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Lynn Whitfield

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American actress

United StatesActorsBorn 1953 · age 73
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Lynn Whitfield is an American actress. She began her acting career in television and theatre before progressing to supporting roles in film.

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Filmography 40

Stepmom1998 · ★ 7.2
The Rebound2009 · ★ 6.5
Jaws: The Revenge1987 · ★ 4.1
Vacation Friends2021 · ★ 7.0
Silverado1985 · ★ 7.0
Nappily Ever After2018 · ★ 7.2
The Women2008 · ★ 5.2
The Cheetah Girls2003 · ★ 6.0
Head of State2003 · ★ 5.6
The Retirement Plan2023 · ★ 5.9
The Cheetah Girls 22006 · ★ 6.3
Madea's Family Reunion2006 · ★ 6.4
In the Army Now1994 · ★ 5.1
Gone Fishin'1997 · ★ 4.9
Eve's Bayou1997 · ★ 6.4
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate1996 · ★ 5.7
Lap Dance2014 · ★ 4.2
A Time for Dancing2002 · ★ 6.7
Doctor Detroit1983 · ★ 5.1
All Things Fall Apart2011 · ★ 5.8
Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story2004 · ★ 6.0
Tales from the Hood 32020 · ★ 5.1
The George McKenna Story1988
Battlefield America2012
The Women of Brewster Place1989
King's Faith2013
We Need a Little Christmas2022
The Slugger's Wife1985
The Josephine Baker Story1991
Espionage Tonight2017
The Last Letter2013
And Then There Was You2013
A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story1991
Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story1994
Albany Road2024
Prayer Never Fails2016
The Planet of Junior Brown1997
The Color of Courage1999
Woman in Motion2021
Taking the Heat1993

109 credits on file

Television 24

Without a Trace2002
The Resident2018
Steve2017
Miami Vice1984
How to Get Away with Murder2014
Golden Globe Awards1944
The Chi2018
Hill Street Blues1981
Strong Medicine2000
Sherri2022
Late Night with Conan O'Brien1993
St. Elsewhere1982
Touched by an Angel1994
Matlock1986
Tamron Hall2019
Boston Public2000
Martin1992
Cagney & Lacey1982
The Tyra Banks Show2005
Shark2006
FlashForward2009
Greenleaf2016
Matt Houston1982
St. Denis Medical2024

Awards 2

2000NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Series or Special
1991Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie

In their orbit 2

Connected to Lynn 6

Linda HamiltonAlso in The Color of Courage (1999)Craig T. NelsonAlso in The Josephine Baker Story (1991)Debra MessingAlso in The Women (2008)Saïd TaghmaouiAlso in Espionage Tonight (2017)Erica DuranceAlso in We Need a Little Christmas (2022)Rick FoxAlso in The Retirement Plan (2023)

About this person

Lynn Whitfield 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).

Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
living
Dates
Born 1953 · age 73
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