Lynn Whitfield
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Lynn Whitfield (born May 6, 1953) is an American actress. Whitfield 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), The Cheetah Girls (2003), Madea's Family Reunion (2006), and The Cheetah Girls 2 (2006). Description above from the Wikipedia article Lynn Whitfield, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Lynn Whitfield (born May 6, 1953) is an American actress. Whitfield 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), The Cheetah Girls (2003), Madea's Family Reunion (2006), and The Cheetah Girls 2 (2006). Description above from the Wikipedia article Lynn Whitfield, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- Born:
- May 6, 1953 In Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 66
- First Appeared:
- In the movie For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf 1982-02-23
- Latest Project:
- Movie The Retirement Plan 2023-08-24
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | The Retirement Plan | Drisdale | 2023-08-24 |
| Movie | We Need a Little Christmas | Irene | 2022-10-22 |
| Movie | Woman in Motion | Self | 2021-02-02 |
| Movie | Vacation Friends | Suzanne | 2021-08-27 |
| Movie | Tales from the Hood 3 | Marie Benoît | 2020-10-06 |
| Movie | Nappily Ever After | Paulette Jones | 2018-09-21 |
| Movie | Solace | Irene | 2018-09-23 |
| Movie | Espionage Tonight | Sydney Greenstreet | 2017-10-24 |
| Series | Greenleaf | Lady Mae Greenleaf | 2016-06-21 |
| Movie | Prayer Never Fails | Loral Brown | 2016-02-12 |
| Movie | My Other Mother | Mary Jo | 2014-09-21 |
| Movie | 30 Days in Atlanta | Clara | 2014-10-30 |
| Movie | Lap Dance | Momma Pearl | 2014-12-05 |
| Movie | King's Faith | Vanessa | 2013-04-26 |
| Movie | Lonely Boy | Dr. Christine Nolan | 2013-03-02 |
| Movie | 24 Hour Love | Cynthia | 2013-03-19 |
| Movie | And Then There Was You | Sophia Brent | 2013-10-19 |
| Movie | Act Like You Love Me | Harriett Lofton | 2013-08-06 |
| Movie | The Last Letter | Lorraine | 2013-12-17 |
| Movie | The Dempsey Sisters | Olivia Norman | 2013-11-02 |
| Movie | Battlefield America | Ms. Parker | 2012-06-01 |
| Movie | The Redemption of a Dog | Francine | 2012-08-28 |
| Movie | Somebody's Child | Constance | 2012-08-11 |
| Movie | Mama, I Want to Sing! | Lillian Winter | 2011-01-19 |
| Movie | All Things Fall Apart | Bee | 2011-03-05 |
| Movie | PoliWood | Self | 2009-07-03 |
| Movie | The Rebound | Laura Reilly | 2009-09-16 |
| Movie | Kings of the Evening | Gracie | 2008-01-01 |
| Movie | The Women | Glenda Hill | 2008-09-12 |
| Movie | Madea's Family Reunion | Victoria | 2006-02-24 |
| Movie | Confessions | Dr. Page | 2006-07-23 |
| Movie | The Cheetah Girls 2 | Dorothea Garibaldi | 2006-07-31 |
| Movie | Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story | Barbara Becnel | 2004-03-03 |
| Movie | The Cheetah Girls | Dorothea Garibaldi | 2003-08-15 |
| Movie | Head of State | Debra Lassiter | 2003-03-28 |
| Movie | Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion - The Play | Victoria | 2002-01-25 |
| Movie | A Time for Dancing | Linda Derricks, the Dance Teacher | 2002-09-06 |
| Movie | A Girl Thing | Nia Morgan | 2001-01-19 |
| Movie | Deep in My Heart | Corrine Burrell | 1999-02-14 |
| Movie | The Color of Courage | Minnie McGhee | 1999-02-10 |
| Movie | Dangerous Evidence | Lori Jackson | 1999-04-11 |
| Movie | The Wedding | Corinne Coles | 1998-02-22 |
| Movie | Stepmom | Dr. P. Sweikert | 1998-12-25 |
| Movie | Gone Fishin' | Angie | 1997-05-30 |
| Movie | The Planet of Junior Brown | Mrs. Brown | 1997-09-06 |
| Movie | Eve's Bayou | Roz Batiste | 1997-11-07 |
| Movie | Sophie and the Moonhanger | Sophie | 1996-01-15 |
| Movie | A Thin Line Between Love and Hate | Brandi | 1996-04-04 |
| Series | The Cosby Mysteries | 1994-01-31 | |
| Movie | State of Emergency | Dehlia Johnson | 1994-02-21 |
| Movie | In the Army Now | Sgt. Ladd | 1994-08-12 |
| Movie | Taking the Heat | Carolyn Hunter | 1993-06-06 |
| Movie | The Josephine Baker Story | Josephine Baker | 1991-03-16 |
| Movie | A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story | 1991-04-02 | |
| Movie | Zora is My Name! | 1990-01-01 | |
| Series | Equal Justice | 1990-03-27 | |
| Movie | The Women of Brewster Place | Ciel | 1989-03-19 |
| Series | HeartBeat | Dr. Cory Banks | 1988-03-23 |
| Movie | The George McKenna Story | Bobbie Maxwell | 1988-08-01 |
| Movie | Jaws: The Revenge | Louisa | 1987-07-17 |
| Movie | Dead Aim | Sheila Freeman | 1987-01-02 |
| Movie | The Slugger's Wife | Tina Alvarado | 1985-03-29 |
| Movie | Silverado | Rae | 1985-07-10 |
| Series | Tall Tales & Legends | Pollie Ann | 1985-09-25 |
| Movie | Doctor Detroit | Thelma Cleland | 1983-05-06 |
| Movie | For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf | Woman in bath | 1982-02-23 |