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Lynn Whitfield

Lynn Whitfield

Acting

Born: February 15, 1953Baton 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.

Known For
Filmography
Strung

Strung

2026
Albany Road

Albany Road

Paula Henderson

2024
The Retirement Plan

The Retirement Plan

Drisdale

2023
We Need a Little Christmas

We Need a Little Christmas

Irene

2022
Vacation Friends

Vacation Friends

Suzanne

2021
Woman in Motion

Woman in Motion

Self

2021
Tales from the Hood 3

Tales from the Hood 3

Marie Benoît

2020
Solace

Solace

Irene

2018
Nappily Ever After

Nappily Ever After

Paulette Jones

2018
Espionage Tonight

Espionage Tonight

Sydney Greenstreet

2017
Prayer Never Fails

Prayer Never Fails

Loral Brown

2016
Lap Dance

Lap Dance

Momma Pearl

2014
30 Days in Atlanta

30 Days in Atlanta

Clara

2014

The Fright Night Files

Madame Mabry

2014
My Other Mother

My Other Mother

Mary Jo

2014
The Ugly Duckling

The Ugly Duckling

Narrator (voice)

2014
The Last Letter

The Last Letter

Lorraine

2013
The Dempsey Sisters

The Dempsey Sisters

Olivia Norman

2013
And Then There Was You

And Then There Was You

Sophia Brent

2013
Act Like You Love Me

Act Like You Love Me

Harriett Lofton

2013
King's Faith

King's Faith

Vanessa

2013
24 Hour Love

24 Hour Love

Cynthia

2013
Lonely Boy

Lonely Boy

Dr. Christine Nolan

2013
The Redemption of a Dog

The Redemption of a Dog

Francine

2012
Somebody's Child

Somebody's Child

Constance

2012
Battlefield America

Battlefield America

Ms. Parker

2012
All Things Fall Apart

All Things Fall Apart

Bee

2011
Mama, I Want to Sing!

Mama, I Want to Sing!

Lillian Winter

2011
The Rebound

The Rebound

Laura Reilly

2009
PoliWood

PoliWood

Self

2009
The Women

The Women

Glenda Hill

2008
Kings of the Evening

Kings of the Evening

Gracie

2008
The Cheetah Girls 2

The Cheetah Girls 2

Dorothea Garibaldi

2006
Confessions

Confessions

Dr. Page

2006
Madea's Family Reunion

Madea's Family Reunion

Victoria

2006
Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story

Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story

Barbara Becnel

2004
The Cheetah Girls

The Cheetah Girls

Dorothea Garibaldi

2003
Head of State

Head of State

Debra Lassiter

2003
A Time for Dancing

A Time for Dancing

Linda Derricks, the Dance Teacher

2002
Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker

Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker

Herself

1999
Love Songs

Love Songs

Jean Simpson

1999
Dangerous Evidence: The Lori Jackson Story

Dangerous Evidence: The Lori Jackson Story

Lori Jackson

1999
Deep in My Heart

Deep in My Heart

Corrine Burrell

1999
The Color of Courage

The Color of Courage

Minnie McGhee

1999
Stepmom

Stepmom

Dr. P. Sweikert

1998
The Wedding

The Wedding

Corinne Coles

1998
Eve's Bayou

Eve's Bayou

Roz Batiste

1997
The Planet of Junior Brown

The Planet of Junior Brown

Mrs. Brown

1997
Gone Fishin'

Gone Fishin'

Angie

1997
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate

A Thin Line Between Love and Hate

Brandi

1996

Sophie and the Moonhanger

Sophie

1996
In the Army Now

In the Army Now

Sgt. Ladd

1994
Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story

Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story

Bobbie Mallory

1994
State of Emergency

State of Emergency

Dehlia Johnson

1994
Taking the Heat

Taking the Heat

Carolyn Hunter

1993
Stompin' at the Savoy

Stompin' at the Savoy

Esther

1992

A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story

1991
The Josephine Baker Story

The Josephine Baker Story

Josephine Baker

1991
Zora is My Name!

Zora is My Name!

1990
The Women of Brewster Place

The Women of Brewster Place

Ciel

1989
The George McKenna Story

The George McKenna Story

Bobbie Maxwell

1988
Jaws: The Revenge

Jaws: The Revenge

Louisa

1987
The Making of Jaws The Revenge

The Making of Jaws The Revenge

Self

1987
Dead Aim

Dead Aim

Sheila Freeman

1987
John Henry

John Henry

Pollie Ann

1986
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI

Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI

Johnnie Mae Gibson

1986
Silverado

Silverado

Rae

1985
The Slugger's Wife

The Slugger's Wife

Tina Alvarado

1985
Doctor Detroit

Doctor Detroit

Thelma Cleland

1983
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf

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

Woman in bath

1982