Lynn Whitfield

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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Stage Name: Lynn Whitfield

Peran: Acting

Reputasi: 2.8452

Jenis Kelamin: Perempuan

Tanggal Lahir: 1953-02-15

Lokasi Lahir: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Riwayat Perfilman

2024

Albany Road

Paula Henderson

2023

The Retirement Plan

Drisdale

2022

Sherri

Self - Guest

2021

Vacation Friends

Suzanne

2020

Tales from the Hood 3

Marie Benoît

2019

Tamron Hall

Self - Guest

2018

Solace

Irene

2018

Nappily Ever After

Paulette Jones

2018

The Resident

Josephine Okeke

2018

The Chi

Alicia

2017

Espionage Tonight

Sydney Greenstreet

2016

Greenleaf

Lady Mae Greenleaf

2016

Prayer Never Fails

Loral Brown

2014

Lap Dance

Momma Pearl

2014

My Other Mother

Mary Jo

2014

Chasing Life

Karen Callahan

2014

The Ugly Duckling

Narrator (voice)

2013

The Last Letter

Lorraine

2013

The Dempsey Sisters

Olivia Norman

2013

And Then There Was You

Sophia Brent

2013

Act Like You Love Me

Harriett Lofton

2013

Fatal Attraction

Narrator (voice)

2013

King's Faith

Vanessa

2013

24 Hour Love

Cynthia

2013

Lonely Boy

Dr. Christine Nolan

2012

Somebody's Child

Constance

2012

Battlefield America

Ms. Parker

2011

Mama, I Want to Sing!

Lillian Winter

2009

FlashForward

Anastasia Markham

2009

The Rebound

Laura Reilly

2009

PoliWood

Self

2008

The Women

Glenda Hill

2006

Shark

2006

The Cheetah Girls 2

Dorothea Garibaldi

2006

Confessions

Dr. Page

2003

The Cheetah Girls

Dorothea Garibaldi

2003

Head of State

Debra Lassiter

2002

Without a Trace

Paula Van Doren

2002

A Time for Dancing

Linda Derricks, the Dance Teacher

2001

A Girl Thing

Nia Morgan

2000

Boston Public

Louanna Harper

2000

Strong Medicine

Dr. Marshall

1999

Love Songs

Jean Simpson

1999

Deep in My Heart

Corrine Burrell

1999

The Color of Courage

Minnie McGhee

1998

Stepmom

Dr. P. Sweikert

1998

The Wedding

Corinne Coles

1997

Eve's Bayou

Roz Batiste

1997

Gone Fishin'

Angie

1996

Promised Land

Dr. Serena Hall

1994

Touched by an Angel

Dr. Serena Hall

1994

In the Army Now

Sgt. Ladd

1994

State of Emergency

Dehlia Johnson

1993

Taking the Heat

Carolyn Hunter

1992

Martin

Ellen

1991

The Josephine Baker Story

Josephine Baker

1989

Snoops

Denise Kendall

1988

The George McKenna Story

Bobbie Maxwell

1988

HeartBeat

Dr. Cory Banks

1987

Dead Aim

Sheila Freeman

1986

John Henry

Pollie Ann

1986

Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI

Johnnie Mae Gibson

1985

Tall Tales & Legends

Pollie Ann

1985

Silverado

Rae

1985

The Slugger's Wife

Tina Alvarado

1983

Doctor Detroit

Thelma Cleland

1981

Hill Street Blues

Jill Thomas

1944

Golden Globe Awards

Self - Nomine