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 Hate (1996), Gone Fishin' (1997), Eve's Bayou (1997), Stepmom (1998), Head of State (2003), Madea's Family Reunion (2006), and The Women (2008). Whitfield also starred in a number of movies in the 2000s and 2010s. From 2016 to 2020, she starred as Lady Mae Greenleaf in the Oprah Winfrey Network dramatic series Greenleaf, for which she won critical acclaim and garnered two NAACP Image Awards and a Gracie Award. She later appeared in the films Nappily Ever After (2018), Vacation Friends (2021), and The Retirement Plan (2023). Whitfield has won a total of seven NAACP Image Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lynn Whitfield, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Greenleaf
as Lady Mae Greenleaf
Episodes: 60
First Aired: Jun 21, 2016
HeartBeat
as Dr. Cory Banks
Episodes: 18
First Aired: Mar 23, 1988
The Chi
as Alicia
Episodes: 12
First Aired: Jan 07, 2018
Fatal Attraction
as Narrator (voice)
Episodes: 8
First Aired: Jun 03, 2013
Without a Trace
as Paula Van Doren
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Sep 26, 2002
Boston Public
as Louanna Harper
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Oct 23, 2000
How to Get Away with Murder
as Mary Walker
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Sep 25, 2014
Martin
as Ellen
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Aug 27, 1992
Snoops
as Denise Kendall
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 22, 1989
FlashForward
as Anastasia Markham
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 24, 2009
Chasing Life
as Karen Callahan
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 10, 2014
Hill Street Blues
as Jill Thomas
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 15, 1981
Matt Houston
as Val
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 26, 1982
Promised Land
as Dr. Serena Hall
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 17, 1996
Tall Tales & Legends
as Pollie Ann
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 25, 1985
The Resident
as Josephine Okeke
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 21, 2018
Strong Medicine
as Dr. Marshall
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 23, 2000
Touched by an Angel
as Dr. Serena Hall
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 21, 1994
St. Denis Medical
as Barb
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 12, 2024
The Cosby Mysteries
Episodes: 18
First Aired: Jan 31, 1994
Matlock
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Mar 03, 1986
Hill Street Blues
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jan 15, 1981
Cagney & Lacey
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Mar 25, 1982
Shark
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 21, 2006
Miami Vice
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 16, 1984
The Tyra Banks Show
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 12, 2005
Tamron Hall
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 09, 2019
Saturday Night Special
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 13, 1996
Trauma Center
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 22, 1983
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nomine
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 20, 1944
Sherri
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 12, 2022
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