Lynn Whitfield
Credits
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The Retirement PlanStream
Actor
Drisdale
Movie
2023
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My Other Mother
Actor
Mary Jo
Show
2022
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We Need a Little ChristmasStream
Actor
Irene
Movie
2022
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Fantasy IslandStream
Guest Star
Judy
Series
2021
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Get Into It With Tami Roman
Guest
Show
2021
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Vacation FriendsStream
Actor
Movie
2021
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GMA3: What You Need to Know
Guest
Show
2020
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Tales From the Hood 3Stream
Actor
Marie Benoit
Movie
2020
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Tamron Hall
Guest
Talk
2019
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Today 3rd Hour
Guest
Show
2018
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The ResidentStream
Guest Star
Josephine Okeke
Series
2018
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Nappily Ever AfterStream
Actor
Paulette Jones
Movie
2018
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Sister Circle
Guest
Talk
2017
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Pickler & Ben
Guest
Show
2017
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STEVE on Watch
Guest
Talk
2017
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March On! The Day My Brother Martin Changed the World
Narrator
Show
2017
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Solace
Actor
Irene
Movie
2017
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Espionage Tonight
Actor
Sydney Greenstreet
Movie
2017
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The Preachers
Guest
Show
2016
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GreenleafStream
Actor
Lady Mae Greenleaf
Series
2016
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Greenleaf: Extras
Actor
Lady Mae Greenleaf
Show
2016
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Prayer Never Fails
Actor
Loral Hess
Movie
2016
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Curveball
Actor
Dr. Layne
Movie
2015
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Hollywood Today Live
Guest
Show
2014
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Chasing LifeStream
Guest Star
Karen Callahan
Series
2014
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The North Star
Actor
Miss Grace
Movie
2014
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My Other Mother
Actor
Mary Jo
Movie
2014
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The Fright Night Files
Actor
Madame Mabry
Movie
2014
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30 Days in Atlanta
Actor
Movie
2014
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The Real
Guest
Talk
2013
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MistressesStream
Guest Star
Series
2013
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Fatal Attraction
Host
Series
2013
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Fatal Attraction
Narrator
Series
2013
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Act Like You Love Me
Actor
Harriett
Movie
2013
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The Dempsey SistersStream
Actor
Olivia Norman
Movie
2013
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And Then There Was You
Actor
Sophia Brent
Movie
2013
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Lonely Boy
Actor
Dr. Christine Nolan
Movie
2013
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Lonely Boy
Actor
Dr. Christine Nolan
Movie
2013
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24 Hour Love
Actor
Cynthia
Movie
2013
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King's Faith
Actor
Vanessa
Movie
2013
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Steve Harvey
Guest
Talk
2012
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The Last LetterStream
Actor
Lorraine
Movie
2012
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The Trace
Actor
Vivian
Movie
2012
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Battlefield America
Actor
Ms. Parker
Movie
2012
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The Redemption of a Dog
Actor
Francine
Movie
2012
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The Redemption of a Dog
Producer
Movie
2012
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Somebody's Child
Actor
Constance Rivers
Movie
2012
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Dish Nation
Guest
Talk
2011
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Things Fall Apart
Actor
Bee
Movie
2011
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Access Hollywood Live
Guest
Show
2010
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Mama, I Want to Sing
Actor
Lillian Winter
Movie
2010
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FlashForwardStream
Guest Star
Anastasia Markham
Series
2009
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The Wendy Williams Show
Guest
Talk
2008
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The WomenStream
Actor
Glenda Hill
Movie
2008
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The Better Show
Guest
Show
2007
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Kings of the Evening
Actor
Grace Marigold
Movie
2007
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Our World With Black Enterprise
Guest
Show
2006
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SharkStream
Guest Star
Series
2006
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Tyler Perry's Madea's Family ReunionStream
Actor
Victoria
Movie
2006
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Confessions of a Call Girl
Actor
Dr. Page
Movie
2006
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Redemption
Actor
Barbara Becnel
Movie
2004
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Head of StateStream
Actor
Debra Lassiter
Movie
2003
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The Cheetah GirlsStream
Actor
Dorothea
Movie
2003
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Without a TraceStream
Guest Star
Series
2002
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A Girl Thing
Actor
Nia Morgan
Movie
2001
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Boston Public
Guest Star
Series
2000
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Strong Medicine
Guest Star
Series
2000
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Elizabeti's Doll
Narrator
Movie
2000
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A Time for Dancing
Actor
Linda Derricks
Movie
2000
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The Daily Show With Jon StewartStream
Guest
Talk
1999
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The Color of Courage
Actor
Minnie McGhee
Movie
1999
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Dangerous Evidence: The Lori Jackson Story
Actor
Lori Jackson
Movie
1999
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Love Songs
Actor
Jean Simpson
Movie
1999
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Deep in My Heart
Actor
Corrine Burrell
Movie
1999
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The Wedding
Actor
Corinne Coles
Show
1998
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StepmomStream
Actor
Dr. P. Sweikert
Movie
1998
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The View
Guest
Talk
1997
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Gone Fishin'
Actor
Angie
Movie
1997
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Eve's BayouStream
Actor
Roz Batiste
Movie
1997
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The Planet of Junior Brown
Actor
Mrs. Brown
Movie
1997
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Sophie and the Moonhanger
Actor
Sophie
Movie
1996
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A Thin Line Between Love and HateStream
Actor
Brandi Web
Movie
1996
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Touched by an AngelStream
Guest Star
Series
1994
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The Cosby Mysteries
Actor
Show
1994
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Los Misterios de Cosby
Actor
Movie
1994
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Bill Cosby
Actor
Movie
1994
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State of Emergency
Actor
Dehlia Johnson
Movie
1994
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The Cosby Mysteries
Actor
Barbara Lorenz
Movie
1994
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Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story
Actor
Bobbie Mallory
Movie
1994
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In the Army NowStream
Actor
Sgt. Ladd
Movie
1994
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Taking the Heat
Actor
Carolyn Hunter
Movie
1993
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MartinStream
Guest Star
Series
1992
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Manhattan Savoy
Actor
Movie
1992
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Stompin' at the Savoy
Actor
Esther
Movie
1992
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The Josephine Baker Story
Actor
Josephine Baker
Movie
1991
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A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story
Actor
Natala
Movie
1991
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HeartBeat
Actor
Dr. Cory Banks
Show
1988
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Jaws: The RevengeStream
Actor
Louisa
Movie
1987
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Mace
Actor
Sheila Freeman
Movie
1987
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MatlockStream
Guest Star
Series
1986
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La Historia de Johnnie Gibson
Actor
Movie
1986
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The Johnnie Gibson Story
Actor
Johnnie Mae Gibson
Movie
1986
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Johnnie Mae Gibson
Actor
Movie
1986
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The George McKenna Story
Actor
Bobbie Maxwell
Movie
1986
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L'Histoire de Johnnie Gibson
Actor
Movie
1986
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Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
Actor
Johnnie Mae Gibson
Movie
1986
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SilveradoStream
Actor
Rae Johnson
Movie
1985
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Miami ViceStream
Guest Star
Odette Ribaud
Series
1984
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Mike Hammer
Guest Star
Series
1984
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Trauma Center
Guest Star
Teri Baylor
Show
1983
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Doctor Detroit
Actor
Thelma Cleland
Movie
1983
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The Fall GuyStream
Guest Star
Series
1981
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Hill Street BluesStream
Guest Star
Jill Thomas
Series
1981
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Good Morning America
Guest
News
1975
News aboutLynn Whitfield
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Preview
‘The Chi’: Lynn Whitfield Teases ‘Tumultuous Change’ in Season 6 Finale (VIDEO)
![Tales From The Hood 3 Sage Arrindell Tony Todd](https://www.tvinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/tales-from-the-hood-wraparound-450x289.jpg)
Q&A
‘Tales From the Hood 3’: Rusty Cundieff on the Horror Flick’s Topical Immorality
![Lynn Whitfield in Greenleaf - Season 5](https://www.tvinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/greenleaf-s5-lynn-whitfield-450x289.jpg)
Exclusive
‘Greenleaf’: Could Lady Mae & James Start Over With Mavis’ Nightclub? (VIDEO)
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Preview
‘Greenleaf’: Lynn Whitfield on Oprah’s Possible Return… and a Lady Mae Spinoff? (VIDEO)
![Lynn Whitfield in Greenleaf](https://www.tvinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Greenleaf-Lynn-Whitfield-450x289.jpg)
OWN’s ‘Greenleaf’ Season 5 to Be Its Last — Watch the New Trailer (VIDEO)
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‘Greenleaf’ Sneak Peek: Mae & Grace Try to Reclaim Harmony & Hope in Season 4 (PHOTOS)
![Greenleaf - Lynn Whitfield, Oprah Winfrey, Merle Dandridge](https://www.tvinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/17-11-4990_r1-copy-450x289.jpg)