Lynn Whitfield
With roots that lead back to Louisiana southern aristocracy, lovely leading lady Lynn Whitfield was born in 1953, the eldest of four children and a third-generation BFA graduate from Howard University. Her dentist father was instrumental in developing Lynn's initial interest in acting as he was a prime figure in forming community theater in her ...
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- Born:
- May 6, 1953 In Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 137
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Behind the Scenes with 'Jaws: The Revenge'
- Latest Project:
- Series Greenleaf 2016-05-24
Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 8 wins & 12 nominations.
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Deaf Ghost | Unknown | 2017 |
| Movie | For All Eyes Always | Unknown | 2017 |
| Movie | Solace | Unknown | 2017 |
| Series | Mistresses | Unknown | 2016-03-05 |
| Movie | Prayer Never Fails | Unknown | 2016 |
| Series | Greenleaf | Mae Greenleaf | 2016-05-24 |
| Series | Chasing Life | Unknown | 2016-01-26 |
| Movie | The North Star | Miss Grace | 2016-03-01 |
| Series | For the Love of Lockwood Too | Unknown | 2015 |
| Movie | 5TH NAFCA: African Oscar | Herself / Nominated / Best Actress in supporting role Diaspora Film | 2015-09-13 |
| Movie | Fear Files | Unknown | 2015-03-13 |
| Movie | Jimmy Goes to Nollywood | Unknown | 2015 |
| Movie | Curveball | Unknown | 2015 |
| Movie | Blood Lines | Unknown | 2015-03-10 |
| Movie | 30 Days in Atlanta | Unknown | 2014 |
| Movie | Take the Spotlight | Unknown | 2014 |
| Movie | The Fright Night Files | Unknown | 2014 |
| Movie | Lap Dance | Unknown | 2014 |
| Series | For the Love of Lockwood | Unknown | 2014 |
| Movie | My Other Mother | Mary Jo | 2014-09-21 |
| Series | How to Get Away with Murder | Unknown | 2014-09-25 |
| Movie | The Dempsey Sisters | Olivia Norman | 2013 |
| Movie | The Last Letter | Unknown | 2013 |
| Movie | Act Like You Love Me | Unknown | 2013 |
| Movie | And Then There Was You | Unknown | 2013 |
| Movie | King's Faith | Unknown | 2013 |
| Movie | Lonely Boy | Unknown | 2013 |
| Series | Hit the Floor | Unknown | 2013 |
| Series | Live with Kelly and Michael | Unknown | 2013 |
| Movie | 24 Hour Love | Unknown | 2013 |
| Movie | Reel Black Love | Unknown | 2012-02-07 |
| Movie | Somebody's Child | Unknown | 2012-08-11 |
| Movie | Battlefield America | Unknown | 2012 |
| Movie | Training to Be A Superhero | Unknown | 2012 |
| Series | Family Time | Unknown | 2012 |
| Movie | Redemption of a Dog | Unknown | 2012 |
| Movie | Prodigy Bully | Unknown | 2012 |
| Series | Celebrity Close Calls | Unknown | 2011 |
| Series | Good Day L.A. | Unknown | 2011 |
| Series | Are We There Yet? | Unknown | 2011 |
| Movie | All Things Fall Apart | Unknown | 2011 |
| Movie | Mama I Want to Sing | Unknown | 2011 |
| Series | Way Black When: Primetime | Unknown | 2011 |
| Movie | Black Girls Rock | Unknown | 2010 |
| Movie | PoliWood | Unknown | 2009-05-01 |
| Movie | The Rebound | Unknown | 2009 |
| Series | The Mo'Nique Show | Unknown | 2009-10-05 |
| Series | Flashforward | Unknown | 2009-09-24 |
| Series | The Wendy Williams Show | Unknown | 2008-05-14 |
| Movie | The Women | Unknown | 2008-09-12 |
| Movie | Kings of the Evening | Unknown | 2008 |
| Movie | Confessions | Dr. Page | 2007-07-27 |
| Movie | Madea's Family Reunion | Unknown | 2006 |
| Series | The Book of Daniel | Unknown | 2006-01-06 |
| Series | Shark | Unknown | 2006-09-21 |
| Movie | 37th NAACP Image Awards | Unknown | 2006-03-03 |
| Movie | The Cheetah Girls 2 | Dorothea Garibaldi | 2006-08-25 |
| Movie | The 2006 Black Movie Awards | Unknown | 2006 |
| Series | The Tyra Banks Show | Unknown | 2005-09-12 |
| Movie | 36th NAACP Image Awards | Unknown | 2005 |
| Movie | The Cheetah Girls | Unknown | 2004 |
| Movie | Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story | Unknown | 2004 |
| Series | Tavis Smiley | Unknown | 2004-01-05 |
| Movie | The Cheetah Girls | Dorothea Garibaldi | 2003-08-15 |
| Movie | Head of State | Unknown | 2003 |
| Movie | A Time for Dancing | Linda | 2002-09-06 |
| Movie | Lost in Oz | Unknown | 2002 |
| Series | Intimate Portrait | Unknown | 2002 |
| Series | Without a Trace | Unknown | 2002-09-26 |
| Movie | A Girl Thing | Unknown | 2001-01-20 |
| Series | Boston Public | Unknown | 2000-10-23 |
| Series | Strong Medicine | Unknown | 2000-07-23 |
| Movie | Deep in My Heart | Unknown | 1999-02-14 |
| Movie | 30th NAACP Image Awards | Unknown | 1999 |
| Movie | 5th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | Unknown | 1999-03-07 |
| Movie | Love Songs | Unknown | 1999 |
| Movie | Dangerous Evidence: The Lori Jackson Story | Unknown | 1999 |
| Movie | 29th NAACP Image Awards | Unknown | 1998 |
| Movie | Essence Awards | Unknown | 1998 |
| Movie | The Wedding | Unknown | 1998 |
| Movie | The Color of Courage | Unknown | 1998 |
| Movie | Stepmom | Dr. P. Sweikert | 1998-12-25 |
| Movie | 28th NAACP Image Awards | Unknown | 1997 |
| Movie | Gone Fishin' | Unknown | 1997-05-30 |
| Movie | The Planet of Junior Brown | Unknown | 1997 |
| Movie | Eve's Bayou | Unknown | 1997 |
| Series | Saturday Night Special | Unknown | 1996-04-13 |
| Series | The Daily Show | Unknown | 1996-07-22 |
| Series | Promised Land | Unknown | 1996-09-17 |
| Movie | A Thin Line Between Love and Hate | Unknown | 1996 |
| Movie | 27th NAACP Image Awards | Unknown | 1996 |
| Movie | Sophie & the Moonhanger | Unknown | 1996 |
| Movie | The 1995 ESPY Awards | Unknown | 1995-02-13 |
| Movie | The 17th Annual CableACE Awards | Unknown | 1995-12-06 |
| Series | Touched by an Angel | Unknown | 1994-09-21 |
| Series | HBO First Look | Unknown | 1994-03-01 |
| Movie | Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story | Unknown | 1994 |
| Series | The Cosby Mysteries | Barbara Lorenz | 1994-09-21 |
| Series | Martin | Unknown | 1994 |
| Movie | State of Emergency | Unknown | 1994-02-12 |
| Movie | The 16th Annual CableACE Awards | Unknown | 1994-01-16 |
| Movie | In the Army Now | Unknown | 1994 |
| Movie | The Cosby Mysteries | Barbara Lorenz | 1994-01-31 |
| Movie | Taking the Heat | Unknown | 1993 |
| Movie | The 14th Annual American Black Achievement Awards | Unknown | 1993-01-10 |
| Series | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Unknown | 1993-09-13 |
| Movie | The 14th Annual CableACE Awards | Unknown | 1993-01-17 |
| Series | The 49th Annual Golden Globe Awards | Unknown | 1992 |
| Movie | Stompin' at the Savoy | Unknown | 1992 |
| Movie | A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story | Unknown | 1991 |
| Series | The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | Unknown | 1991-08-25 |
| Movie | The Josephine Baker Story | Unknown | 1991 |
| Series | The Trials of Rosie O'Neill | Unknown | 1990 |
| Series | Equal Justice | Unknown | 1990 |
| Movie | The Women of Brewster Place | Unknown | 1989 |
| Series | Heartbeat | Unknown | 1988 |
| Movie | Behind the Scenes with 'Jaws: The Revenge' | Unknown | 1987 |
| Movie | Jaws: The Revenge | Unknown | 1987 |
| Series | Biography | Unknown | 1987-04-06 |
| Movie | Dead Aim | Unknown | 1987 |
| Movie | Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI | Unknown | 1986 |
| Series | Ebony/Jet Showcase | Unknown | 1986 |
| Series | Matlock | Unknown | 1986-09-20 |
| Movie | The George McKenna Story | Unknown | 1986 |
| Series | Tall Tales & Legends | Unknown | 1985-09-25 |
| Movie | Silverado | Unknown | 1985 |
| Movie | The Slugger's Wife | Unknown | 1985 |
| Series | This Is the Life | Unknown | 1984 |
| Series | Miami Vice | Unknown | 1984-09-16 |
| Series | The New Mike Hammer | Unknown | 1984-01-26 |
| Movie | Doctor Detroit | Unknown | 1983 |
| Series | Matt Houston | Unknown | 1982 |
| Series | American Playhouse | Woman in the Bath | 1982-01-12 |
| Series | St. Elsewhere | Unknown | 1982-10-26 |
| Series | Hill Street Blues | Unknown | 1981-01-15 |
| Series | The Fall Guy | Unknown | 1981-11-04 |
| Series | Cagney & Lacey | Unknown | 1981-10-08 |