How much of Lynn Whitfield's work have you seen? The movies that are as good as the original books? See more polls ». Won 1 Primetime Emmy. See more awards ». Known For. Madea's Family Reunion Victoria. Eve's Bayou Roz Batiste. Jaws: The Revenge Louisa. Show all Hide all Show by Jump to: Actress Producer Self.
Hide Show Actress credits. Lady Mae Greenleaf. Show all 60 episodes. Josephine Okeke. Vanessa Howard. Jelena's mother, Vanessa Howard. Karen Callahan. Mary Walker. Christine Nolan. Mother-in-Law Anastasia Markham. Anita Astin. Paula Van Doren. Show all 6 episodes. Marshall - Healing Touch Louanna Harper. Serena Hall - Amazing Grace: Part 2 Serena Hall. During the s, Whitfield had many supporting jobs on TV and film. In , Whitfield was cast in a regular role of fundamental villain in the Oprah Winfrey Network original scripted drama series Greenleaf.
Lynn has a plethora of awards and achievements listed under her name. Her major source of income is her long and successful career in the film industry. Most of her films have been a major hit, which has led her to receive a plethora of awards and a lot of money. In conclusion, Lynn portrays the image of a successful and ambitious woman in the film industry. Her achievements prove to be an example of a young woman looking to achieve in the film industry and hitting the world with popularity.
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Sign in. Log into your account. Whitfield plays the leading role of Lady Mae Greenleaf, the imperious Minister's wife and power and money hungry matriarch of the family. Whitfield has received positive reviews from critics for her performance as Lady Mae. One critic stated "Whitfield has the imperious aura of a grand soap opera diva in the tradition of Joan Collins. In , she co-starred opposite Sanaa Lathan in the romantic comedy film Nappily Ever After, the film was released on Netflix.
In the s, Whitfield had many supporting roles on television and film. She also had the recurring role on Hit the Floor, and appeared as April's Rochelle Aytes abusive mother on Mistresses. At the time of filming, Lawrence was 12 years younger than Whitfield, who was then In , she co-starred opposite Danny Glover and Rosanna Arquette in the comedy film Gone Fishin', appeared in the supporting role in the Canadian drama The Planet of Junior Brown, and played the mother of Jurnee Smollett's title character in the critically acclaimed independent drama Eve's Bayou.
In , Whitfield had supporting role of an oncologist in the comedy-drama film, Stepmom. The HBO biopic required her to age from 18 to In a highly publicized casting call, Whitfield was chosen over hundreds of women. In the movie, she appeared nude on-screen. It absolutely called upon everything I thought I could do at that point. She also had the series regular role on the short-lived NBC detective series The Cosby Mysteries from to , and later guest starred on Martin and Touched by an Angel.
Whitfield spent her career after her breakthrough performance as Josephine Baker, playing the leading roles in a number of made for television movies in the s, and had several starring roles in films, include performances in A Thin Line Between Love and Hate , Gone Fishin' , Eve's Bayou , Stepmom , Head of State , Madea's Family Reunion and The Women Whitfield also starred in a number of smaller movies in the s and s.
In , she appeared in the comedy film Doctor Detroit , playing the supporting role of Thelma Cleland.
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