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Lynn Whitfield

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Born: February 15, 1953 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Biography

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 Josephin...

Filmography70 TITLES
Stepmom
7.1
Stepmom1998
Vacation Friends
7.0
Vacation Friends2021
Jaws: The Revenge
4.1
Jaws: The Revenge1987
Silverado
6.9
Silverado1985
The Retirement Plan
5.9
The Retirement Plan2023
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The Rebound
6.5
The Rebound2009
The Women
5.1
The Women2008
Madea's Family Reunion
6.4
Madea's Family Reunion2006
Lap Dance
4.2
Lap Dance2014
The Cheetah Girls
6.0
The Cheetah Girls2003
Head of State
5.6
Head of State2003
Eve's Bayou
6.4
Eve's Bayou1997
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate
5.6
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate1996
Gone Fishin'
4.9
Gone Fishin'1997
Nappily Ever After
7.2
Nappily Ever After2018
The Slugger's Wife
3.4
The Slugger's Wife1985
The George McKenna Story
6.3
The George McKenna Story1988
Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story
6.0
Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story2004
Tales from the Hood 3
5.1
Tales from the Hood 32020
The Making of Jaws The Revenge
6.0
The Making of Jaws The Revenge1987
The Cheetah Girls 2
6.3
The Cheetah Girls 22006
PoliWood
6.5
PoliWood2009
Lonely Boy
4.6
Lonely Boy2013
The Women of Brewster Place
6.6
The Women of Brewster Place1989
State of Emergency
4.0
State of Emergency1994
Doctor Detroit
5.0
Doctor Detroit1983
In the Army Now
5.1
In the Army Now1994
The Wedding
8.3
The Wedding1998
Strung
Strung2026
All Things Fall Apart
5.8
All Things Fall Apart2011
A Time for Dancing
6.7
A Time for Dancing2002
Deep in My Heart
6.0
Deep in My Heart1999
The Josephine Baker Story
5.7
The Josephine Baker Story1991
The Color of Courage
5.7
The Color of Courage1999
Taking the Heat
4.0
Taking the Heat1993
Love Songs
8.0
Love Songs1999
Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story
5.6
Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story1994
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf
10.0
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf1982
Dead Aim
3.8
Dead Aim1987
And Then There Was You
5.3
And Then There Was You2013
Stompin' at the Savoy
Stompin' at the Savoy1992
Battlefield America
4.5
Battlefield America2012
The Last Letter
3.5
The Last Letter2013
John Henry
John Henry1986
A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story
5.1
A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story1991
Albany Road
4.3
Albany Road2024
Espionage Tonight
3.4
Espionage Tonight2017
Sophie and the Moonhanger
7.0
Sophie and the Moonhanger1996
Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker
2.0
Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker1999
My Other Mother
8.5
My Other Mother2014
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
5.0
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI1986
Solace
4.7
Solace2018
Kings of the Evening
Kings of the Evening2008
Zora is My Name!
Zora is My Name!1990
Woman in Motion
6.8
Woman in Motion2021
Act Like You Love Me
5.4
Act Like You Love Me2013
Mama, I Want to Sing!
6.6
Mama, I Want to Sing!2011
Prayer Never Fails
3.4
Prayer Never Fails2016
Confessions
1.7
Confessions2006
The Planet of Junior Brown
4.0
The Planet of Junior Brown1997
The Fright Night Files
4.0
The Fright Night Files2014
We Need a Little Christmas
6.2
We Need a Little Christmas2022
Somebody's Child
5.3
Somebody's Child2012
King's Faith
7.0
King's Faith2013
24 Hour Love
4.9
24 Hour Love2013
Dangerous Evidence: The Lori Jackson Story
Dangerous Evidence: The Lori Jackson Story1999
The Redemption of a Dog
5.5
The Redemption of a Dog2012
The Dempsey Sisters
7.0
The Dempsey Sisters2013
The Ugly Duckling
The Ugly Duckling2014
30 Days in Atlanta
5.0
30 Days in Atlanta2014