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Lynn Whitfield
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Lynn Whitfield
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1953-02-15,Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Gender
Female
Biography
Lynn Whitfield (née Smith; born February 15, 1953) is an American actress. She began her acting career in television and theatre before progressing to supporting roles in film. She won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie and received a Golden Globe Award nomination for her breakout performance as Josephine Baker in the HBO biographical film The Josephine Baker Story (1991). In the 1990s, Whitfield played leading roles in a number of made-for-television movies and had several starring roles in theatrical films, including A Thin Line Between Love and Hate (1996), Gone Fishin' (1997), Eve's Bayou (1997), Stepmom (1998), Head of State (2003), Madea's Family Reunion (2006), and The Women (2008). Whitfield also starred in a number of movies in the 2000s and 2010s. From 2016 to 2020, she starred as Lady Mae Greenleaf in the Oprah Winfrey Network dramatic series Greenleaf, for which she won critical acclaim and garnered two NAACP Image Awards and a Gracie Award. She later appeared in the films Nappily Ever After (2018), Vacation Friends (2021), and The Retirement Plan (2023). Whitfield has won a total of seven NAACP Image Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lynn Whitfield, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Jaws: The Revenge

4.096

Jaws: The Revenge
1987-07-17

The Women of Brewster Place

6.81

The Women of Brewster Place
1989-03-19

5.09

Doctor Detroit
1983-05-06

The Ugly Duckling

0

The Ugly Duckling
2014-03-19

6.502

The Rebound
2009-09-16

6.95

Silverado
1985-07-10

Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story

6.025

Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story
2004-01-21

The Cheetah Girls

6.058

The Cheetah Girls
2003-08-15

4.923

Gone Fishin'
1997-05-30

5.582

Head of State
2003-03-28

In the Army Now

5.085

In the Army Now
1994-08-12

A Thin Line Between Love and Hate

5.698

A Thin Line Between Love and Hate
1996-04-04

The George McKenna Story

6.3

The George McKenna Story
1988-08-01

Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story

6.111

Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story
1994-06-03

All Things Fall Apart

5.8

All Things Fall Apart
2011-03-05

6.453

Eve's Bayou
1997-11-07

A Time for Dancing

6.686

A Time for Dancing
2002-09-06

Zora is My Name!

10

Zora is My Name!
1990-02-14

Madea's Family Reunion

6.35

Madea's Family Reunion
2006-02-24

10

John Henry
1986-12-01

Mama, I Want to Sing!

6.667

Mama, I Want to Sing!
2011-01-19

The Josephine Baker Story

5.974

The Josephine Baker Story
1991-03-16

Deep in My Heart

6.8

Deep in My Heart
1999-02-14

Kings of the Evening

0

Kings of the Evening
2008-01-01

7

King's Faith
2013-04-26

The Retirement Plan

5.813

The Retirement Plan
2023-08-24

The Color of Courage

6

The Color of Courage
1999-02-10

State of Emergency

5.667

State of Emergency
1994-02-21

4.6

Lonely Boy
2013-03-02

A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story

5.3

A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story
1991-04-02

4.9

24 Hour Love
2013-03-19

Somebody's Child

5.3

Somebody's Child
2012-08-11

Dangerous Evidence: The Lori Jackson Story

8

Dangerous Evidence: The Lori Jackson Story
1999-04-11

The Last Letter

3.5

The Last Letter
2013-12-17

The Making of Jaws The Revenge

6

The Making of Jaws The Revenge
1987-07-10

The Redemption of a Dog

5.5

The Redemption of a Dog
2012-08-28

4.8

Dead Aim
1987-01-02

And Then There Was You

5.3

And Then There Was You
2013-10-19

Taking the Heat

5

Taking the Heat
1993-06-06

The Dempsey Sisters

7

The Dempsey Sisters
2013-11-02

8.3

The Wedding
1998-02-22

Act Like You Love Me

5.4

Act Like You Love Me
2013-08-06

We Need a Little Christmas

6.2

We Need a Little Christmas
2022-10-22

The Planet of Junior Brown

4.5

The Planet of Junior Brown
1997-09-06

The Slugger's Wife

3.7

The Slugger's Wife
1985-03-29

My Other Mother

8.5

My Other Mother
2014-09-21

4.625

Albany Road
2024-11-15

Prayer Never Fails

3.4

Prayer Never Fails
2016-02-12

Battlefield America

4.5

Battlefield America
2012-06-01

Sophie and the Moonhanger

8.5

Sophie and the Moonhanger
1996-01-15

For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf

8.5

For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf
1982-02-23

The Cheetah Girls 2

6.294

The Cheetah Girls 2
2006-07-31

Espionage Tonight

3.25

Espionage Tonight
2017-10-24

Nappily Ever After

7.207

Nappily Ever After
2018-09-21

4.7

Solace
2018-09-23

30 Days in Atlanta

5

30 Days in Atlanta
2014-10-30

Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI

6.5

Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
1986-10-21

5.2

The Women
2008-09-12

4.16

Lap Dance
2014-12-05

1.7

Confessions
2006-07-23

7.153

Stepmom
1998-12-25

Stompin' at the Savoy

0

Stompin' at the Savoy
1992-04-19

8.667

Love Songs
1999-04-25

Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker

4.7

Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker
1999-07-20

Tales from the Hood 3

5.208

Tales from the Hood 3
2020-10-06

Woman in Motion

6.8

Woman in Motion
2021-02-02

Vacation Friends

7.018

Vacation Friends
2021-08-27

6.5

PoliWood
2009-07-03

7.604

Strung
2026-06-18

The Fright Night Files

4

The Fright Night Files
2014-10-08

The Cheetah Girls: Next Gen

0

The Cheetah Girls: Next Gen

1

Fear Files
2015-03-13

7.644

Boston Public
2000-10-23

7.525

Martin
1992-08-27

6.689

Shark
2006-09-21

7.049

Matlock
1986-03-03

7.438

Miami Vice
1984-09-16

The Tyra Banks Show

5

The Tyra Banks Show
2005-09-12

4.5

Tamron Hall
2019-09-09

Hill Street Blues

7.621

Hill Street Blues
1981-01-15

Without a Trace

7.226

Without a Trace
2002-09-26

6.9

Cagney & Lacey
1982-03-25

Saturday Night Special

7.5

Saturday Night Special
1996-04-13

The Cosby Mysteries

6

The Cosby Mysteries
1994-09-21

7.021

FlashForward
2009-09-24

7

Trauma Center
1983-09-22

3.75

HeartBeat
1988-03-23

How to Get Away with Murder

7.813

How to Get Away with Murder
2014-09-25

7.246

Chasing Life
2014-06-10

7.097

Greenleaf
2016-06-21

Hill Street Blues

7.621

Hill Street Blues
1981-01-15

6.3

Matt Houston
1982-09-26

6.5

Promised Land
1996-09-17

Fatal Attraction

7.2

Fatal Attraction
2013-06-03

Tall Tales & Legends

6

Tall Tales & Legends
1985-09-25

8.362

The Resident
2018-01-21

Strong Medicine

7.412

Strong Medicine
2000-07-23

Touched by an Angel

7.184

Touched by an Angel
1994-09-21

Golden Globe Awards

7

Golden Globe Awards
1944-01-20

6.333

Snoops
1989-09-22

St. Denis Medical

6.709

St. Denis Medical
2024-11-12

7.839

The Chi
2018-01-07

2.633

Sherri
2022-09-12

Eyes of Wakanda

6.2

Eyes of Wakanda
2025-08-01

The Women of Brewster Place

6

The Women of Brewster Place
1989-03-19

5.333

A Girl Thing
2001-01-19

5.672

St. Elsewhere
1982-10-26

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

7.304

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993-09-13

6

Steve
2017-09-05

American Playhouse

6.6

American Playhouse
1982-01-12

American Playhouse

6.6

American Playhouse
1982-01-12