Whitfield had a series of television appearances before her film career began, including playing Jill Thomas in the award-winning series 'Hill Street Blues.

After gaining attention on stage in Ntozake Shange's For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf, Whitfield appeared in supporting roles in such films as Doctor Detroit (1983) and Silverado (1985). She gained Read more...

The Women of Brewster Place The Josephine BakeStory *A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story 1992 Stompin' At The Savoy 1993 Taking The Heat 1994 In The Army Now 1994 State of Emergency 1994 The Cosby Mysteries 1996 Sophie and the Moonhanger 1996 A Thin Line Between Love and Hate 1997 Junior's Grove 1997 Gone Fishin' 1997 Eve's Bayou 1997 Touched By an Angel: Amazing Grace, Part 1 1997 Touched Read more...

Lynn Whitfield (born May 6, 1953) is an Emmy Award-winning American actress most famous for her 1991 portrayal in film of dance and performance pioneer Josephine Baker. Other winning roles include A Thin Line Between Love and Hate (1996) and Eve's Bayou (1997).