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.
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Albany Road
Paula Henderson
2024
St. Denis Medical
Barb · (1 episode)
2024
The Retirement Plan
Drisdale
2023
We Need a Little Christmas
Irene
2022
Sherri
Self - Guest · (2 episodes)
2022
Vacation Friends
Suzanne
2021
Woman in Motion
Self
2021
Tales from the Hood 3
Marie Benoît
2020
Tamron Hall
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2019
Solace
Irene
2018
Nappily Ever After
Paulette Jones
2018
The Resident
Josephine Okeke · (1 episode)
2018
The Chi
Alicia · (12 episodes)
2018
Espionage Tonight
Sydney Greenstreet
2017
Greenleaf
Lady Mae Greenleaf · (61 episodes)
2016
Prayer Never Fails
Loral Brown
2016
Lap Dance
Momma Pearl
2014
30 Days in Atlanta
Clara
2014
How to Get Away with Murder
Mary Walker · (3 episodes)
2014
My Other Mother
Mary Jo
2014
Chasing Life
Karen Callahan · (1 episode)
2014
The Ugly Duckling
Narrator (voice)
2014
The Last Letter
Lorraine
2013
The Dempsey Sisters
Olivia Norman
2013
And Then There Was You
Sophia Brent
2013
Act Like You Love Me
Harriett Lofton
2013
Fatal Attraction
Narrator (voice) · (8 episodes)
2013
King's Faith
Vanessa
2013
24 Hour Love
Cynthia
2013
Lonely Boy
Dr. Christine Nolan
2013
The Redemption of a Dog
Francine
2012
Somebody's Child
Constance
2012
Battlefield America
Ms. Parker
2012
All Things Fall Apart
Bee
2011
Mama, I Want to Sing!
Lillian Winter
2011
FlashForward
Anastasia Markham · (1 episode)
2009
The Rebound
Laura Reilly
2009
PoliWood
Self
2009
The Women
Glenda Hill
2008
Kings of the Evening
Gracie
2008
Shark
(1 episode)
2006
The Cheetah Girls 2
Dorothea Garibaldi
2006
Confessions
Dr. Page
2006
Madea's Family Reunion
Victoria
2006
The Tyra Banks Show
(1 episode)
2005
Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story
Barbara Becnel
2004
The Cheetah Girls
Dorothea Garibaldi
2003
Head of State
Debra Lassiter
2003
Without a Trace
Paula Van Doren · (6 episodes)
2002
A Time for Dancing
Linda Derricks, the Dance Teacher
2002
A Girl Thing
Nia Morgan
2001
Boston Public
Louanna Harper · (3 episodes)
2000
Strong Medicine
Dr. Marshall · (1 episode)
2000
Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker
Herself
1999
Love Songs
Jean Simpson
1999
Dangerous Evidence: The Lori Jackson Story
Lori Jackson
1999
Deep in My Heart
Corrine Burrell
1999
The Color of Courage
Minnie McGhee
1999
Stepmom
Dr. P. Sweikert
1998
The Wedding
Corinne Coles
1998
Eve's Bayou
Roz Batiste
1997
The Planet of Junior Brown
Mrs. Brown
1997
Gone Fishin'
Angie
1997
Promised Land
Dr. Serena Hall · (1 episode)
1996
Saturday Night Special
(1 episode)
1996
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate
Brandi
1996
Sophie and the Moonhanger
Sophie
1996
The Cosby Mysteries
(18 episodes)
1994
Touched by an Angel
Dr. Serena Hall · (1 episode)
1994
In the Army Now
Sgt. Ladd
1994
Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story
Bobbie Mallory
1994
State of Emergency
Dehlia Johnson
1994
Taking the Heat
Carolyn Hunter
1993
Martin
Ellen · (2 episodes)
1992
Stompin' at the Savoy
Esther
1992
A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story
1991
The Josephine Baker Story
Josephine Baker
1991
Zora is My Name!
1990
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
Johnnie Mae Gibson
1986
Help
Snoops
Denise Kendall · (2 episodes)
1989
The Women of Brewster Place
Ciel
1989
The George McKenna Story
Bobbie Maxwell
1988
HeartBeat
Dr. Cory Banks · (18 episodes)
1988
Jaws: The Revenge
Louisa
1987
The Making of Jaws The Revenge
Self
1987
Dead Aim
Sheila Freeman
1987
John Henry
Pollie Ann
1986
Matlock
(2 episodes)
1986
Tall Tales & Legends
Pollie Ann · (1 episode)
1985
Silverado
Rae
1985
The Slugger's Wife
Tina Alvarado
1985
Miami Vice
(1 episode)
1984
Trauma Center
(1 episode)
1983
Doctor Detroit
Thelma Cleland
1983
Matt Houston
Val · (1 episode)
1982
Cagney & Lacey
(2 episodes)
1982
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf
Woman in bath
1982
Hill Street Blues
(1 episode)
1981
Hill Street Blues
Jill Thomas · (2 episodes)
1981
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · (1 episode)
1944