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Lynn Whitfield
Actress | Producer
With roots that lead back to Louisiana southern aristocracy, lovely leading lady Lynn Whitfield was born in 1953, the eldest of four children and a third-generation BFA graduate from Howard ...
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Known for
Madea's Family Reunion (2006),
The Josephine Baker Story (1991),
Eve's Bayou (1997),
Head of State (2003)
Details
May
6,
1953 (age 66)
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5' 5"
(1.65m)
External links
@mslynnwhitfield (twitter.com)
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Filmography | Edit filmography
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(TV Series) - Vanessa Howard / Jelena's mother, Vanessa Howard (3 episodes, 2014) |
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American Playhouse (1982–1990)
(TV Series) - Woman in the Bath (2 episodes, 1982)
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf (Feb
23,
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Steve (2018)
(TV Series) - Herself - Panelist (1 episode, 2018)
Harvey's Hundreds/Straight Talk Panel/Before We Go (Sep
21,
2018)
Season 2,
Episode 14
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Steve Harvey (2017)
(TV Series) - Herself (1 episode, 2017)
Steve Helps a Single Mom Teach Her Spoiled Teenage Daughters a Lesson/Stars of the OWN Drama "Greenleaf", Lynn Whitfield & Keith David! (Mar
14,
2017)
Season 5,
Episode 111
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Herself
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The Real (2016–2017)
(TV Series) - Herself (2 episodes, 2016)
Michelle Williams/Merle Dandridge, Lynn Whitfield, Keith David/Steals on the Real (Mar
14,
2017)
Season 3,
Episode 120
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Herself
Lynn Whitfield/Loni's Love Corner/Steals on the Real/Hey, You're Doing It Wrong (May
24,
2016)
Season 2,
Episode 152
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The View (2016)
(TV Series) - Herself (1 episode, 2016)
Guest Co-Host Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson/Lynn Whitfield (Jul
12,
2016)
Season 19,
Episode 204
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Celebrity Close Calls (2011)
(TV Series) - Herself (1 episode, 2011)
Louis Gossett Jr./Charlene Tilton/Jena Malone/Lynn Whitfield (Jul
30,
2011)
Season 1,
Episode 7
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