Lynn Whitfield
Lynn Whitfield

Lynn Whitfield

Born: February 15, 1953 (73 years)
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 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.

Movies as Actor (70)
Strung

Strung

as Audra Jelani

Jun 18, 2026

Albany Road

Albany Road

as Paula Henderson

Nov 15, 2024

The Retirement Plan

The Retirement Plan

as Drisdale

Aug 24, 2023

We Need a Little Christmas

We Need a Little Christmas

as Irene

Oct 22, 2022

Vacation Friends

Vacation Friends

as Suzanne

Aug 27, 2021

Woman in Motion

Woman in Motion

as Self

Feb 2, 2021

Tales from the Hood 3

Tales from the Hood 3

as Marie Benoît

Oct 6, 2020

Solace

Solace

as Irene

Sep 23, 2018

Nappily Ever After

Nappily Ever After

as Paulette Jones

Sep 21, 2018

Espionage Tonight

Espionage Tonight

as Sydney Greenstreet

Oct 24, 2017

Prayer Never Fails

Prayer Never Fails

as Loral Brown

Feb 12, 2016

Lap Dance

Lap Dance

as Momma Pearl

Dec 5, 2014

30 Days in Atlanta

30 Days in Atlanta

as Clara

Oct 30, 2014

The Fright Night Files

The Fright Night Files

as Madame Mabry

Oct 8, 2014

My Other Mother

My Other Mother

as Mary Jo

Sep 21, 2014

The Ugly Duckling

The Ugly Duckling

as Narrator (voice)

Mar 19, 2014

The Last Letter

The Last Letter

as Lorraine

Dec 17, 2013

The Dempsey Sisters

The Dempsey Sisters

as Olivia Norman

Nov 2, 2013

And Then There Was You

And Then There Was You

as Sophia Brent

Oct 19, 2013

Act Like You Love Me

Act Like You Love Me

as Harriett Lofton

Aug 6, 2013

King's Faith

King's Faith

as Vanessa

Apr 26, 2013

24 Hour Love

24 Hour Love

as Cynthia

Mar 19, 2013

Lonely Boy

Lonely Boy

as Dr. Christine Nolan

Mar 2, 2013

The Redemption of a Dog

The Redemption of a Dog

as Francine

Aug 28, 2012

Somebody's Child

Somebody's Child

as Constance

Aug 11, 2012

Battlefield America

Battlefield America

as Ms. Parker

Jun 1, 2012

All Things Fall Apart

All Things Fall Apart

as Bee

Mar 5, 2011

Mama, I Want to Sing!

Mama, I Want to Sing!

as Lillian Winter

Jan 19, 2011

The Rebound

The Rebound

as Laura Reilly

Sep 16, 2009

PoliWood

PoliWood

as Self

Jul 3, 2009

The Women

The Women

as Glenda Hill

Sep 12, 2008

Kings of the Evening

Kings of the Evening

as Gracie

Jan 1, 2008

The Cheetah Girls 2

The Cheetah Girls 2

as Dorothea Garibaldi

Jul 31, 2006

Confessions

Confessions

as Dr. Page

Jul 23, 2006

Madea's Family Reunion

Madea's Family Reunion

as Victoria

Feb 24, 2006

Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story

Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story

as Barbara Becnel

Jan 21, 2004

The Cheetah Girls

The Cheetah Girls

as Dorothea Garibaldi

Aug 15, 2003

Head of State

Head of State

as Debra Lassiter

Mar 28, 2003

A Time for Dancing

A Time for Dancing

as Linda Derricks, the Dance Teacher

Sep 6, 2002

Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker

Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker

as Herself

Jul 20, 1999

Love Songs

Love Songs

as Jean Simpson

Apr 25, 1999

Dangerous Evidence: The Lori Jackson Story

Dangerous Evidence: The Lori Jackson Story

as Lori Jackson

Apr 11, 1999

Deep in My Heart

Deep in My Heart

as Corrine Burrell

Feb 14, 1999

The Color of Courage

The Color of Courage

as Minnie McGhee

Feb 10, 1999

Stepmom

Stepmom

as Dr. P. Sweikert

Dec 25, 1998

The Wedding

The Wedding

as Corinne Coles

Feb 22, 1998

Eve's Bayou

Eve's Bayou

as Roz Batiste

Nov 7, 1997

The Planet of Junior Brown

The Planet of Junior Brown

as Mrs. Brown

Sep 6, 1997

Gone Fishin'

Gone Fishin'

as Angie

May 30, 1997

A Thin Line Between Love and Hate

A Thin Line Between Love and Hate

as Brandi

Apr 4, 1996

Sophie and the Moonhanger

Sophie and the Moonhanger

as Sophie

Jan 15, 1996

In the Army Now

In the Army Now

as Sgt. Ladd

Aug 12, 1994

Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story

Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story

as Bobbie Mallory

Jun 3, 1994

State of Emergency

State of Emergency

as Dehlia Johnson

Feb 21, 1994

Taking the Heat

Taking the Heat

as Carolyn Hunter

Jun 6, 1993

Stompin' at the Savoy

Stompin' at the Savoy

as Esther

Apr 19, 1992

A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story

A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story

Apr 2, 1991

The Josephine Baker Story

The Josephine Baker Story

as Josephine Baker

Mar 16, 1991

Zora is My Name!

Zora is My Name!

Feb 14, 1990

The Women of Brewster Place

The Women of Brewster Place

as Ciel

Mar 19, 1989

The George McKenna Story

The George McKenna Story

as Bobbie Maxwell

Aug 1, 1988

Jaws: The Revenge

Jaws: The Revenge

as Louisa

Jul 17, 1987

The Making of Jaws The Revenge

The Making of Jaws The Revenge

as Self

Jul 10, 1987

Dead Aim

Dead Aim

as Sheila Freeman

Jan 2, 1987

John Henry

John Henry

as Pollie Ann

Dec 1, 1986

Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI

Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI

as Johnnie Mae Gibson

Oct 21, 1986

Silverado

Silverado

as Rae

Jul 10, 1985

The Slugger's Wife

The Slugger's Wife

as Tina Alvarado

Mar 29, 1985

Doctor Detroit

Doctor Detroit

as Thelma Cleland

May 6, 1983

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

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

as Woman in bath

Feb 23, 1982