Lynn Whitfield

Lynn Whitfield

Date of Birth:

Feb 15, 1953

Place of Birth:

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 an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special and a NAACP Image Award for her performance as Josephine Baker in the HBO movie The Josephine Baker Story (1991). She also won NAACP Image awards for her work in Touched by an Angel (1998), The Planet of Junior Brown (2000) and Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story (2004).

Her film work includes performances in A Thin Line Between Love and Hate (1996), Eve's Bayou (1997), Stepmom (1998), Head of State (2003), The Cheetah Girls (2003), The Cheetah Girls 2 (2006), Madea's Family Reunion (2006), The Women (2008), Nappily Ever After (2018), and Vacation Friends (2021).

From 2016 to 2020, she starred as Lady Mae Greenleaf on OWN's dramatic series Greenleaf, for which she won critical acclaim and garnered two NAACP Image Awards and a Gracie Award. She has won a total of seven NAACP Image Awards.

filmography:

Prayer Never Fails Prayer Never Fails

2016

Albany Road Albany Road

2024

My Other Mother My Other Mother

2014

Battlefield America Battlefield America

2012

Sophie and the Moonhanger Sophie and the Moonhanger

1996

The Cheetah Girls 2 The Cheetah Girls 2

2006

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

1982

The Slugger's Wife The Slugger's Wife

1985

The Planet of Junior Brown The Planet of Junior Brown

1997

Taking the Heat Taking the Heat

1993

And Then There Was You And Then There Was You

2013

Dead Aim Dead Aim

1987

The Dempsey Sisters The Dempsey Sisters

2013

The Wedding The Wedding

1998

We Need a Little Christmas We Need a Little Christmas

2022

Act Like You Love Me Act Like You Love Me

2013

Espionage Tonight Espionage Tonight

2017

Nappily Ever After Nappily Ever After

2018

Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker

1999

Love Songs Love Songs

1999

Stompin' at the Savoy Stompin' at the Savoy

1992

Tales from the Hood 3 Tales from the Hood 3

2020

Woman in Motion Woman in Motion

2021

PoliWood PoliWood

2009

Vacation Friends Vacation Friends

2021

Stepmom Stepmom

1998

Confessions Confessions

2006

30 Days in Atlanta 30 Days in Atlanta

2014

Solace Solace

2018

Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI

1986

The Women The Women

2008

Lap Dance Lap Dance

2014

A Girl Thing A Girl Thing

2001

The Redemption of a Dog The Redemption of a Dog

2012

The Making of Jaws The Revenge The Making of Jaws The Revenge

1987

The George McKenna Story The George McKenna Story

1988

A Thin Line Between Love and Hate A Thin Line Between Love and Hate

1996

In the Army Now In the Army Now

1994

Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story

1994

All Things Fall Apart All Things Fall Apart

2011

A Time for Dancing A Time for Dancing

2002

Eve's Bayou Eve's Bayou

1997

Head of State Head of State

2003

Gone Fishin' Gone Fishin'

1997

The Ugly Duckling The Ugly Duckling

2014

Doctor Detroit Doctor Detroit

1983

The Women of Brewster Place The Women of Brewster Place

1989

The Rebound The Rebound

2009

Silverado Silverado

1985

The Cheetah Girls The Cheetah Girls

2003

Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story

2004

Zora is My Name! Zora is My Name!

1990

Madea's Family Reunion Madea's Family Reunion

2006

A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story

1991

Lonely Boy Lonely Boy

2013

State of Emergency State of Emergency

1994

24 Hour Love 24 Hour Love

2013

Somebody's Child Somebody's Child

2012

The Last Letter The Last Letter

2013

Dangerous Evidence Dangerous Evidence

1999

The Color of Courage The Color of Courage

1999

The Retirement Plan The Retirement Plan

2023

Mama, I Want to Sing! Mama, I Want to Sing!

2011

John Henry John Henry

1986

The Josephine Baker Story The Josephine Baker Story

1991

Deep in My Heart Deep in My Heart

1999

King's Faith King's Faith

2013

Kings of the Evening Kings of the Evening

2008

Jaws: The Revenge Jaws: The Revenge

1987

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