Lynn Whitfield
Acting
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…
Filmography
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Strung
2026
Eyes of Wakanda
2025
Albany Road
2024
St. Denis Medical
2024
The Retirement Plan
2023
We Need a Little Christmas
2022
Vacation Friends
2021
Tales from the Hood 3
2020
Solace
2018
Nappily Ever After
2018
The Resident
2018
The Chi
2018
Espionage Tonight
2017
Greenleaf
2016
Prayer Never Fails
2016
Lap Dance
2014
30 Days in Atlanta
2014
The Fright Night Files
The Fright Night Files
2014
How to Get Away with Murder
2014
My Other Mother
2014
Chasing Life
2014
The Ugly Duckling
2014
The Last Letter
2013
The Dempsey Sisters
2013
And Then There Was You
2013
Act Like You Love Me
2013
Fatal Attraction
2013
King's Faith
2013
24 Hour Love
2013
Lonely Boy
2013
The Redemption of a Dog
2012
Somebody's Child
2012
Battlefield America
2012
All Things Fall Apart
2011
Mama, I Want to Sing!
2011
FlashForward
2009
The Rebound
2009
The Women
2008
Kings of the Evening
2008
Shark
2006
The Cheetah Girls 2
2006
Confessions
2006
Madea's Family Reunion
2006
Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story
2004
The Cheetah Girls
2003
Head of State
2003
Without a Trace
2002
A Time for Dancing
2002
A Girl Thing
2001
Boston Public
2000
Strong Medicine
2000
Love Songs
1999
Dangerous Evidence: The Lori Jackson Story
1999
Deep in My Heart
1999
The Color of Courage
1999
Stepmom
1998
The Wedding
1998
Eve's Bayou
1997
The Planet of Junior Brown
1997
Gone Fishin'
1997
Promised Land
1996
Saturday Night Special
Saturday Night Special
1996
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate
1996
Sophie and the Moonhanger
Sophie and the Moonhanger
1996
The Cosby Mysteries
1994
Touched by an Angel
1994
In the Army Now
1994
Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story
1994
State of Emergency
1994
Taking the Heat
1993
Martin
1992
Stompin' at the Savoy
1992
A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story
A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story
1991
The Josephine Baker Story
1991
Zora is My Name!
1990
Snoops
1989
The Women of Brewster Place
1989
The Women of Brewster Place
1989
The George McKenna Story
1988
HeartBeat
1988