Salli Richardson-Whitfield was born on November 23, 1967 in Chicago, Illinois. As an actress, she appeared in a number of movies like Book of Love, Posse, A Low Down Dirty Shame and Antwone Fisher. In addition, she also guest starred in television shows like New York Undercover, The Pretender and Silk Stalkings. Moreover, she became part of the television series Eureka as Allison Blake. Allison Blake is a Department of Defense agent serving as a government link between Eureka and the Pentagon. She is also the estranged wife of Nathan Shark.