Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderFemale
- Birthday1953-02-15 (72 years)
- Place of BirthBaton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
- Also Known As-
Lynn Whitfield
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 nomination for her breakout performance as Josephine Baker in the HBO biographical film The...Read More
Acting Career
- 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
- 2021
Vacation Friends
As: Suzanne
- 2020
Tales from the Hood 3
As: Marie Benoît
- 2018
Solace
As: Irene
- 2018
Nappily Ever After
As: Paulette Jones
2018The Resident
As: Josephine Okeke
2018The Chi
As: Alicia
2017Espionage Tonight
As: Sydney Greenstreet
2016Greenleaf
As: Lady Mae Greenleaf
2016Prayer Never Fails
As: Loral Brown
2014Lap Dance
As: Momma Pearl
201430 Days in Atlanta
As: Clara
2014How to Get Away with Murder
As: Mary Walker
2014My Other Mother
As: Mary Jo
2014Chasing Life
As: Karen Callahan
2014The Ugly Duckling
As: Narrator (voice)
2013The Last Letter
As: Lorraine
2013The Dempsey Sisters
As: Olivia Norman
2013And Then There Was You
As: Sophia Brent
2013Act Like You Love Me
As: Harriett Lofton
2013Fatal Attraction
As: Narrator (voice)
2013King's Faith
As: Vanessa
201324 Hour Love
As: Cynthia
2013Lonely Boy
As: Dr. Christine Nolan
2012The Redemption of a Dog
As: Francine
2012Somebody's Child
As: Constance
2012Battlefield America
As: Ms. Parker
2011All Things Fall Apart
As: Bee
2011Mama, I Want to Sing!
As: Lillian Winter
2009FlashForward
As: Anastasia Markham
- 2009
The Rebound
As: Laura Reilly
2008The Women
As: Glenda Hill
2008Kings of the Evening
As: Gracie
2006The Cheetah Girls 2
As: Dorothea Garibaldi
2006Confessions
As: Dr. Page
2006Madea's Family Reunion
As: Victoria
2004Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story
As: Barbara Becnel
2003The Cheetah Girls
As: Dorothea Garibaldi
2003Head of State
As: Debra Lassiter
2002Without a Trace
As: Paula Van Doren
2002A Time for Dancing
As: Linda Derricks, the Dance Teacher
2001A Girl Thing
As: Nia Morgan
2000Boston Public
As: Louanna Harper
2000Strong Medicine
As: Dr. Marshall
1999Love Songs
As: Jean Simpson
1999Dangerous Evidence: The Lori Jackson Story
As: Lori Jackson
1999Deep in My Heart
As: Corrine Burrell
- 1998
Stepmom
As: Dr. P. Sweikert
1998The Wedding
As: Corinne Coles
1997Eve's Bayou
As: Roz Batiste
1997The Planet of Junior Brown
As: Mrs. Brown
1997Gone Fishin'
As: Angie
1996Promised Land
As: Dr. Serena Hall
1996A Thin Line Between Love and Hate
As: Brandi
1996Sophie and the Moonhanger
As: Sophie
1994Touched by an Angel
As: Dr. Serena Hall
1994In the Army Now
As: Sgt. Ladd
1994Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story
As: Bobbie Mallory
1994State of Emergency
As: Dehlia Johnson
1993Taking the Heat
As: Carolyn Hunter
1992Martin
As: Ellen
1992Stompin' at the Savoy
As: Esther
1991The Josephine Baker Story
As: Josephine Baker
1989Snoops
As: Denise Kendall
1989The Women of Brewster Place
As: Ciel
1988The George McKenna Story
As: Bobbie Maxwell
1988HeartBeat
As: Dr. Cory Banks
- 1987
Jaws: The Revenge
As: Louisa
1987Dead Aim
As: Sheila Freeman
1986John Henry
As: Pollie Ann
1986Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
As: Johnnie Mae Gibson
1985Tall Tales & Legends
As: Pollie Ann
1985Silverado
As: Rae
1985The Slugger's Wife
As: Tina Alvarado
1983Doctor Detroit
As: Thelma Cleland
1982Matt Houston
As: Val
1982For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf
As: Woman in bath
1981Hill Street Blues
As: Jill Thomas