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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30 Days in Atlanta | Clara | 2014-10-30 |
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Lap Dance | Momma Pearl | 2014-12-05 |
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My Other Mother | Mary Jo | 2014-09-21 |
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The Ugly Duckling | Narrator (voice) | 2014-03-19 |
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Lonely Boy | Dr. Christine Nolan | 2013-03-02 |
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24 Hour Love | Cynthia | 2013-03-19 |
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The Dempsey Sisters | Olivia Norman | 2013-11-02 |
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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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The Last Letter | Lorraine | 2013-12-17 |
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King's Faith | Vanessa | 2013-04-26 |
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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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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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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 | 2004-03-03 |
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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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A Girl Thing | Nia Morgan | 2001-01-19 |
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Love Songs | Jean Simpson | 1999-04-25 |
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Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker | Herself | 1999-07-20 |
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Dangerous Evidence | Lori Jackson | 1999-04-11 |
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The Color of Courage | Minnie McGhee | 1999-02-10 |
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Deep in My Heart | Corrine Burrell | 1999-02-14 |
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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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Eve's Bayou | Roz Batiste | 1997-11-07 |
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The Planet of Junior Brown | Mrs. Brown | 1997-09-06 |
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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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State of Emergency | Dehlia Johnson | 1994-02-21 |
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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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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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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 |
