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 Josephin… Read more
Known for How to Get Away with Murder 2014 Stepmom 1998 The Resident 2018 Jaws: The Revenge 1987 Series ★ 7.6 Boston Public 2000
Louanna Harper Series ★ 7.6 Hill Street Blues 1981
Series ★ 7.5 Martin 1992
Ellen Series ★ 7.4 Miami Vice 1984
Odette Ribaud ★ 7.2 Nappily Ever After 2018
Paulette Jones Series ★ 7.2 Chasing Life 2014
Karen Callahan Series ★ 7.2 Without a Trace 2002
Paula Van Doren ★ 7.2 Stepmom 1998
Dr. P. Sweikert Series ★ 7.2 Touched by an Angel 1994
Dr. Serena Hall ★ 7 Vacation Friends 2021
Suzanne ★ 7 King's Faith 2013
Vanessa Series ★ 7 FlashForward 2009
Anastasia Markham Series ★ 7 Matlock 1986
Angela Page Series ★ 7 Cagney & Lacey 1982
★ 6.9 The Women of Brewster Place 1989
Ciel Series ★ 6.7 St. Denis Medical 2024
Barb Series ★ 6.7 Shark 2006
Anita Astin ★ 6.7 A Time for Dancing 2002
Linda Derricks, the Dance Teacher ★ 6.5 The Rebound 2009
Laura Reilly ★ 6.5 Eve's Bayou 1997
Roz Batiste ★ 6.3 Madea's Family Reunion 2006
Victoria ★ 6.3 The Cheetah Girls 2 2006
Dorothea Garibaldi ★ 6.3 The George McKenna Story 1988
Bobbie Maxwell Series ★ 6.3 Matt Houston 1982
Val Series ★ 6.2 Eyes of Wakanda 2025
Older Noni (voice) ★ 6.2 We Need a Little Christmas 2022
Irene ★ 6.1 The Cheetah Girls 2003
Dorothea Garibaldi ★ 6 Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story 2004
Barbara Becnel ★ 6 The Josephine Baker Story 1991
Josephine Baker ★ 5.8 The Retirement Plan 2023
Drisdale ★ 5.8 All Things Fall Apart 2011
Bee ★ 5.7 A Thin Line Between Love and Hate 1996
Brandi Series ★ 5.7 St. Elsewhere 1982
Annie Callan ★ 5.6 Head of State 2003
Debra Lassiter ★ 5.2 Tales from the Hood 3 2020
Marie Benoît ★ 5.2 The Women 2008
Glenda Hill ★ 5.1 In the Army Now 1994
Sgt. Ladd ★ 5.1 Doctor Detroit 1983
Thelma Cleland Series ★ 5 The Tyra Banks Show 2005
★ 4.9 Gone Fishin' 1997
Angie ★ 4.5 Battlefield America 2012
Ms. Parker ★ 4.2 Lap Dance 2014
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