1953-02-15 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
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.
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Strung | Audra | 2026-05-27 |
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Albany Road | Paula Henderson | 2024-11-15 |
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The Retirement Plan | Drisdale | 2023-08-24 |
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We Need a Little Christmas | Irene | 2022-10-22 |
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Woman in Motion | Self | 2021-02-02 |
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Vacation Friends | Suzanne | 2021-08-27 |
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Tales from the Hood 3 | Marie Benoît | 2020-10-06 |
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Solace | Irene | 2018-09-23 |
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Nappily Ever After | Paulette Jones | 2018-09-21 |
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Espionage Tonight | Sydney Greenstreet | 2017-10-24 |
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Prayer Never Fails | Loral Brown | 2016-02-12 |
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My Other Mother | Mary Jo | 2014-09-21 |
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Lap Dance | Momma Pearl | 2014-12-05 |
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30 Days in Atlanta | Clara | 2014-10-30 |
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The Ugly Duckling | Narrator (voice) | 2014-03-19 |
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The Fright Night Files | Madame Mabry | 2014-10-08 |
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Lonely Boy | Dr. Christine Nolan | 2013-03-02 |
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The Last Letter | Lorraine | 2013-12-17 |
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And Then There Was You | Sophia Brent | 2013-10-19 |
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King's Faith | Vanessa | 2013-04-26 |
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Act Like You Love Me | Harriett Lofton | 2013-08-06 |
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The Dempsey Sisters | Olivia Norman | 2013-11-02 |
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24 Hour Love | Cynthia | 2013-03-19 |
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Somebody's Child | Constance | 2012-08-11 |
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The Redemption of a Dog | Francine | 2012-08-28 |
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Battlefield America | Ms. Parker | 2012-06-01 |
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Mama, I Want to Sing! | Lillian Winter | 2011-01-19 |
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All Things Fall Apart | Bee | 2011-03-05 |
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The Rebound | Laura Reilly | 2009-09-16 |
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PoliWood | Self | 2009-07-03 |
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Kings of the Evening | Gracie | 2008-01-01 |
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The Women | Glenda Hill | 2008-09-12 |
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Confessions | Dr. Page | 2006-07-23 |
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The Cheetah Girls 2 | Dorothea Garibaldi | 2006-07-31 |
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Madea's Family Reunion | Victoria | 2006-02-24 |
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Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story | Barbara Becnel | 2004-01-21 |
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Head of State | Debra Lassiter | 2003-03-28 |
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The Cheetah Girls | Dorothea Garibaldi | 2003-08-15 |
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A Time for Dancing | Linda Derricks, the Dance Teacher | 2002-09-06 |
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The Color of Courage | Minnie McGhee | 1999-02-10 |
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Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker | Herself | 1999-07-20 |
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Deep in My Heart | Corrine Burrell | 1999-02-14 |
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Love Songs | Jean Simpson | 1999-04-25 |
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Dangerous Evidence: The Lori Jackson Story | Lori Jackson | 1999-04-11 |
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The Wedding | Corinne Coles | 1998-02-22 |
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Stepmom | Dr. P. Sweikert | 1998-12-25 |
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Gone Fishin' | Angie | 1997-05-30 |
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The Planet of Junior Brown | Mrs. Brown | 1997-09-06 |
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Eve's Bayou | Roz Batiste | 1997-11-07 |
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Sophie and the Moonhanger | Sophie | 1996-01-15 |
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A Thin Line Between Love and Hate | Brandi | 1996-04-04 |
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In the Army Now | Sgt. Ladd | 1994-08-12 |
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State of Emergency | Dehlia Johnson | 1994-02-21 |
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Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story | Bobbie Mallory | 1994-06-03 |
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Taking the Heat | Carolyn Hunter | 1993-06-06 |
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Stompin' at the Savoy | Esther | 1992-04-19 |
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The Josephine Baker Story | Josephine Baker | 1991-03-16 |
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A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story | 1991-04-02 | |
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Zora is My Name! | 1990-02-14 | |
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The Women of Brewster Place | Ciel | 1989-03-19 |
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The George McKenna Story | Bobbie Maxwell | 1988-08-01 |
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The Making of Jaws The Revenge | Self | 1987-07-10 |
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Jaws: The Revenge | Louisa | 1987-07-17 |
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Dead Aim | Sheila Freeman | 1987-01-02 |
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John Henry | Pollie Ann | 1986-12-01 |
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Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI | Johnnie Mae Gibson | 1986-10-21 |
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Silverado | Rae | 1985-07-10 |
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The Slugger's Wife | Tina Alvarado | 1985-03-29 |
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Doctor Detroit | Thelma Cleland | 1983-05-06 |
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For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf | Woman in bath | 1982-02-23 |
