Lynn Whitfield

Lynn Whitfield

72 · Born: Feb 15, 1953

Personal Details

Official Socials
BornFeb 15, 1953 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Spouse
  • Brian Gibson

    ( Jul 4, 1990 to Dec 31, 1969 )
  • Vantile Whitfield

    ( Dec 31, 1969 to Dec 31, 1969 )
Parents
  • Valerian Smith
  • Jean Butler
  • Valerian Smith

Biography

Lynn Whitfield was born in 1953, the eldest of four children, to a dentist father who played a significant role in developing her interest in acting. She is of African American and Native American descent, specifically Cherokee.

Career

2025
Eyes of Wakanda
Eyes of Wakanda as Older Noni
2024
Albany Road
Albany Road as Paula Henderson
2023
2021
2020
Tales from the Hood 3
Tales from the Hood 3 as Marie Benoît
2018
Nappily Ever After
Nappily Ever After as Paulette Jones
Solace
Solace as Irene
2017
Espionage Tonight
Espionage Tonight as Sydney Greenstreet
2016
Prayer Never Fails
Prayer Never Fails as Loral Brown
The North Star
The North Star as Miss Grace
Greenleaf
Greenleaf as Lady Mae Greenleaf
2015
Curveball
Curveball as Dr. Lane
Lap Dance
Lap Dance as Momma Pearl
Blood Lines
Blood Lines as Vivian
2013
Act Like You Love Me
Act Like You Love Me as Harriett Lofton
24 Hour Love
24 Hour Love as Cynthia
The Dempsey Sisters
The Dempsey Sisters as Olivia Norman
King's Faith
King's Faith as Vanessa
Lonely Boy
Lonely Boy as Dr. Christine Nolan
Fatal Attraction
Fatal Attraction as Narrator (voice)
2012
Somebody's Child
Somebody's Child as Constance
Mama I Want to Sing
Mama I Want to Sing as Lillian Winter
2009
The Rebound
The Rebound as Laura Reilly
The Women
The Women as Glenda Hill
2006
Confessions
Confessions as Dr. Page
The Cheetah Girls 2
The Cheetah Girls 2 as Dorothea Garibaldi
2003
Head of State
Head of State as Debra Lassiter
The Cheetah Girls
The Cheetah Girls as Dorothea Garibaldi
2002
A Time for Dancing
A Time for Dancing as Linda Derricks, the Dance Teacher
1999
Deep in My Heart
Deep in My Heart as Corrine Burrell
Love Songs
Love Songs as Jean Simpson
1998
Stepmom
Stepmom as Dr. P. Sweikert
The Wedding
The Wedding as Corinne Coles
1997
Eve's Bayou
Eve's Bayou as Roz Batiste
1994
State of Emergency
State of Emergency as Dehlia Johnson
In the Army Now
In the Army Now as Sgt. Ladd
1993
Taking the Heat
Taking the Heat as Carolyn Hunter
1991
The Josephine Baker Story
The Josephine Baker Story as Josephine Baker
1988
1987
Dead Aim
Dead Aim as Sheila Freeman
1986
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI as Johnnie Mae Gibson
1985
The Slugger's Wife
The Slugger's Wife as Tina Alvarado
1983
Doctor Detroit
Doctor Detroit as Thelma Cleland
1982
American Playhouse
American Playhouse as Woman in bath