Lynn Whitfield
Acting • AGE 73
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 Emm...
Acting
Strung
Audra Jelani
2026
Eyes of Wakanda
Older Noni (voice)
2025
Albany Road
Paula Henderson
2024
St. Denis Medical
Barb
2024
The Retirement Plan
Drisdale
2023
We Need a Little Christmas
Irene
2022
Sherri
Self - Guest
2022
Vacation Friends
Suzanne
2021
Woman in Motion
Self
2021
Tales from the Hood 3
Marie Benoît
2020
Tamron Hall
Self - Guest
2019
Solace
Irene
2018
Nappily Ever After
Paulette Jones
2018
The Resident
Josephine Okeke
2018
The Chi
Alicia
2018
Espionage Tonight
Sydney Greenstreet
2017
Steve
Self
2017
Greenleaf
Lady Mae Greenleaf
2016
Prayer Never Fails
Loral Brown
2016
Lap Dance
Momma Pearl
2014
30 Days in Atlanta
Clara
2014
How to Get Away with Murder
Mary Walker
2014
My Other Mother
Mary Jo
2014
Chasing Life
Karen Callahan
2014
The Ugly Duckling
Narrator (voice)
2014
The Last Letter
Lorraine
2013
The Dempsey Sisters
Olivia Norman
2013
And Then There Was You
Sophia Brent
2013
Act Like You Love Me
Harriett Lofton
2013
Fatal Attraction
Narrator (voice)
2013
King's Faith
Vanessa
2013
24 Hour Love
Cynthia
2013
Lonely Boy
Dr. Christine Nolan
2013
The Redemption of a Dog
Francine
2012
Somebody's Child
Constance
2012
Battlefield America
Ms. Parker
2012
All Things Fall Apart
Bee
2011
Mama, I Want to Sing!
Lillian Winter
2011
FlashForward
Anastasia Markham
2009
The Rebound
Laura Reilly
2009
PoliWood
Self
2009
The Women
Glenda Hill
2008
Kings of the Evening
Gracie
2008
Shark
Anita Astin
2006
The Cheetah Girls 2
Dorothea Garibaldi
2006
Confessions
Dr. Page
2006
Madea's Family Reunion
Victoria
2006
The Tyra Banks Show
2005
Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story
Barbara Becnel
2004
The Cheetah Girls
Dorothea Garibaldi
2003
Head of State
Debra Lassiter
2003
Without a Trace
Paula Van Doren
2002
A Time for Dancing
Linda Derricks, the Dance Teacher
2002
A Girl Thing
Nia Morgan
2001
Boston Public
Louanna Harper
2000
Strong Medicine
Dr. Marshall
2000
Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker
Herself
1999
Love Songs
Jean Simpson
1999
Dangerous Evidence: The Lori Jackson Story
Lori Jackson
1999
Deep in My Heart
Corrine Burrell
1999
The Color of Courage
Minnie McGhee
1999
Stepmom
Dr. P. Sweikert
1998
The Wedding
Corinne Coles
1998
Eve's Bayou
Roz Batiste
1997
The Planet of Junior Brown
Mrs. Brown
1997
Gone Fishin'
Angie
1997
Promised Land
Dr. Serena Hall
1996
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate
Brandi
1996
Sophie and the Moonhanger
Sophie
1996
The Cosby Mysteries
1994
Touched by an Angel
Dr. Serena Hall
1994
In the Army Now
Sgt. Ladd
1994
Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story
Bobbie Mallory
1994
State of Emergency
Dehlia Johnson
1994
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Taking the Heat
Carolyn Hunter
1993
Martin
Ellen
1992
Stompin' at the Savoy
Esther
1992
The Josephine Baker Story
Josephine Baker
1991
Zora is My Name!
1990
Snoops
Denise Kendall
1989
The Women of Brewster Place
Ciel
1989
The Women of Brewster Place
Ciel
1989
The George McKenna Story
Bobbie Maxwell
1988
HeartBeat
Dr. Cory Banks
1988
Jaws: The Revenge
Louisa
1987
The Making of Jaws The Revenge
Self
1987
Dead Aim
Sheila Freeman
1987
John Henry
Pollie Ann
1986
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
Johnnie Mae Gibson
1986
Matlock
Angela Page
1986
Tall Tales & Legends
Pollie Ann
1985
Silverado
Rae
1985
The Slugger's Wife
Tina Alvarado
1985
Miami Vice
Odette Ribaud
1984
Trauma Center
1983
Doctor Detroit
Thelma Cleland
1983
St. Elsewhere
Annie Callan
1982
Matt Houston
Val
1982
Cagney & Lacey
1982
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf
Woman in bath
1982
American Playhouse
Woman in the bath
1982
Hill Street Blues
1981
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944