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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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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The Ugly Duckling | Narrator (voice) | 2014-03-19 |
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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 Last Letter | Lorraine | 2013-12-17 |
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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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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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And Then There Was You | Sophia Brent | 2013-10-19 |
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Lonely Boy | Dr. Christine Nolan | 2013-03-02 |
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Battlefield America | Ms. Parker | 2012-06-01 |
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The Redemption of a Dog | Francine | 2012-08-28 |
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Somebody's Child | Constance | 2012-08-11 |
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All Things Fall Apart | Bee | 2011-03-05 |
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Mama, I Want to Sing! | Lillian Winter | 2011-01-19 |
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PoliWood | Self | 2009-07-03 |
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The Rebound | Laura Reilly | 2009-09-16 |
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The Women | Glenda Hill | 2008-09-12 |
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Kings of the Evening | Gracie | 2008-01-01 |
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Madea's Family Reunion | Victoria | 2006-02-24 |
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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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Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story | Barbara Becnel | 2004-03-03 |
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The Cheetah Girls | Dorothea Garibaldi | 2003-08-15 |
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Head of State | Debra Lassiter | 2003-03-28 |
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A Time for Dancing | Linda Derricks, the Dance Teacher | 2002-09-06 |
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Love Songs | Jean Simpson | 1999-04-25 |
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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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Dangerous Evidence: The Lori Jackson Story | Lori Jackson | 1999-04-11 |
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Stepmom | Dr. P. Sweikert | 1998-12-25 |
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The Wedding | Corinne Coles | 1998-02-22 |
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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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A Thin Line Between Love and Hate | Brandi | 1996-04-04 |
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Sophie and the Moonhanger | Sophie | 1996-01-15 |
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In the Army Now | Sgt. Ladd | 1994-08-12 |
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Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story | Bobbie Mallory | 1994-06-03 |
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State of Emergency | Dehlia Johnson | 1994-02-21 |
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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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A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story | 1991-04-02 | |
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The Josephine Baker Story | Josephine Baker | 1991-03-16 |
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Zora is My Name! | 1990-01-01 | |
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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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Dead Aim | Sheila Freeman | 1987-01-02 |
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Jaws: The Revenge | Louisa | 1987-07-17 |
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Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI | Johnnie Mae Gibson | 1986-10-21 |
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John Henry | Pollie Ann | 1986-12-01 |
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The Slugger's Wife | Tina Alvarado | 1985-03-29 |
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Silverado | Rae | 1985-07-10 |
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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 |
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