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Overview
Mini Biography:
From notable Louisiana southern aristocracy, leading lady Lynn Whitfield... moreTrivia:
She has two younger sisters and a younger brother. moreAwards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 7 wins & 8 nominations moreAlternate Names:
Lynn C. Whitfield | Lynne WhitfieldUS TV Schedule:
| Mon. Nov. 17 | 11:15 PM | AMC | Silverado | more |
Filmography
Actress:
- Pure Shooter (2009) (pre-production) .... Artelia Jones
- Mama, I Want to Sing! (2009) (post-production) .... Lillian Winter
- The Rebound (2009) (post-production) .... Laura
- The Women (2008/I) .... Glenda Hill
- Kings of the Evening (2008) .... Gracie
- "Shark" .... Anita Astin (1 episode, 2006)
- Pilot (2006) TV episode .... Anita Astin - The Cheetah Girls 2 (2006) (TV) .... Dorothea
- Confessions (2006/I) .... Dr. Page
... aka Confessions of a Call Girl (USA: DVD title) - "Without a Trace" .... Paula Van Doren (6 episodes, 2002-2006)
... aka W.A.T (USA: short title)
- White Balance (2006) TV episode .... Paula Van Doren
- Lost and Found (2004) TV episode .... Paula Van Doren
- Fallout: Part 2 (2003) TV episode .... Paula Van Doren
- Fallout: Part 1 (2003) TV episode .... Paula Van Doren
- Are You Now or Have You Ever Been (2003) TV episode .... Paula Van Doren
(1 more) - Madea's Family Reunion (2006) .... Victoria
... aka Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion (USA: complete title)
... aka Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion: The Movie (USA: DVD box title) - The Cheetah Girls (2004) (TV) .... Dorothea
- "Strong Medicine" .... Dr. Marshall (1 episode, 2004)
- Race for a Cure (2004) TV episode .... Dr. Marshall - Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story (2004) (TV) .... Barbara Becnel
- The Cheetah Girls (2003) (TV) .... Dorothea
- Head of State (2003) .... Debra Lassiter
- Lost in Oz (2002) (TV) .... Bellaridere
- "Boston Public" .... Louanna Harper (3 episodes, 2001)
- Chapter Twenty-Nine (2001) TV episode .... Louanna Harper
- Chapter Twenty-Eight (2001) TV episode .... Louanna Harper
- Chapter Twenty-Six (2001) TV episode .... Louanna Harper - A Girl Thing (2001) (TV) .... Nia Morgan
- A Time for Dancing (2000) .... Linda Derricks, the Dance Teacher
- Love Songs (1999) (TV) .... Jean Simpson (segment "A Love Song for Jean and Ellis")
- Dangerous Evidence: The Lori Jackson Story (1999) (TV) .... Lori Jackson
- Deep in My Heart (1999) (TV) .... Corrine Burrell
- The Color of Courage (1999) (TV) .... Minnie McGhee
- Stepmom (1998) .... Dr. P. Sweikert
- The Wedding (1998) (TV) .... Corinne Coles
... aka Oprah Winfrey Presents: The Wedding - Eve's Bayou (1997) .... Roz Batiste
- The Planet of Junior Brown (1997) .... Mrs. Brown
... aka Junior's Groove (USA: video title) - Gone Fishin' (1997) .... Angie
- "Touched by an Angel" .... Dr. Serena Hall (1 episode, 1997)
- Amazing Grace: Part 1 (1997) TV episode .... Dr. Serena Hall - "Martin" .... Ellen (2 episodes, 1997)
- Goin' Overboard: Part 1 (1997) TV episode .... Ellen
- Goin' Overboard: Part 2 (1997) TV episode .... Ellen - A Thin Line Between Love and Hate (1996) .... Brandi Web
... aka A Thin Line Between Love & Hate (USA: video box title) - Sophie & the Moonhanger (1996) (TV) .... Sophie
- "The Cosby Mysteries" .... Barbara Lorenz (2 episodes, 1994)
- Home, Street Home (1994) TV episode .... Barbara Lorenz
- One Day at a Time (1994) TV episode .... Barbara Lorenz - In the Army Now (1994) .... Sgt. Ladd
... aka You're in the Army Now (USA: complete title) - Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story (1994) (TV) .... Bobbie Mallory
... aka The Larry McLinden Story (USA) - State of Emergency (1994) (TV) .... Dehlia Johnson
- The Cosby Mysteries (1994) (TV) .... Barbara Lorenz
... aka Guy Hanks I - Taking the Heat (1993) (TV) .... Carolyn Hunter
- Stompin' at the Savoy (1992) (TV) .... Esther
- "Equal Justice" .... Maggie Mayfield (4 episodes, 1991)
- Opening Farewell (1991) TV episode .... Maggie Mayfield
- Without Prejudice (1991) TV episode .... Maggie Mayfield
- In Confidence (1991) TV episode .... Maggie Mayfield
- Courting Disaster (1991) TV episode .... Maggie Mayfield - A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story (1991) (TV) .... Natala
- The Josephine Baker Story (1991) (TV) .... Josephine Baker
- "The Trials of Rosie O'Neill" (1 episode, 1991)
- Domestic Silence (1991) TV episode - "Matlock" .... Angela Page (2 episodes, 1990)
- The Informer: Part 2 (1990) TV episode .... Angela Page
- The Informer: Part 1 (1990) TV episode .... Angela Page - The Women of Brewster Place (1989) (TV) .... Ciel
- "Heartbeat" (1988) TV series .... Dr. Cory Banks (unknown episodes)
- "St. Elsewhere" .... Annie Callan (1 episode, 1988)
- Curtains (1988) TV episode .... Annie Callan - Heartbeat (1988) (TV) .... Dr. Cory Banks
- Jaws: The Revenge (1987) .... Louisa
- Shelley Duvall Presents: American Tall Tales and Legends: John Henry (1987) (TV) .... Pollie Ann
- Dead Aim (1987) .... Sheila Freeman
... aka Mace (Europe: English title) (USA: working title) - "Tall Tales and Legends" .... Pollie Ann (1 episode, 1986)
... aka Shelley Duvall's Tall Tales and Legends (USA: complete title)
- John Henry (1986) TV episode .... Pollie Ann - "Mike Hammer" .... Della Marvel (1 episode, 1986)
... aka Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (USA: complete title)
... aka The New Mike Hammer (USA: new title)
- Harlem Nocturne (1986) TV episode .... Della Marvel - The George McKenna Story (1986) (TV) .... Bobbie Maxwell
... aka Hard Lessons (USA: video title) - Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI (1986) (TV) .... Johnnie Mae Gibson
... aka Johnnie Gibson F.B.I. - "The Fall Guy" .... Jeanne (1 episode, 1985)
- Escape Claus (1985) TV episode .... Jeanne - "Miami Vice" .... Odette Ribaud (1 episode, 1985)
- Bought and Paid For (1985) TV episode .... Odette Ribaud - Silverado (1985) .... Rae Johnson
- The Slugger's Wife (1985) .... Tina Alvarado
... aka Neil Simon's The Slugger's Wife - "Cagney & Lacey" .... Eleanor Taggart (2 episodes, 1985)
- Who Says It's Fair: Part 2 (1985) TV episode .... Eleanor Taggart
- Who Says It's Fair: Part 1 (1985) TV episode .... Eleanor Taggart - "This Is the Life" .... Norma (2 episodes, 1983-1985)
- How Shall We Then Live? (1985) TV episode
- Certain Arrangements (1983) TV episode .... Norma - "Matt Houston" (1 episode, 1983)
- The Centerfold Murders (1983) TV episode - Doctor Detroit (1983) .... Thelma Cleland
- "American Playhouse" (2 episodes, 1982)
- For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf (1982) TV episode (as Lynn C. Whitfield)
- Zora Is My Name! (????) TV episode - "Hill Street Blues" .... Jill Thomas (3 episodes, 1981)
- Cranky Streets (1981) TV episode .... Jill Thomas
- Fecund Hand Rose (1981) TV episode .... Jill Thomas
- Can World War III Be an Attitude? (1981) TV episode .... Jill Thomas
Self:
- The 2006 Black Movie Awards (2006) (TV) .... Herself
- "Tavis Smiley" .... Herself (1 episode, 2006)
- Episode dated 23 February 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Herself - "The Tyra Banks Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 2006)
- Tyler Perry: Madea's Family Reunion (2006) TV episode .... Herself - "HBO First Look" .... Herself (1 episode, 2003)
- Head of State (2003) TV episode .... Herself - "Biography" .... Herself (1 episode, 2002)
- Martin Lawrence: Comic Trip (2002) TV episode .... Herself - 5th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (1999) (TV)
- "Intimate Portrait" .... Herself / ... (2 episodes, 1998)
- Patti LaBelle (1998) TV episode .... Narrator
- Josephine Baker (1998) TV episode .... Herself - Essence Awards (1998) (TV) .... Herself - Co-Host
- Behind the Scenes with 'Jaws: The Revenge' (1987) (TV) .... Herself
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She played Wyclef Jean's wife in his music video "Cheated (To All The Girls)" morePublicity Listings:
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