Lynn Whitfield
Acting
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
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movieStrung
2026
Audra Jelani
tvEyes of Wakanda
2025
Older Noni (voice)
movieAlbany Road
2024
Paula Henderson
movieThe Retirement Plan
2023
Drisdale
tvSherri
2022
Self - Guest
movieVacation Friends
2021
Suzanne
movieTales from the Hood 3
2020
Marie Benoît
tvTamron Hall
2019
Self - Guest
movieSolace
2018
Irene
movieNappily Ever After
2018
Paulette Jones
tvThe Resident
2018
Josephine Okeke
tvThe Chi
2018
Alicia
movieEspionage Tonight
2017
Sydney Greenstreet
tvSteve
2017
Self
tvGreenleaf
2016
Lady Mae Greenleaf
moviePrayer Never Fails
2016
Loral Brown
movieLap Dance
2014
Momma Pearl
tvHow to Get Away with Murder
2014
Mary Walker
movieMy Other Mother
2014
Mary Jo
tvChasing Life
2014
Karen Callahan
movieThe Ugly Duckling
2014
Narrator (voice)
movieThe Last Letter
2013
Lorraine
movieThe Dempsey Sisters
2013
Olivia Norman
movieAnd Then There Was You
2013
Sophia Brent
movieAct Like You Love Me
2013
Harriett Lofton
tvFatal Attraction
2013
Narrator (voice)
movieKing's Faith
2013
Vanessa
movie24 Hour Love
2013
Cynthia
movieLonely Boy
2013
Dr. Christine Nolan
movieThe Redemption of a Dog
2012
Francine
movieSomebody's Child
2012
Constance
movieBattlefield America
2012
Ms. Parker
movieMama, I Want to Sing!
2011
Lillian Winter
tvFlashForward
2009
Anastasia Markham
movieThe Rebound
2009
Laura Reilly
movieThe Women
2008
Glenda Hill
tvShark
2006
Anita Astin
movieThe Cheetah Girls 2
2006
Dorothea Garibaldi
movieConfessions
2006
Dr. Page
movieMadea's Family Reunion
2006
Victoria
movieRedemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story
2004
Barbara Becnel
movieThe Cheetah Girls
2003
Dorothea Garibaldi
movieHead of State
2003
Debra Lassiter
tvWithout a Trace
2002
Paula Van Doren
movieA Time for Dancing
2002
Linda Derricks, the Dance Teacher
tvA Girl Thing
2001
Nia Morgan
tvBoston Public
2000
Louanna Harper
tvStrong Medicine
2000
Dr. Marshall
movieLove Songs
1999
Jean Simpson
movieDeep in My Heart
1999
Corrine Burrell
movieThe Color of Courage
1999
Minnie McGhee
movieStepmom
1998
Dr. P. Sweikert
movieThe Wedding
1998
Corinne Coles
movieEve's Bayou
1997
Roz Batiste
movieThe Planet of Junior Brown
1997
Mrs. Brown
tvPromised Land
1996
Dr. Serena Hall
tvTouched by an Angel
1994
Dr. Serena Hall
movieIn the Army Now
1994
Sgt. Ladd
movieThicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story
1994
Bobbie Mallory
movieState of Emergency
1994
Dehlia Johnson
tvLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Self - Guest
movieTaking the Heat
1993
Carolyn Hunter
tvMartin
1992
Ellen
movieThe Josephine Baker Story
1991
Josephine Baker
tvSnoops
1989
Denise Kendall
movieThe George McKenna Story
1988
Bobbie Maxwell
tvHeartBeat
1988
Dr. Cory Banks
movieDead Aim
1987
Sheila Freeman
movieJohn Henry
1986
Pollie Ann
movieJohnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
1986
Johnnie Mae Gibson
tvMatlock
1986
Angela Page
tvTall Tales & Legends
1985
Pollie Ann
movieThe Slugger's Wife
1985
Tina Alvarado
tvMiami Vice
1984
Odette Ribaud
movieDoctor Detroit
1983
Thelma Cleland
tvSt. Elsewhere
1982
Annie Callan
tvAmerican Playhouse
1982
Woman in the bath
tvHill Street Blues
1981
Jill Thomas
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944
Self - Nominee
movieThe Cheetah Girls: Next Gen
Dorothea Garibaldi
Crew1
Production1
movieAnd Then There Was You
2013
Producer