Already a subscriber?
Log In
- Home
- Your Page
- Your Tools
- Casting Notices
- People
- Titles
- Companies
- News
Become an IMDbPro Member Today
Get access to the leading information resource for the entertainment industry
Find Contacts & Representation
Showcase Yourself
Follow Industry Trends
Stay connected with contact details for over 300,000 industry professionals and companies
Manage your photos and the credits you're Known For on IMDbPro, IMDb and Amazon Video
Keep up to date with entertainment news and follow in-development titles not available on IMDb
Already a member?
Log In
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 ...
read full biography
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)
|
5' 5"
(1.65m)
External links
@mslynnwhitfield (twitter.com)
|
& 6 more
links
Vanity URL
Trending & News
STARmeter
Members only
News articles
Filmography | Edit filmography
|
Filter by profession |
| 154 titles |
| Projects in Development (1 title) | Budget | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Script
|
| Released Film and Video (40 titles) | Budget | Opening Weekend | Gross (US & Canada) | Gross (Worldwide) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
$750K
|
|||
|
$2MM
|
|||
|
||||
|
$100K
|
|||
|
||||
|
||||
|
$500K
|
|||
|
$2MM
|
|||
|
$650K
|
$28K
|
$90K
|
$90K
|
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
|
$15MM
|
$114K
|
$172K
|
$253K
|
|
||||
|
$5MM
|
|||
|
$7MM
|
|||
|
$22MM
|
|||
|
$16MM
|
$10MM
|
$27MM
|
$50MM
|
|
$11K
|
$99K
|
$99K
|
|
|
$975K
|
|||
|
$6MM
|
$30MM
|
$63MM
|
$63MM
|
|
$35MM
|
$14MM
|
$38MM
|
$39MM
|
|
$2.9MM
|
|||
|
$50MM
|
$19MM
|
$91MM
|
$160MM
|
|
||||
|
$6MM
|
$3.3MM
|
$15MM
|
$15MM
|
|
$53MM
|
$5.8MM
|
$20MM
|
$20MM
|
|
$8MM
|
$9.3MM
|
$35MM
|
$36MM
|
|
$6.4MM
|
$29MM
|
$29MM
|
|
|
||||
|
$23MM
|
$7.2MM
|
$21MM
|
$52MM
|
|
$26MM
|
$3.5MM
|
$32MM
|
$32MM
|
|
$1.3MM
|
$1.9MM
|
$1.9MM
|
|
|
$3.3MM
|
$10MM
|
$10MM
|
| Released Television (61 titles) | Episodes |
|---|---|
|
1
|
|
44
|
|
4
|
Hit the Floor (2014–2016)
(TV Series) - Vanessa Howard / Jelena's mother, Vanessa Howard (3 episodes, 2014) |
3
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
3
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
6
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
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,
1982)
Season 1,
Episode 7
-
Woman in the Bath
|
2
|
|
18
|
|
2
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
2
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
3
|
| Self (52 titles) |
|---|
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
-
Herself - Panelist
|
|
|
|
|
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
-
Herself
|
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
-
Herself
Lynn Whitfield/Loni's Love Corner/Steals on the Real/Hey, You're Doing It Wrong (May
24,
2016)
Season 2,
Episode 152
-
Herself
|
|
|
|
|
|
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
-
Herself
|
|
|
|
|
|
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
-
Herself
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
There was an issue loading this tab.
There was an issue loading this tab.
There was an issue loading this tab.
There was an issue loading this tab.
There was an issue loading this tab.
There was an issue loading this tab.
There was an issue loading this tab.
STARmeter
Members only
Become a member to access additional data
People also viewed |
| Name | STARmeter |
|---|---|
Chelsea Tavares Actress |
5,197
|
Brian Dennehy Actor |
3,197
|
Jeff Fahey Actor |
5,201
|
Scott Glenn Actor |
3,251
|
Rosanna Arquette Actress |
2,070
|