Acting
Lynn Whitfield
- Born
- Feb 15, 1953 · Age 73
- Place of birth
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
- Gender
- Female
- Movie credits
- 72
- TV credits
- 39
Biography
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 Josephine Baker Story (1991). In the 1990s, Whitfield played leading roles in a number of made-for-television movies and had several starring roles in theatrical films, including A Thin Line Between Love…
