-Whitfield to celebrate her successful career! Be sure to tune in to an all-new episode of Uncensored, Sunday, April 3rd at 10P/9C where the legend herself tells her story!
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foundation.In 2011, she exploded onto the scene as a director and producer after switching gears to a career behind the camera.Īs Richardson-Whitfield’s ability as a filmmaker was recognized early on by Ava DuVernay, she was offered a directing opportunity to direct two back-to-back episodes of the first season of the hit series Queen Sugar. In her spare time, Salli is a wife and mother who participates in countless charitable and philanthropic events, including The K.I.S.
"The Chi," ABC's "Scandal," and "Blackish," Fox's "Lethal Weapon," Freeform's "Shadowhunters," Netflix's "Dear White People," "Luke Cage" and "The Punisher," BET's "Rebel," SYFY'S "The Magicians" and "Eureka," The CW's "Blacklightening," "All American." Her now incredibly extensive directing resume includes such shows as Hulu's "Reprisal", Apple's "See", Netflix's "Altered Carbon," Starz's "American Gods" and "Survivor's Remorse," Showtime's Salli is also developing her own series for television.Īva DuVernay was one of the first to recognize Salli's skill as a director, offering Salli two back-to-back episodes of the first season of "Queen Sugar". Salli also directed two episodes of the new Rosamund Pike series, "Wheel Of Time" (TBD 2021) for Amazon and Sony Television. In addition to "The Gilded Age," Salli will be shooting the finale block of the new Adam McKay series about the Lakers, tentatively called the " Untitled Lakers Project" for HBO (TBD 2022). The show will premiere first quarter of 2022. The one-hour drama follows a wide-eyed young scion of a conservative family who embarks on a mission to infiltrate the wealthy neighboring clan dominated by ruthless railroad tycoon George Russell, his rakish son, Larry, and his ambitious wife, Bertha. One of those being "The Gilded Age." Salli directed half of the episodes of the first season of Julian Fellowes' ("Downton Abbey") new HBO series and serves as one of the executive producers of the show. Now entering her fourth year of directing, Whitfield signed a two-year overall deal with HBO in September 2020 to develop projects for the premiere cable network and to direct and exec produce a handful of major titles for the Warner Media-owned company. It wasn't until five years later when her friend Ava DuVernay hired her two direct two episodes of her hit OWN series "Queen Sugar," that Salli knew that she'd belonged behind the camera and transitioned from acting to one of the top three most successful, female/women of color television directors in the field to date! A feat she accomplished in three short years!
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But in 2011, Salli directed two episodes of her TV series "Eureka' on the SyFy network and caught the directing bug. Salli started off as an actress and had a successful career that spanned over two decades. Director Salli Richardson-Whitfield is a 30-year industry veteran.
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