Lynn Whitfield Bio | Wiki
Lynn Whitfield is an American actress. She commenced her acting career in television and theatre before progressing to supporting roles in the film. Whitfield received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie.
She also received a Golden Globe Award nomination for her breakout performance as Josephine Baker in the HBO biographical film The Josephine Baker Story in 1991. In the 1990s, Whitfield starred in leading roles in a number of television movies and several theatrical films, such as A Thin Line Between Love and Hate, Gone Fishin’, Eve’s Bayou, Stepmom, Head of State, Madea’s Family Reunion, and The Women among others.
Lynn Whitfield Age
Whitfield was born on February 15, 1953, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States. She is 69 years old.
Lynn Whitfield Height
She is a woman of average stature and stands at a height of 5 ft 5 in (Approx. 1.65 m).
Lynn Whitfield Parents
She was born and raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, by her parents Jean and Dr. Valerian Smith. Whitfield’s father was also a composer who wrote the musicals, The Supper and The Wake. Her mother is a former president of the Louisiana Housing Finance Agency and she is a founding member of the Baton Rouge chapter of The Links Incorporated. Whitfield has two younger sisters Kimberlegh Butler-Smith, and Shawne Langston, and a younger brother Valerian Butler-Smith.
Lynn Whitfield Husband
Whitfield has been married twice in her life. She was first married to Vantile Whitfield in 1974 and divorced in 1978. Later, she married Brian Gibson, a director in 1990. The couple welcomed their daughter Grace and divorced in 1992.
Lynn Whitfield Education
She is a third-generation BFA graduate from Howard University.
Lynn Whitfield As Josephine Baker
Whitfield became famous for playing the title role of The Josephine Baker Story in 1991. She portrayed the American who became a Folies Bergère star, a French Resistance fighter during World War II, and a civil rights activist. The biopic required her to age from 18 to 68 and after a highly publicized casting call, she became listed among hundreds of women.
Additionally, Whitfield received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for her role. She also earned a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film nomination and received the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special.
Lynn Whitfield Greenleaf
In 2015, Whitfield played the main villain in Greenleaf, the Oprah Winfrey Network original scripted drama series. It is about the unscrupulous world of the Greenleaf family and their sprawling Memphis megachurch. She portrayed Lady Mae Greenleaf, the imperious minister’s wife and the power and money-hungry matriarch of the family. The series ended in 2020 after five seasons. Later, Whitfield became cast in a leading role in Greenleaf’s planned spinoff.
Lynn Whitfield Grace Gibson
Grace Gibson is Whitfield’s daughter with her second ex-husband, Brian Gibson. Grace is also an actress who has appeared in Black Nativity, All Eyez on Me, and Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G.
Lynn Whitfield Net Worth
She has starred in many different movies and films. Therefore, she has amassed a fortune over the years. Whitfield’s estimated net worth is $3 million.
Is Lynn Whitfield Married
No. Whitfield is not married. She has been divorced twice from Vantile Whitfield and Brian Gibson.