Personal Info
Lynn Whitfield
Acting
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 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…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Strung
Albany Road
as Paula Henderson
The Retirement Plan
as Drisdale
We Need a Little Christmas
as Irene
Vacation Friends
as Suzanne
Woman in Motion
as Self
Tales from the Hood 3
as Marie Benoît
Nappily Ever After
as Paulette Jones
Solace
as Irene
Espionage Tonight
as Sydney Greenstreet
TV Shows
Eyes of Wakanda
as Older Noni (voice) · 1 ep.
St. Denis Medical
as Barb · 1 ep.
Sherri
as Self - Guest · 2 ep.
Tamron Hall
as Self - Guest · 1 ep.
The Resident
as Josephine Okeke · 1 ep.
The Chi
as Alicia · 12 ep.
Greenleaf
as Lady Mae Greenleaf · 61 ep.
How to Get Away with Murder
as Mary Walker · 3 ep.
Chasing Life
as Karen Callahan · 1 ep.
Fatal Attraction
as Narrator (voice) · 8 ep.
