Actor
Lynn Whitfield
February 15, 1953 · Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
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.
Notable work
7.8How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
as Mary Walker
7.2Stepmom (1998)
as Dr. P. Sweikert
8.4The Resident (2018)
as Josephine Okeke
4.1Jaws: The Revenge (1987)
as Louisa
6.5The Rebound (2009)
as Laura Reilly
7Vacation Friends (2021)
as Suzanne
7Silverado (1985)
as Rae
7.2Nappily Ever After (2018)
as Paulette Jones
7FlashForward (2009)
as Anastasia Markham
6.1The Cheetah Girls (2003)
as Dorothea Garibaldi
6.3The Cheetah Girls 2 (2006)
as Dorothea Garibaldi
5.1The Women (2008)
as Glenda Hill
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