Lynn Whitfield
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Known For:Acting
Birthday:1953-02-15
Place of Birth:Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
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Jaws: The Revenge (1987)
After another deadly shark attack, Ellen Brody decides she has had enough of New England's Amity Island and moves to the Caribbean to join her son,...

The Women of Brewster Place (1989)
A multigenerational story of the lives of several black women who call an inner-city tenement home.

Doctor Detroit (1983)
A shy but gentle man named Clifford Skridlow is a professor of comparative literature at the financially-strapped fictional Monroe College in...

The Ugly Duckling (2014)
By Hans Christian Andersen; Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney; Narrated by Lynn Whitfield Only a mother could love this ugliest of ducklings who is...

The Rebound (2009)
Upon discovering her husband's infidelity, Sandy leaves the suburbs and moves into the city. There, she befriends Aram, a guy whose wife only married...

Silverado (1985)
Four unwitting heroes cross paths on their journey to the sleepy town of Silverado. Little do they know the town where their family and friends...

Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story (2004)
Redemption tells the story of Stan "Tookie" Williams, founder of the Crips L.A. street gang. Story follows his fall into gang-banging, his prison...

The Cheetah Girls (2003)
A four-member teen girl group named the Cheetah Girls go to a Manhattan High School for the Performing Arts and try to become the first freshmen to...

Gone Fishin' (1997)
Two fishing fanatics get in trouble when their fishing boat gets stolen while on a trip.

Head of State (2003)
When a presidential candidate dies unexpectedly in the middle of the campaign, the Democratic party unexpectedly picks a Washington, D.C. alderman as...

In the Army Now (1994)
Bones Conway and Jack Kaufman didn't really know what they were in for when they enlisted in the U.S. Army; they just wanted to get a job and make...

A Thin Line Between Love and Hate (1996)
Nightclub manager Darnell Wright is a perpetual playboy who is almost as devoted to his job as he is to the pursuit of beautiful women. After he sets...

The George McKenna Story (1988)
Washington plays a school principal in a tough inner city Los Angeles high school out to rid it of drugs, gangs, low moral of teachers, and restore...

Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story (1994)
When a couple breaks up after four years together, the man is told that the son he has raised as his own isn't his biological one. He must fight to...

All Things Fall Apart (2011)
50 Cent stars as gifted college running back Deon in this touching drama. Deon's world turns upside down when an unexpected crisis jeopardizes his...

Eve's Bayou (1997)
Summer heats up in rural Louisiana beside Eve’s Bayou, 1962, as the Batiste family tries to survive the secrets they’ve kept and the...

A Time for Dancing (2002)
Their love of dance, and their friendship, is challenged for two high school girls when one is diagnosed with cancer.

Zora is My Name! (1990)
A celebration of the life of Zora Neale Hurston, who was born at the turn of the 20th Century and grew to be an important voice with her written...

Madea's Family Reunion (2006)
Southern matriarch Madea has a lot on her plate. Her nieces, Vanessa and Lisa, have relationship troubles - Vanessa moves into Madea's house with her...

John Henry (1986)
The story follow legendary railroad worker John Henry during the late 19th century.

Mama, I Want to Sing! (2011)
Preacher's daughter Amara Winter sings in the church choir before being discovered by a well-established musician. She soon rises to international...

The Josephine Baker Story (1991)
Biography of the African-American who became a major performer in the Paris cabarets of the 1920s and 1930s. The film follows her life beginning as a...

Deep in My Heart (1999)
A black woma is reunited with her white birth mother after being given up for adoption.

Kings of the Evening (2008)
Homer Hobbs, home after two years in jail, discovers that life on the outside can be crueler than the back-breaking injustice of the chain gang...

King's Faith (2013)
When eighteen-year-old Brendan King attempts to leave his turbulent gang life behind him, his past continues to threaten his new-found faith, family,...

The Retirement Plan (2023)
When Ashley and her young daughter Sarah get caught up in a criminal enterprise that puts their lives at risk, she turns to the only person who can...

The Color of Courage (1999)
Based on the landmark civil rights case Sipes vs. McGhee, The Color of Courage chronicles the friendship between a white woman and a black woman...

State of Emergency (1994)
Medical drama about a major hospital whose emergency room regularly faces an overload of patients. One of the doctors finds it necessary to adopt an...

Lonely Boy (2013)
While seeking answers to a past he cannot remember, a schizophrenic must find the strength to control his mental illness as he tries to build...

A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story (1991)
Ricky Bell, an all-pro running back with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who died of a rare muscle disease in the prime of his career. The plot centers on...

24 Hour Love (2013)
The greatest feeling in the world is when you learn to love! Follow the stories of seven everyday people as they experience laughter, life and...

Somebody's Child (2012)
A woman (Lynn Whitfield) dying of kidney disease learns that God works in mysterious ways after convincing her son (Michael Jai White) to help a...

Dangerous Evidence: The Lori Jackson Story (1999)
The Lori Jackson Story - A civil rights campaigner, Lori Jackson, champions the the cause of a black marine convicted of rape, as she thinks he is...

The Last Letter (2013)
Catharine Wright struggles with a debilitating sleep disorder. Her husband Michael struggles to cope when their new born son lay in the wake.

The Making of Jaws The Revenge (1987)
A behind the scenes look on Jaws The Revenge with interviews from the cast and crew.

Dead Aim (1987)
Ed Marinaro is Malcolm "Mace" Douglas, a street-tough detective who's out for justice-no matter what the cost. While investigating the mysterious...

And Then There Was You (2013)
Natalie and Joshua appear to be the picture-perfect couple, but looks can be deceiving. When Natalie discovers her husband has led a secret life, she...

Taking the Heat (1993)
When Michael Norell witnesses a murder, he doesn't want to testify but he is forced to by the police. A cop is ordered to bring him to the court, but...

The Dempsey Sisters (2013)
Three siblings return to their musical roots, agreeing to let their brother manage their family band.

The Wedding (1998)
Shelby Coles (Halle Berry) is engaged to marry talented white jazz musician Meade Howell, but the pair face opposition from both Meade's family, who...

Act Like You Love Me (2013)
Kelly Lofton is a young, successful dentist who has all the material things a woman could ask for. However, Kelly has struggled to find time for love...

We Need a Little Christmas (2022)
Julie is adjusting to being a single mother to a grieving child while facing her first Christmas without her husband when she develops an unexpected...

The Planet of Junior Brown (1997)
Powerful story about love, struggle and passion of an over protective mother and her piano prodigy.

The Slugger's Wife (1985)
Darryl Palmer is a major league baseball player who meets and pursues an attractive singer. After some setbacks, the two are married and sent on an...

My Other Mother (2014)
When gruff and independent Candy meets her angry and stubborn birth mother, can the two open their hearts to each other?

Albany Road (2024)
On her way to the most important meeting of her career, severe weather forces a New York executive to share a rental car with her former nemesis, her...

Prayer Never Fails (2016)
When a high school basketball coach is fired for praying with one of his players, he follows God's calling and hires an agnostic, gambling lawyer to...

Battlefield America (2012)
A young businessman hires an instructor to turn a group of misfit kids into a team on the underground dance competition circuit.

Sophie and the Moonhanger (1996)
A woman pits herself against her husband and his Ku Klux Klan member friends when she learns that they are planning an attack against her black maid...

For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf (1982)
The powerful tales of seven diverse African-American women are woven together in this 1982 performance of Ntozake Shange's Obie Award-winning...

The Cheetah Girls 2 (2006)
Best friends Galleria, Chanel, Dorinda, and Aqua, A.K.A. the girl band "The Cheetahs," get the opportunity of a lifetime when they strut their way to...

Espionage Tonight (2017)
In a reality TV show created by the U.S. government about spies, audiences go on fake undercover missions, but fact cannot be easily distinguished...

Nappily Ever After (2018)
After an accident at the hair salon, Violet realizes she's not living life to the fullest. A soulful barber helps her put the pieces back together.

Solace (2018)
Following the death of her father, a 17-year-old girl is sent to live with her estranged family and finds comfort in a questionable friendship with a...

30 Days in Atlanta (2014)
Akpos wins a 30-day holiday for two to Atlanta, Georgia. He takes his cousin (Richard), an IT specialist on the all- expense paid trip. Akpos flung...

Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI (1986)
A police officer is called by F.B.I. to infiltrate into gang of arms smugglers.

The Women (2008)
The story centers on a group of gossipy, high-society women who spend their days at the beauty salon and haunting fashion shows. The sweet,...

A Girl Thing (2001)
A Girl Thing is a mini-series that revolves around a New York city street, a coffee house and a shrinks office. Dr. Beth Noonan is the therapist to...

Lap Dance (2014)
An aspiring actress makes a pact with her fiancé to take a job as an exotic dancer to care for her cancer stricken father. Once the pact the...

Confessions (2006)
Confessions of a Call Girl is a revealing story of a women's struggle for balance as she battles a secret addiction while fighting to save her family...

Stepmom (1998)
Jackie is a divorced mother of two. Isabel is the career minded girlfriend of Jackie’s ex-husband Luke, forced into the role of unwelcome...

Stompin' at the Savoy (1992)
As the Harlem Renaissance flourishes in jazzy New York City, Pauline, Esther and Alice struggle to survive. By day, they toil at dreary jobs,...

Love Songs (1999)
Louis Gossett, Jr, Robert Townsend and Andre Braugher come together to each direct a short story, all of which are interconnected through themes of...

Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker (1999)
From world-renowned performer of the Jazz Age, to WWII spy, to civil rights activist – a look into the iconic life and legacy of Josephine...

Tales from the Hood 3 (2020)
Following the franchise's cult classic roots, this new anthology featuring Tony Todd and Lynn Whitfield will scare and thrill with its horrifying...

Woman in Motion (2021)
Nichelle Nichols' daunting task to launch a national blitz for NASA, recruiting 8,000 of the nation's best and brightest, including the trailblazing...

Vacation Friends (2021)
When a straight-laced couple that has fun with a rowdy couple on vacation in Mexico return to the States, they discover that the crazy couple they...

PoliWood (2009)
An in-depth look at the Democratic and Republican national conventions held during the 2008 U.S. Presidential election year.

Boston Public (2000)
Principal Steven Harper runs Winslow High School as best as he can while dealing with the demands of the faculty, the students and their parents.

Martin (1992)
Sassy sitcom centering on radio and television personality Martin Payne. Series focuses on his romantic relationship with girlfriend Gina, her best...

Shark (2006)
Notorious Los Angeles defense attorney Sebastian Stark becomes disillusioned with his career after his successful defense of a wife-abuser results in...

Matlock (1986)
Matlock is an American television legal drama, starring Andy Griffith in the title role of criminal defense attorney Ben Matlock. The show, produced...

Miami Vice (1984)
The story of the Miami Police Department's vice squad and its efforts to end drug trafficking and prostitution, centered on the unlikely partnership...

The Tyra Banks Show (2005)
The Tyra Banks Show, also known as and shortened to Tyra or The Tyra Show, is an American talk show hosted by Tyra Banks. The last new episode aired...

Tamron Hall (2019)
Former news host and journalist Tamron Hall discusses all things topical and engages those she interviews in thorough meaningful and entertaining...

Hill Street Blues (1981)
A realistic glimpse into the daily lives of the officers and detectives at an urban police station.

Without a Trace (2002)
The series follows the ventures of a Missing Persons Unit of the FBI in New York City.

Cagney & Lacey (1982)
Mary Beth Lacey and Chris Cagney are teamed up as NYPD police detectives. Their opposing personalities (one is tough and the other sensitive) mesh to...

Saturday Night Special (1996)
Saturday Night Special is an American comedy-variety show that aired weekly on Saturday nights on Fox.

The Cosby Mysteries (1994)
The Cosby Mysteries was an American television mystery series that starred Bill Cosby. It is the first television series to star Cosby since The...

FlashForward (2009)
When the entire world blacks out for two minutes and seventeen seconds, everyone sees a flash of their own future 6 months from the present. For...

HeartBeat (1988)
The professional and private lives of the predominantly female staff of the Women's Medical Arts, a progressive clinic with a mandate to breathe new...

How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
A sexy, suspense-driven legal thriller about a group of ambitious law students and their brilliant, mysterious criminal defense professor. They...

Chasing Life (2014)
April, an aspiring journalist, is balancing her ambitious career with her family and a new office romance. In an unexpected twist of fate, April...

Greenleaf (2016)
The unscrupulous world of the Greenleaf family and their sprawling Memphis megachurch, where scandalous secrets and lies are as numerous as the...

Hill Street Blues (1981)
A realistic glimpse into the daily lives of the officers and detectives at an urban police station.

Matt Houston (1982)
Matt Houston is an American crime drama series that aired on ABC from 1982 to 1985. Created by Lawrence Gordon, the series was produced by Aaron...

Promised Land (1996)
Promised Land is an American drama series which aired on CBS from 1996 to 1999. It is a spin-off from another series, Touched by an Angel.

Fatal Attraction (2013)
Each pulse-pounding hour-long episode centers around an incredible and dangerous romance. Shocking crime, kidnapping or even murder is only half of...

Tall Tales & Legends (1985)
An anthology series that showcases various mythical characters and incidents throughout history.

The Resident (2018)
A tough, brilliant senior resident guides an idealistic young doctor through his first day, pulling back the curtain on what really happens, both...

Strong Medicine (2000)
The lives of staff in the womens' health clinic of a fictitious hospital in Philadelphia.

Touched by an Angel (1994)
Monica, an angel, is tasked with bringing guidance and messages from God to various people who are at a crossroads in their lives.

Golden Globe Awards (1944)
An annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign, bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press...

Snoops (1989)
Snoops is an American crime themed comedy-drama series which aired for one season from September 1989 to July 1990 on CBS. The series was created and...

St. Denis Medical (2024)
An eclectic group of underfunded yet dedicated doctors and nurses navigates caring for patients — and each other — while keeping it all...

The Chi (2018)
A relevant, timely and distinctive coming-of-age story following a half dozen interrelated characters in the South Side of Chicago. The story centers...

Sherri (2022)
Sherri Shepherd, actress, comic, and Emmy Award-winning longtime co-host of "The View", appears before a live audience with a daily dose of pop...