Lynn Whitfield
Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA — Feb 15 1953
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 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…
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Without a Trace
Paula Van Doren
The Resident
Josephine Okeke
Strong Medicine
Dr. Marshall
Miami Vice
Odette Ribaud
St. Elsewhere
Annie Callan
Touched by an Angel
Dr. Serena Hall
Matlock
Angela Page
How to Get Away with Murder
Mary Walker
The Chi
Alicia
Martin
Ellen
Boston Public
Louanna Harper
Shark
Anita Astin
Hill Street Blues
FlashForward
Anastasia Markham
Greenleaf
Lady Mae Greenleaf
Promised Land
Dr. Serena Hall
St. Denis Medical
Barb
Cagney & Lacey
Matt Houston
Val
Chasing Life
Karen Callahan
Snoops
Denise Kendall
Trauma Center
Eyes of Wakanda
Older Noni (voice)
Tall Tales & Legends
Pollie Ann
Fatal Attraction
Narrator (voice)
Silverado
Rae
Jaws: The Revenge
Louisa
HeartBeat
Dr. Cory Banks
Stepmom
Dr. P. Sweikert
The Rebound
Laura Reilly
Vacation Friends
Suzanne
The Cosby Mysteries
A Girl Thing
Nia Morgan
The Retirement Plan
Drisdale
Head of State
Debra Lassiter
Saturday Night Special
Gone Fishin'
Angie
Lap Dance
Momma Pearl
Madea's Family Reunion
Victoria
Eve's Bayou
Roz Batiste
Strung
The Women of Brewster Place
Ciel
Nappily Ever After
Paulette Jones
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate
Brandi
The Slugger's Wife
Tina Alvarado
The Women
Glenda Hill
The Cheetah Girls
Dorothea Garibaldi
In the Army Now
Sgt. Ladd
PoliWood
Self
The Cheetah Girls 2
Dorothea Garibaldi
All Things Fall Apart
Bee
Dead Aim
Sheila Freeman
The Wedding
Corinne Coles
Lonely Boy
Dr. Christine Nolan
A Time for Dancing
Linda Derricks, the Dance Teacher
The George McKenna Story
Bobbie Maxwell
Taking the Heat
Carolyn Hunter
State of Emergency
Dehlia Johnson
The Making of Jaws The Revenge
Self
The Color of Courage
Minnie McGhee
Doctor Detroit
Thelma Cleland
The Last Letter
Lorraine
Solace
Irene
The Josephine Baker Story
Josephine Baker
Espionage Tonight
Sydney Greenstreet
John Henry
Pollie Ann
Stompin' at the Savoy
Esther
Battlefield America
Ms. Parker
And Then There Was You
Sophia Brent
Love Songs
Jean Simpson
Tales from the Hood 3
Marie Benoît
Deep in My Heart
Corrine Burrell
Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story
Barbara Becnel
The Women of Brewster Place
Ciel
Act Like You Love Me
Harriett Lofton
Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story
Bobbie Mallory
Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker
Herself
Mama, I Want to Sing!
Lillian Winter
We Need a Little Christmas
Irene
Woman in Motion
Self
Zora is My Name!
The Planet of Junior Brown
Mrs. Brown
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
Johnnie Mae Gibson
Somebody's Child
Constance
Confessions
Dr. Page
Prayer Never Fails
Loral Brown
Albany Road
Paula Henderson
The Fright Night Files
Madame Mabry
The Redemption of a Dog
Francine
24 Hour Love
Cynthia
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf
Woman in bath
My Other Mother
Mary Jo
King's Faith
Vanessa
Dangerous Evidence: The Lori Jackson Story
Lori Jackson
Sophie and the Moonhanger
Sophie
A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story
30 Days in Atlanta
Clara
Kings of the Evening
Gracie
The Ugly Duckling
Narrator (voice)
The Dempsey Sisters
Olivia Norman