
Saidah Arrika Ekulona
Acting
Saidah Arrika Ekulona is an Award-winning theatre, television, and film actress. She is best known for The Taking of Pelham 1:23, Two Lovers, Righteous Kill, and The Royal Tenenbaums. She also has a recurring role as Abishola’s mother on the CBS sitcom Bob Hearts Abishola.
Filmography

Oh. What. Fun.
2025 · Movie

The Life of Chuck
2025 · Movie

Amber Alert
2024 · Movie

The Family Meeting
2023 · Movie

A League of Their Own
2022 · Series

Orpheus Star
2020 · Movie

Bob Hearts Abishola
2019 · Series

Why Women Kill
2019 · Series

Alive
2019 · Movie

Dark Was the Night
2018 · Movie

The Haunting of Hill House
2018 · Series

A.P. Bio
2018 · Series

The Lost
2017 · Movie

No Activity
2017 · Series

Bull
2016 · Series

Honeyglue
2016 · Movie

Guidance
2015 · Series

Impastor
2015 · Series

Better Call Saul
2015 · Series

Christian Mingle
2014 · Movie

Miss Meadows
2014 · Movie

The 100
2014 · Series

Malignant
2013 · Movie

Saving Lincoln
2013 · Movie

The Newsroom
2012 · Series

Scandal
2012 · Series

Austin & Ally
2011 · Series

Shameless
2011 · Series

Blue Bloods
2010 · Series

The Rebound
2009 · Movie

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
2009 · Movie

Nurse Jackie
2009 · Series

Two Lovers
2008 · Movie

Righteous Kill
2008 · Movie

Body/Antibody
2007 · Movie

Bones
2005 · Series

Alfie
2004 · Movie

Saving Face
2004 · Movie

NCIS
2003 · Series

Hope & Faith
2003 · Series

The Royal Tenenbaums
2001 · Movie

Wonderland
2000 · Series

Happy Accidents
2000 · Movie

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · Series

Sex and the City
1998 · Series

Law & Order
1990 · Series

Red Blooded
Movie