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).
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Albany Road
Character:Paula Henderson
Release Date:15/11/2024
The Retirement Plan
Character:Drisdale
Release Date:24/08/2023
We Need a Little Christmas
Character:Irene
Release Date:22/10/2022
Vacation Friends
Character:Suzanne
Release Date:27/08/2021
Woman in Motion
Character:Self
Release Date:02/02/2021
Tales from the Hood 3
Character:Marie Benoît
Release Date:06/10/2020
Solace
Character:Irene
Release Date:23/09/2018
Nappily Ever After
Character:Paulette Jones
Release Date:21/09/2018
Espionage Tonight
Character:Sydney Greenstreet
Release Date:24/10/2017
Prayer Never Fails
Character:Loral Brown
Release Date:12/02/2016
Lap Dance
Character:Momma Pearl
Release Date:05/12/2014
30 Days in Atlanta
Character:Clara
Release Date:30/10/2014
My Other Mother
Character:Mary Jo
Release Date:21/09/2014
The Ugly Duckling
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:19/03/2014
The Last Letter
Character:Lorraine
Release Date:17/12/2013
The Dempsey Sisters
Character:Olivia Norman
Release Date:02/11/2013
And Then There Was You
Character:Sophia Brent
Release Date:19/10/2013
Act Like You Love Me
Character:Harriett Lofton
Release Date:06/08/2013
King's Faith
Character:Vanessa
Release Date:26/04/2013
24 Hour Love
Character:Cynthia
Release Date:19/03/2013
Lonely Boy
Character:Dr. Christine Nolan
Release Date:02/03/2013
The Redemption of a Dog
Character:Francine
Release Date:28/08/2012
Somebody's Child
Character:Constance
Release Date:11/08/2012
Battlefield America
Character:Ms. Parker
Release Date:01/06/2012
All Things Fall Apart
Character:Bee
Release Date:05/03/2011
Mama, I Want to Sing!
Character:Lillian Winter
Release Date:19/01/2011
The Rebound
Character:Laura Reilly
Release Date:16/09/2009
PoliWood
Character:Self
Release Date:03/07/2009
The Women
Character:Glenda Hill
Release Date:12/09/2008
Kings of the Evening
Character:Gracie
Release Date:01/01/2008
The Cheetah Girls 2
Character:Dorothea Garibaldi
Release Date:31/07/2006
Confessions
Character:Dr. Page
Release Date:23/07/2006
Madea's Family Reunion
Character:Victoria
Release Date:24/02/2006
Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story
Character:Barbara Becnel
Release Date:03/03/2004
The Cheetah Girls
Character:Dorothea Garibaldi
Release Date:15/08/2003
Head of State
Character:Debra Lassiter
Release Date:28/03/2003
A Time for Dancing
Character:Linda Derricks, the Dance Teacher
Release Date:06/09/2002
Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker
Character:Herself
Release Date:20/07/1999
Love Songs
Character:Jean Simpson
Release Date:25/04/1999
Dangerous Evidence: The Lori Jackson Story
Character:Lori Jackson
Release Date:11/04/1999
Deep in My Heart
Character:Corrine Burrell
Release Date:14/02/1999
The Color of Courage
Character:Minnie McGhee
Release Date:10/02/1999
Stepmom
Character:Dr. P. Sweikert
Release Date:25/12/1998
The Wedding
Character:Corinne Coles
Release Date:22/02/1998
Eve's Bayou
Character:Roz Batiste
Release Date:07/11/1997
The Planet of Junior Brown
Character:Mrs. Brown
Release Date:06/09/1997
Gone Fishin'
Character:Angie
Release Date:30/05/1997
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate
Character:Brandi
Release Date:04/04/1996
Sophie and the Moonhanger
Character:Sophie
Release Date:15/01/1996
In the Army Now
Character:Sgt. Ladd
Release Date:12/08/1994
Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story
Character:Bobbie Mallory
Release Date:03/06/1994
State of Emergency
Character:Dehlia Johnson
Release Date:21/02/1994
Taking the Heat
Character:Carolyn Hunter
Release Date:06/06/1993
Stompin' at the Savoy
Character:Esther
Release Date:19/04/1992
A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story
Character:
Release Date:02/04/1991
The Josephine Baker Story
Character:Josephine Baker
Release Date:16/03/1991
Zora is My Name!
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1990
The Women of Brewster Place
Character:Ciel
Release Date:19/03/1989
The George McKenna Story
Character:Bobbie Maxwell
Release Date:01/08/1988
Jaws: The Revenge
Character:Louisa
Release Date:17/07/1987
The Making of Jaws The Revenge
Character:Self
Release Date:10/07/1987
Dead Aim
Character:Sheila Freeman
Release Date:02/01/1987
John Henry
Character:Pollie Ann
Release Date:01/12/1986
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
Character:Johnnie Mae Gibson
Release Date:21/10/1986
Silverado
Character:Rae
Release Date:10/07/1985
The Slugger's Wife
Character:Tina Alvarado
Release Date:29/03/1985
Doctor Detroit
Character:Thelma Cleland
Release Date:06/05/1983
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf
Character:Woman in bath
Release Date:23/02/1982
Television Appearances
Eyes of Wakanda
Character:Older Noni (voice)
St. Denis Medical
Character:Barb
Sherri
Character:Self - Guest
Tamron Hall
Character:Self - Guest
The Resident
Character:Josephine Okeke
The Chi
Character:Alicia
Greenleaf
Character:Lady Mae Greenleaf
How to Get Away with Murder
Character:Mary Walker
Chasing Life
Character:Karen Callahan
Fatal Attraction
Character:Narrator (voice)
FlashForward
Character:Anastasia Markham
Shark
Character:Anita Astin
The Tyra Banks Show
Character:
Without a Trace
Character:Paula Van Doren
A Girl Thing
Character:Nia Morgan
Boston Public
Character:Louanna Harper
Strong Medicine
Character:Dr. Marshall
Promised Land
Character:Dr. Serena Hall
Saturday Night Special
Character:
The Cosby Mysteries
Character:
Touched by an Angel
Character:Dr. Serena Hall
Martin
Character:Ellen
Snoops
Character:Denise Kendall
The Women of Brewster Place
Character:Ciel
HeartBeat
Character:Dr. Cory Banks
Matlock
Character:Angela Page
Tall Tales & Legends
Character:Pollie Ann
Miami Vice
Character:Odette Ribaud
Trauma Center
Character:
St. Elsewhere
Character:Annie Callan
Matt Houston
Character:Val
Cagney & Lacey
Character:
Hill Street Blues
Character:
Hill Street Blues
Character:Jill Thomas
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Nominee
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