Lynn Whitfield

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 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.
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
    Birthday
    2/15/1953
Jaws: The Revenge
Jaws: The Revenge
4.1
The Women of Brewster Place
The Women of Brewster Place
6.9
Doctor Detroit
Doctor Detroit
5.1
The Ugly Duckling
The Ugly Duckling
0
The Rebound
The Rebound
6.5
Silverado
Silverado
6.955
Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story
Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story
6
The Cheetah Girls
The Cheetah Girls
6.045
Gone Fishin'
Gone Fishin'
4.815
Head of State
Head of State
5.6
In the Army Now
In the Army Now
5.057
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate
5.7
The George McKenna Story
The George McKenna Story
6.2
Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story
Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story
5.5
All Things Fall Apart
All Things Fall Apart
5.8
Eve's Bayou
Eve's Bayou
6.394
A Time for Dancing
A Time for Dancing
6.7
Zora is My Name!
Zora is My Name!
0
Madea's Family Reunion
Madea's Family Reunion
6.338
John Henry
John Henry
0
Mama, I Want to Sing!
Mama, I Want to Sing!
7.3
The Josephine Baker Story
The Josephine Baker Story
6.3
Deep in My Heart
Deep in My Heart
6
Kings of the Evening
Kings of the Evening
0
King's Faith
King's Faith
6.6
The Retirement Plan
The Retirement Plan
6.2
The Color of Courage
5.5
State of Emergency
State of Emergency
4
Lonely Boy
Lonely Boy
4
A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story
5.1
24 Hour Love
24 Hour Love
4.8
Somebody's Child
Somebody's Child
6.2
Dangerous Evidence
Dangerous Evidence
0
The Last Letter
The Last Letter
4.1
The Making of Jaws The Revenge
The Making of Jaws The Revenge
6
Dead Aim
Dead Aim
4.3
The Redemption of a Dog
The Redemption of a Dog
5.5
And Then There Was You
And Then There Was You
6.1
Taking the Heat
Taking the Heat
4.8
The Dempsey Sisters
The Dempsey Sisters
7.2
The Wedding
The Wedding
8.3
Act Like You Love Me
Act Like You Love Me
5.5
We Need a Little Christmas
We Need a Little Christmas
6.5
The Planet of Junior Brown
The Planet of Junior Brown
4.5
The Slugger's Wife
The Slugger's Wife
3.75
My Other Mother
My Other Mother
8.5
Albany Road
Albany Road
0
Prayer Never Fails
Prayer Never Fails
3.7
Battlefield America
Battlefield America
4.4
Sophie and the Moonhanger
Sophie and the Moonhanger
7
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf
10
The Cheetah Girls 2
The Cheetah Girls 2
6.3
Espionage Tonight
Espionage Tonight
4
Nappily Ever After
Nappily Ever After
7.186
Solace
Solace
5
30 Days in Atlanta
30 Days in Atlanta
0
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
5
The Women
The Women
5.1
A Girl Thing
A Girl Thing
4.2
Lap Dance
Lap Dance
4.4
Confessions
Confessions
3
Stepmom
Stepmom
7.15
Stompin' at the Savoy
Stompin' at the Savoy
0
Love Songs
Love Songs
8
Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker
Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker
2
Tales from the Hood 3
Tales from the Hood 3
5.3
Woman in Motion
Woman in Motion
6.8
Vacation Friends
Vacation Friends
7.09
PoliWood
PoliWood
6.5
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