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1980s. 1990s. 2000s—present. Personal life. Filmography. Television. Awards and nominations. References. External links. 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.
Actress. Producer. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Play trailer 1:25. Curveball (2015) 26 Videos. 99+ Photos. With roots leading back to Louisiana southern aristocracy, lovely leading lady Lynn Whitfield was born in 1953, the eldest of four children and a third-generation BFA graduate from Howard University.
February 15, 1953 · Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA. Birth name. Lynn Butler-Smith. Height. 5′ 5″ (1.65 m) Mini Bio. With roots leading back to Louisiana southern aristocracy, lovely leading lady Lynn Whitfield was born in 1953, the eldest of four children and a third-generation BFA graduate from Howard University.
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 an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special and a NAACP Image Award for her performance as Josephine Baker in the HBO movie The ...
Jun 29, 2023 · By Denise Petski. June 29, 2023 11:00am. Elizabeth Sisson/Showtime. EXCLUSIVE: Emmy winner Lynn Whitfield (The Josephine Baker Story) is set for a key recurring role on the upcoming sixth...
Jul 2, 2020 · Louisiana native Lynn Whitfield has been portraying strong female characters, many of them Southern, throughout much of her career — from HBO’s 1991 biopic “The Josephine Baker Story,” which...
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.
Sep 26, 2023 · The Prince George’s Film Festival returns this week with the star power of a true Hollywood legend as Lynn Whitfield headlines a Q&A with journalist Harriet Cole at Sunday’s closing ceremony at...
Feb 21, 2023 · Lynn Whitfield, who just turned 70, is a sometimes overlooked trailblazer for Black women in the industry. One that has seven NAACP Awards, an Emmy and a Golden Globe nomination. And a career that spans half a century. Whitfield is a true Louisianian.
356K subscribers. Subscribed. 49. 2.8K views 6 months ago. Lynn Whitfield talks all things acting and some of her biggest career moments. The Like It Or Not (LION) Lunch Hour airs every weekday...
