02/15/1953
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA:
Lynn Whitfield (geb. Smith; * 15. Februar 1953) ist eine US-amerikanische Schauspielerin. Sie begann ihre Karriere im Fernsehen und Theater, bevor sie in Filmen Nebenrollen übernahm. Für ihre herausragende Darstellung der Josephine Baker in dem HBO-Biopic „The Josephine Baker Story“ (1991) wurde sie mit einem Primetime Emmy Award als Beste Hauptdarstellerin in einer Miniserie oder einem Fernsehfilm ausgezeichnet und für einen Golden Globe Award nominiert. In den 1990er-Jahren spielte Whitfield Hauptrollen in mehreren Fernsehfilmen und war in Kinofilmen wie „A Thin Line Between Love and Hate“ (1996), „Gone Fishin'“ (1997), „Eve's Bayou“ (1997), „Seite an Seite“ (1998), „Head of State“ (2003), „Madea's Family Reunion“ (2006) und „The Women“ (2008) zu sehen. Auch in den 2000er- und 2010er-Jahren wirkte Whitfield in einigen Filmen mit. Von 2016 bis 2020 spielte sie die Hauptrolle der Lady Mae Greenleaf in der Dramaserie „Greenleaf“ des Oprah Winfrey Networks, für die sie von der Kritik gefeiert und mit zwei NAACP Image Awards sowie einem Gracie Award ausgezeichnet wurde. Später wirkte sie in den Filmen „Nappily Ever After“ (2018), „Vacation Friends“ (2021) und „The Retirement Plan“ (2023) mit. Whitfield hat insgesamt sieben NAACP Image Awards gewonnen.
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Strung (2026) as |
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Albany Road (2024) as Paula Henderson |
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The Retirement Plan (2023) as Drisdale |
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We Need a Little Christmas (2022) as Irene |
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Vacation Friends (2021) as Suzanne |
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Woman in Motion (2021) as Self |
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Tales from the Hood 3 (2020) as Marie Benoît |
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Solace (2018) as Irene |
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Nappily Ever After (2018) as Paulette Jones |
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Espionage Tonight (2017) as Sydney Greenstreet |
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Prayer Never Fails (2016) as Loral Brown |
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Lap Dance (2014) as Momma Pearl |
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30 Days in Atlanta (2014) as Clara |
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The Fright Night Files (2014) as Madame Mabry |
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My Other Mother (2014) as Mary Jo |
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The Ugly Duckling (2014) as Narrator (voice) |
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The Last Letter (2013) as Lorraine |
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The Dempsey Sisters (2013) as Olivia Norman |
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And Then There Was You (2013) as Sophia Brent |
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Act Like You Love Me (2013) as Harriett Lofton |
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King's Faith (2013) as Vanessa |
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24 Hour Love (2013) as Cynthia |
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Lonely Boy (2013) as Dr. Christine Nolan |
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The Redemption of a Dog (2012) as Francine |
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Somebody's Child (2012) as Constance |
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Battlefield America (2012) as Ms. Parker |
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All Things Fall Apart (2011) as Bee |
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Mama, I Want to Sing! (2011) as Lillian Winter |
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The Rebound (2009) as Laura Reilly |
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PoliWood (2009) as Self |
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The Women (2008) as Glenda Hill |
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Kings of the Evening (2008) as Gracie |
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The Cheetah Girls 2 (2006) as Dorothea Garibaldi |
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Confessions (2006) as Dr. Page |
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Madea's Family Reunion (2006) as Victoria |
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Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story (2004) as Barbara Becnel |
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The Cheetah Girls (2003) as Dorothea Garibaldi |
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Head of State (2003) as Debra Lassiter |
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A Time for Dancing (2002) as Linda Derricks, the Dance Teacher |
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Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker (1999) as Herself |
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Love Songs (1999) as Jean Simpson |
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Dangerous Evidence: The Lori Jackson Story (1999) as Lori Jackson |
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Deep in My Heart (1999) as Corrine Burrell |
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The Color of Courage (1999) as Minnie McGhee |
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Stepmom (1998) as Dr. P. Sweikert |
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The Wedding (1998) as Corinne Coles |
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Eve's Bayou (1997) as Roz Batiste |
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The Planet of Junior Brown (1997) as Mrs. Brown |
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Gone Fishin' (1997) as Angie |
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A Thin Line Between Love and Hate (1996) as Brandi |
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Sophie and the Moonhanger (1996) as Sophie |
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In the Army Now (1994) as Sgt. Ladd |
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Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story (1994) as Bobbie Mallory |
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State of Emergency (1994) as Dehlia Johnson |
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Taking the Heat (1993) as Carolyn Hunter |
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Stompin' at the Savoy (1992) as Esther |
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A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story (1991) as |
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The Josephine Baker Story (1991) as Josephine Baker |
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Zora is My Name! (1990) as |
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The Women of Brewster Place (1989) as Ciel |
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The George McKenna Story (1988) as Bobbie Maxwell |
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Jaws: The Revenge (1987) as Louisa |
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The Making of Jaws The Revenge (1987) as Self |
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Dead Aim (1987) as Sheila Freeman |
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John Henry (1986) as Pollie Ann |
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Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI (1986) as Johnnie Mae Gibson |
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Silverado (1985) as Rae |
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The Slugger's Wife (1985) as Tina Alvarado |
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Doctor Detroit (1983) as Thelma Cleland |
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For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf (1982) as Woman in bath |
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And Then There Was You (2013) Producer |
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And Then There Was You (2013) Thanks |