Lynn Whitfield
Lynn Whitfield 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).
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🎬 Movies
Strung
actor
2026
The Retirement Plan
actor
2023
Vacation Friends
actor
2021
Woman in Motion
actor
2021
Tales from the Hood 3
actor
2020
Nappily Ever After
actor
2018
Lap Dance
actor
2014
Lonely Boy
actor
2013
All Things Fall Apart
actor
2011
The Rebound
actor
2009
The Women
actor
2008
The Cheetah Girls 2
actor
2006
Madea's Family Reunion
actor
2006
Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story
actor
2004
The Cheetah Girls
actor
2003
Head of State
actor
2003
A Time for Dancing
actor
2002
The Color of Courage
actor
1999
Stepmom
actor
1998
The Wedding
actor
1998
Eve's Bayou
actor
1997
The Planet of Junior Brown
actor
1997
Gone Fishin'
actor
1997
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate
actor
1996
In the Army Now
actor
1994
State of Emergency
actor
1994
Taking the Heat
actor
1993
A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story
actor
1991
The Women of Brewster Place
actor
1989
The George McKenna Story
actor
1988
Jaws: The Revenge
actor
1987
Silverado
actor
1985
The Slugger's Wife
actor
1985
Doctor Detroit
actor
1983
