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Lynn Whitfield Biography
Lynn Whitfield is an American actress and producer. She started her acting career in television and theatre, before she moved to supporting roles in film. Lynn won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie and received a Golden Globe Award nomination for her performance as Josephine Baker in the HBO biographical drama film The Josephine Baker Story (1991).
She made her breakthrough performance as Josephine Baker playing the leading roles in a number of made for television movies in the 1990s, and had several starring roles in films, include performances in 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 smaller movies in the 2000s and 2010s. She began starring as villainous Lady Mae Greenleaf in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama series, Greenleaf in 2016. She has won five NAACP Image Awards.
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Lynn was born on May 6, 1953 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She is 65 years old as of 2018.
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Lynn was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She is the daughter of Jean who is African-American, an officer of a finance agency, and Valerian Smith -who is Creole, a dentist. Lynn is the eldest of four children and a third-generation BFA graduate from Howard University.
Her father who was a dentist was instrumental in developing Lynn’s initial interest in acting as he was a prime figure in forming community theater in her native Baton Rouge. First she gathered attention on the stage by studying and performing with the Black Repertory Company in Washington, D.C.
In 1974 Lynn married one of the company’s co-founders and pioneers of black theatre, playwright/director/actor Vantile Whitfield . Eventually she moved to New York and appeared off-Broadway in such shows as The Great Macdaddy and Showdown before earning acclaim in the 1977 Los Angeles production of the landmark play ‘for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf’ co-starring alongside Alfre Woodard.
Lynn Whitfield Husband | Brian Gibson And Lynn Whitfield
Lynn was married two times. From 1974 to 1978 she was married to her first husband Vantile Whitfield . She was married to director Brian Gibson from 1990 to 1992 and had a daughter, Grace.
Who Is Lynn Whitfield Married To
After the two divorce Lynn has not yet been married again.
Grace Gibson Lynn Whitfield | Lynn Whitfield Daughter
Lynn’s daughter Grace Gibson is an actress, known for Black Nativity (2013), All Eyez on Me (2017) and Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G. (2018).
Lynn Whitfield Movies
Year |
Title |
Role |
2018
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Nappily Ever After
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Paulette Jones
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2017
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Espionage Tonight
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Sydney Greenstreet
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Solace
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Irene
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2016
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Prayer Never Fails
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Loral Hess
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2015
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Curve Ball
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Dr. Layne
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The North Star
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Miss Grace
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2014
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Blood Lines
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Vivian
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30 Days in Atlanta
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Immigration Lawyer
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Take the Spotlight
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Lap Dance
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Momma Pearl
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2013
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Lonely Boy
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Dr. Christine Nolan
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24 Hour Love
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Cynthia
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King’s Faith
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Vanessa
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Act Like You Love Me
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Harriett
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Someone to Love
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Sophia Brent
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The Last Letter
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Lorraine
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2012
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Battlefield America
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Ms. Parker
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Redemption of a Dog
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Francine
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Training to Be A Superhero
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MiMi Jakes
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2011
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Mama, I Want to Sing!
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Lillian Winter
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The Rebound
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Laura
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All Things Fall Apart
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Bee
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2008
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Kings of the Evening
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Gracie
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The Women
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Glenda Hill
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2006
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Madea’s Family Reunion
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Victoria Breaux
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Confessions
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Dr. Page
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2003
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Head of State
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Debra Lassiter
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2000
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A Time for Dancing
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Linda Derricks
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1998
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Stepmom
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Dr. P. Sweikert
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1997
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Gone Fishin’
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Angie
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The Planet of Junior Brown
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Mrs. Brown
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Eve’s Bayou
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Roz Batiste
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1996
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A Thin Line Between Love and Hate
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Brandi Web
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1994
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In the Army Now
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Sgt. Ladd
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1987
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Dead Aim
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Sheila Freeman
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Jaws: The Revenge
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Louisa
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1985
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The Slugger’s Wife
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Tina Alvarado
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Silverado
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Rae Johnson
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1983
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Doctor Detroit
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Thelma Cleland
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Lynn Whitfield Tv Shows
Year |
Title |
Role |
2016–present
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Greenleaf
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Lady Mae Greenleaf
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2015-2016
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Mistresses
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Marjorie
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2015
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Fear Files
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Madame Mabry
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2015
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Chasing Life
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Karen Callahan
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2014–15
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How to Get Away with Murder
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Mary Walker
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2014
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Hit the Floor
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Vanessa Howard
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2014
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For the Love of Lockwood
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Madame Mabry
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2014
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My Other Mother
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Mary Jo
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2013
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The Dempsey Sisters
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Olivia Norman
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2012
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Somebody’s Child
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Constance
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2012
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Prodigy Bully
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Angela Washington
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2011
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FlashForward
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Anastasia Markham
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2006
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The Cheetah Girls 2
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Dorothea Garibaldi
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2006
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Shark
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Anita Astin
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2004
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Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story
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Barbara Becnel
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2004
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Strong Medicine
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Dr. Marshall
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2003
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The Cheetah Girls
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Dorothea Garibaldi
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2002–06
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Without a Trace
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Paula Van Doren
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2001
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A Girl Thing
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Nia Morgan
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2001
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Boston Public
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Louanna Harper
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1999
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The Color of Courage
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Minnie McGhee
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1999
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Deep in My Heart
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Corinne Burrell
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1999
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Dangerous Evidence: The Lori Jackson Story
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Lori Jackson
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1999
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Love Songs
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Jean Simpson
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1998
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The Wedding
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Corinne Coles
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1997
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Martin
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Ellen
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1997
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Touched by an Angel
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Dr. Serena Hall
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1996
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Sophie & the Moonhanger
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Sophie
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1994–95
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The Cosby Mysteries
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Barbara Lorenz
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1994
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State of Emergency
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Dehlia Johnson
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1994
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Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story
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Bobbie Mallory
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1993
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Taking the Heat
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Carolyn Hunter
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1992
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Stompin’ at the Savoy
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Esther
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1991
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The Trials of Rosie O’Neill
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1991
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Equal Justice
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Maggie Mayfield
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1991
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The Josephine Baker Story
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Josephine Baker
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1991
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A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story
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Natala
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1990
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Matlock
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Angela Page
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1989
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The Women of Brewster Place
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Lucielia “Ciel” Turner
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1988
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St. Elsewhere
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Annie Callan
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1988
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HeartBeat
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Dr. Cory Banks
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1986
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Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
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Johnnie Mae Gibson
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1986
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The George McKenna Story
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Bobbie Maxwell
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1986
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The New Mike Hammer
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Della Marvel
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1986
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Tall Tales & Legends
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Pollie Ann
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1985
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Cagney & Lacey
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Eleanor Taggart
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1985
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Miami Vice
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Odette Ribaud
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1985
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The Fall Guy
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Jeanne
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1983–85
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This Is the Life
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Norma
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1983
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Matt Houston
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Val
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1982
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American Playhouse
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Woman in the bath
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1981
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Hill Street Blues
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Jill Thomas
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Lynn Whitfield Thin Line
Lynn was cast as a female lead opposite Martin Lawrence in the dark romantic comedy film, A Thin Line Between Love and Hate in 1996 . During it filming, Lawrence was 12 years younger than Lynn, who was then 42. The film earned over $35 million against a budget of $8 million.
Lynn Whitfield Net Worth
Lynn has an estimated net worth of $3 million dollars.
Lynn Whitfield Greenleaf
Lynn was cast in series regular role of main villain in the Oprah Winfrey Network original scripted drama series Greenleaf in 2015 about unscrupulous world of the Greenleaf family and their sprawling Memphis megachurch.
Lynn Whitfield Madea’s Family Reunion
She co-starred in theTyler Perry’s Madea’s Family Reunion (2006)