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Lynn Whitfield

Lynn Whitfield

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

15/02/1953

Age

72 years old

Place of Birth

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 ... Read More

Known For

Albany Road

Albany Road

The Retirement Plan

The Retirement Plan

We Need a Little Christmas

We Need a Little Christmas

Vacation Friends

Vacation Friends

Woman in Motion

Woman in Motion

Tales from the Hood 3

Tales from the Hood 3

Solace

Solace

Nappily Ever After

Nappily Ever After

Espionage Tonight

Espionage Tonight

Prayer Never Fails

Prayer Never Fails

Filmography

Cast

2024

Albany Road

as Paula Henderson

2023

The Retirement Plan

as Drisdale

2022

We Need a Little Christmas

as Irene

2021

Vacation Friends

as Suzanne

2021

Woman in Motion

as Self

2020

Tales from the Hood 3

as Marie Benoît

2018

Solace

as Irene

2018

Nappily Ever After

as Paulette Jones

2017

Espionage Tonight

as Sydney Greenstreet

2016

Prayer Never Fails

as Loral Brown

2014

Lap Dance

as Momma Pearl

2014

30 Days in Atlanta

as Clara

2014

My Other Mother

as Mary Jo

2014

The Ugly Duckling

as Narrator (voice)

2013

The Last Letter

as Lorraine

2013

The Dempsey Sisters

as Olivia Norman

2013

And Then There Was You

as Sophia Brent

2013

Act Like You Love Me

as Harriett Lofton

2013

King's Faith

as Vanessa

2013

24 Hour Love

as Cynthia

2013

Lonely Boy

as Dr. Christine Nolan

2012

The Redemption of a Dog

as Francine

2012

Somebody's Child

as Constance

2012

Battlefield America

as Ms. Parker

2011

All Things Fall Apart

as Bee

2011

Mama, I Want to Sing!

as Lillian Winter

2009

The Rebound

as Laura Reilly

2009

PoliWood

as Self

2008

The Women

as Glenda Hill

2008

Kings of the Evening

as Gracie

2006

The Cheetah Girls 2

as Dorothea Garibaldi

2006

Confessions

as Dr. Page

2006

Madea's Family Reunion

as Victoria

2004

Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Sto...

as Barbara Becnel

2003

The Cheetah Girls

as Dorothea Garibaldi

2003

Head of State

as Debra Lassiter

2002

A Time for Dancing

as Linda Derricks, the Dance Teacher

2001

A Girl Thing

as Nia Morgan

1999

Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker

as Herself

1999

Love Songs

as Jean Simpson

1999

Dangerous Evidence: The Lori Jackson Sto...

as Lori Jackson

1999

Deep in My Heart

as Corrine Burrell

1999

The Color of Courage

as Minnie McGhee

1998

Stepmom

as Dr. P. Sweikert

1998

The Wedding

as Corinne Coles

1997

Eve's Bayou

as Roz Batiste

1997

The Planet of Junior Brown

as Mrs. Brown

1997

Gone Fishin'

as Angie

1996

A Thin Line Between Love and Hate

as Brandi

1996

Sophie and the Moonhanger

as Sophie

1994

In the Army Now

as Sgt. Ladd

1994

Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden S...

as Bobbie Mallory

1994

State of Emergency

as Dehlia Johnson

1993

Taking the Heat

as Carolyn Hunter

1992

Stompin' at the Savoy

as Esther

1991

A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell S...

1991

The Josephine Baker Story

as Josephine Baker

1990

Zora is My Name!

1989

The Women of Brewster Place

as Ciel

1988

The George McKenna Story

as Bobbie Maxwell

1987

Jaws: The Revenge

as Louisa

1987

The Making of Jaws The Revenge

as Self

1987

Dead Aim

as Sheila Freeman

1986

John Henry

as Pollie Ann

1986

Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI

as Johnnie Mae Gibson

1985

Silverado

as Rae

1985

The Slugger's Wife

as Tina Alvarado

1983

Doctor Detroit

as Thelma Cleland

1982

For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Su...

as Woman in bath

Crew

2013

And Then There Was You

as Thanks

2013

And Then There Was You

as Producer