Lynn Whitfield
Skuespiller, Producer
15. februar 1953 (73 år)
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.
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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.
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| 2025 | Eyes of Wakanda · as Older Noni (voice) |
| 2024 | Albany Road · as Paula Henderson |
| 2024 | St. Denis Medical · as Barb |
| 2023 | The Retirement Plan · as Drisdale |
| 2022 | We Need A Little Christmas · as Irene |
| 2022 | The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder · as Miss Rosa Lee |
| 2021 | Vacation Friends · as Suzanne |
| 2021 | Fantasy Island (2021) · as Judy Jackson |
| 2020 | Tales from the Hood 3 · as Marie Benoît |
| 2018 | Solace · as Irene |
| 2018 | Nappily Ever After · as Paulette Jones |
| 2018 | The Resident · as Josephine Okeke |
| 2018 | The Chi · as Alicia |
| 2017 | Espionage Tonight · as Sydney GreenstreetPå Plex |
| 2016 | Greenleaf · as Lady Mae Greenleaf |
| 2016 | The North Star · as Miss Grace |
| 2016 | Prayer Never Fails · as Loral BrownPå Plex |
| 2015 | Curveball · as Dr. Lane |
| 2015 | Fear Files · as Madam Mabry (segment: For The Love Of Lockwood Too)På Plex |
| 2014 | Lap Dance · as Momma Pearl |
| 2014 | 30 Days in Atlanta · as Clara |
| 2014 | The Fright Night Files · as Madame MabryPå Plex |
| 2014 | How to Get Away with Murder · as Mary Walker |
| 2014 | My Other Mother · as Mary JoPå Plex |
| 2014 | Chasing Life · as Karen Callahan |
| 2014 | Blood Lines · as Vivian |
| 2013 | The Last Letter · as LorrainePå Plex |
| 2013 | The Dempsey Sisters · as Olivia NormanPå Plex |
| 2013 | And Then There Was You · as Sophia Brent |
| 2013 | Act Like You Love Me · as Harriett Lofton |
| 2013 | Mistresses (US) · as Marjorie |
| 2013 | Fatal Attraction · as Narrator (voice)På Plex |
| 2013 | Hit the Floor · as Vanessa Howard |
| 2013 | King's Faith · as Vanessa |
| 2013 | 24 Hour Love · as Cynthia |
| 2013 | Lonely Boy · as Dr. Christine NolanPå Plex |
| 2012 | Redemption of a Dog · as FrancinePå Plex |
| 2012 | Somebody's Child · as Constance |
| 2012 | Battlefield America · as Ms. Parker |
| 2012 | Family Time · as Donna |
| 2011 | All Things Fall Apart · as Bee |
| 2011 | Mama I Want to Sing · as Lillian Winter |
| 2010 | Are We There Yet? · as GrandmaPå Plex |
| 2009 | FlashForward · as Anastasia Markham |
| 2009 | The Rebound · as Laura ReillyPå Plex |
| 2008 | The Women · as Glenda Hill |
| 2008 | Kings of the Evening · as Gracie |
| 2006 | Shark · as Anita Astin |
| 2006 | The Cheetah Girls 2 · as Dorothea Garibaldi |
| 2006 | Confessions · as Dr. PagePå Plex |
| 2006 | Madea's Family Reunion · as Victoria |
| 2006 | The Book of Daniel · as Elena |
| 2005 | |
| 2004 | Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story · as Barbara Becnel |
| 2004 | The Cheetah Girls · as Dorothea Garibaldi |
| 2003 | The Cheetah Girls · as Dorothea Garibaldi |
| 2003 | Head of State · as Debra Lassiter |
| 2002 | Without a Trace · as Paula Van Doren |
| 2002 | A Time for Dancing · as Linda Derricks, The Dance Teacher |
| 2002 | Lost in Oz · as Bellaridere |
| 2001 | A Girl Thing · as Nia Morgan |
| 2000 | Boston Public · as Louanna Harper |
| 2000 | Strong Medicine · as Dr. Marshall |
| 1999 | Love Songs · as Jean SimpsonPå Plex |
| 1999 | Dangerous Evidence: The Lori Jackson Story · as Lori Jackson |
| 1999 | Deep in My Heart · as Corrine Burrell |
| 1998 | Stepmom · as Dr. P. Sweikert |
| 1998 | The Color of Courage · as Minnie Mcghee |
| 1998 | The Wedding · as Corinne Coles |
| 1997 | The Planet of Junior Brown · as Mrs. Brown |
| 1997 | Eve's Bayou · as Roz BatistePå Plex |
| 1997 | Gone Fishin' · as Angie |
| 1996 | Promised Land · as Dr. Serena Hall |
| 1996 | A Thin Line Between Love and Hate · as Brandi |
| 1996 | Sophie & the Moonhanger · as Sophie |
| 1994 | |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel · as Dr. Serena Hall |
| 1994 | In the Army Now · as Sgt. Ladd |
| 1994 | Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story · as Bobbie Mallory |
| 1994 | State of Emergency · as Dehlia Johnson |
| 1994 | The Cosby Mysteries · as Barbara Lorenz |
| 1993 | Taking the Heat · as Carolyn Hunter |
| 1992 | Martin · as Ellen |
| 1992 | Stompin' at the Savoy · as Esther |
| 1991 | |
| 1991 | The Josephine Baker Story · as Josephine Baker |
| 1990 | The Trials of Rosie O'Neill · as Assistant District Attorney |
| 1990 | Intimate Portrait · as Narrator |
| 1990 | Equal Justice · as Maggie Mayfield |
| 1989 | Snoops · as Denise Kendall |
| 1989 | The Women of Brewster Place · as CielPå Plex |
| 1989 | The Women of Brewster Place · as Ciel |
| 1988 | HeartBeat · as Dr. Cory Banks |
| 1987 | Jaws: The Revenge · as Louisa |
| 1987 | Dead Aim · as Sheila Freeman |
| 1986 | The George McKenna Story · as Bobbie Maxwell |
| 1986 | Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI · as Johnnie Mae Gibson |
| 1986 | Matlock · as Angela Page |
| 1985 | The Insiders · as Yvonne |
| 1985 | Tall Tales and Legends · as Pollie Ann |
| 1985 | Silverado · as Rae |
| 1985 | The Slugger's Wife · as Tina Alvarado |
| 1984 | Miami Vice · as Odette Ribaud |
| 1984 | Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (1984) · as Delia MarvelPå Plex |
| 1983 | |
| 1983 | Doctor Detroit · as Thelma Cleland |
| 1982 | St. Elsewhere · as Annie Callan |
| 1982 | Matt Houston · as Val |
| 1981 | The Fall Guy · as Jeanne |
| 1981 | |
| 1981 | Hill Street Blues · as Jill Thomas |
| 1980 | American Playhouse · as Woman In The Bath |
| 1952 | This Is The Life · as Cast |
| 2023 | See It Loud: The History of Black Television · as Self - Actress - The Women Of Brewster Place, GreenleafPå Plex |
| 2022 | Sherri (2022) · as Self - Guest |
| 2020 | GMA3: What You Need to Know · as Self |
| 2019 | Tamron Hall · as Self - Guest |
| 2019 | Woman in Motion · as SelfPå Plex |
| 2018 | Uncensored · as SelfPå Plex |
| 2017 | Steve · as Self - Panelist |
| 2015 | Jimmy Goes to Nollywood · as Self |
| 2014 | Unsung Hollywood · as Self |
| 2013 | The Real Daytime · as Self |
| 2012 | Home & Family · as Self |
| 2012 | Steve Harvey · as Self |
| 2011 | Dish Nation · as Self |
| 2011 | Oprah Presents Master Class · as Self |
| 2010 | Black Girls Rock · as Self |
| 2010 | Access Hollyood Live · as Self |
| 2010 | Celebrity Close Calls · as Self |
| 2009 | PoliWood · as Self |
| 2008 | The Wendy Williams Show · as Self - Guest |
| 2006 | The 2006 Black Movie Awards · as Self |
| 2006 | 37th NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 2005 | 36th NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 2004 | Tavis Smiley · as Self - Guest |
| 1999 | 5th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self |
| 1999 | 30th NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 1998 | 29th NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 1998 | Essence Awards · as Self - Co-Host |
| 1997 | The View · as Self |
| 1997 | 28th NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 1996 | The Daily Show · as Self - Guest |
| 1996 | 27th NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 1994 | Sidewalks Entertainment · as Self - Guest |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien · as Self - Guest |
| 1993 | 25th NAACP Image Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1992 | HBO First Look · as Self |
| 1991 | The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Winner & Presenter |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark · as Self - Guest |
| 1987 | Biography · as Self |
| 1975 | Good Morning America · as Self - Guest |
| 1952 | Today · as Self - Guest |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2013 | |
| 2012 | Redemption of a Dog · as Co-ProducerPå Plex |