Lynn Whitfield is an actor born in America. She started her acting career in tv and theatre, that leads up to her taking part in supporting roles in films. She won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead role and received a Golden Globe Award nomination for her performance as Josephine Baker within the Josephine Baker Story.
In the Nineties, Whitfield took part of many prime roles in a very wide range of films. Whitfield additionally lead in a plethora range of films within the 2000s and 2010s. From 2016 to 2020, she took the role of as lady Mae Greenleaf within the Oprah Winfrey Network series Greenleaf. She won critical acclaim and received 2 NAACP Image Awards and a Gracie Award. Whitfield has won a complete of seven NAACP Image Awards.