Salli Richardson-Whitfield To Co-Star in NBC Comedy Pilot "Downwardly Mobile"

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by Vanessa Martinez
March 20, 2012 6:59 PM
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Salli Richardson-Whitfield is slated to co-star as an unhappy trailer park dweller in Downwardly Mobile, a Roseanne Barr NBC comedy pilot. Downwardly, co-created by Barr, John Argent and Eric Gilliland, stars Barr as a mobile home park proprietor and "surrogate mother" to her neighbors in a downward economy. John Goodman will co-star as Rose's friend named Buzz.

Richardson-Whitfield will play Mrs. Denby, the wife of Mr. Denby, played by Greg Comer. Mr. Denby is a charismatic hedge fund guy who recently loses everything due to fraudulent investments. He brings his wife to the trailer park for a new start. Whitfield's character, unhappy with her new life, becomes Barr's foil.

According to the Deadline report, the original casting director Risa Bramon Garcia had in mind a non-ethnic character for the role originally, and suggested trying Richardson for the part.

I don't know about you, but this plot sounds hilarious to me. I'm happy for Richardson; her Syfy series Eureka, which she worked on for five years, was cancelled back in August of last year.

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urbanauteur | March 21, 2012 8:12 PMReply

I would love to see her portray Black Panther Leader-ELAINE BROWN, she show`d me something in black dynamite & biker boyz..this lovely diamond has acting-volume like a Bose speaker.
JD | March 20, 2012 7:27 PMReply

I became of real fan of Salli with I Will Follow. I wish her success!

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