Acting
Lynn Whitfield
- Titles
- 70movies37TV shows
- Career
Active from 1983 to 2026, busiest in 2013 with 8 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 32top three billing
- Average score
54/100
- Highest rated
Eve's Bayou76/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 66 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Contemporary Realism7.9average 5.4
- Family Dynamics6.5average 4.8
- Wholesome4.1average 3.3
- Romance4.4average 3.8
- Pathos5.8average 5.2
- Coming of Age3.5average 3.0
- Wit & Wordplay4.1average 3.7
- Situational Comedy3.1average 2.7
Rarely in their work
- Fantasy0.6, average 1.7
- Adrenaline3.8, average 4.9
- Uncanny1.4, average 2.5
- Historical1.5, average 2.6
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 9
- Family Drama 4
- Relationship Drama 4
- Contemporary Realism 3
- Social Commentary 3
- Character Study 3
- Urban Setting 3
- Coming-of-Age 3
- Slapstick Humor 2
- Lighthearted 2
- Social Justice 2
- Psychological Thriller 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Mario Van PeeblesActorJaws: The Revenge, All Things Fall Apart, Stompin' at the Savoy
Gregory Alan WilliamsActorGreenleaf, My Other Mother, Somebody's Child
Glynn TurmanActorAct Like You Love Me, Kings of the Evening, Solace
Terence BlanchardComposerEve's Bayou, Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story, The Color of Courage
Lisa ArrindellActorMadea's Family Reunion, Albany Road
Tamala JonesActorHead of State, Confessions
Danny GloverActorGone Fishin', John Henry
Roger Guenveur SmithActorConfessions, The Color of Courage
Tatyana AliActor24 Hour Love, The Last Letter
Keith D. RobinsonActor24 Hour Love, The Redemption of a Dog
Angell ConwellActor24 Hour Love, Confessions
Clifton PowellActorConfessions, Somebody's Child
Movies and TV shows
98Upcoming
1 title
as Dorothea Garibaldi
2020s
8 titles · average score 60
as Audra Jelani
TV show · as Older Noni (voice)
as Paula Henderson
TV show · as Barb
as Drisdale
as Suzanne
as Marie Benoît
2010s
28 titles · average score 55
as Paulette Jones
TV show · as Lady Mae Greenleaf
as Mary Jo
as Clara
as Madame Mabry
TV show · as Narrator (voice)
as Sophia Brent
as Vanessa
as Ms. Parker
as Constance
as Lillian Winter
2000s
17 titles · average score 57
as Laura Reilly
TV show · as Anastasia Markham
as Gracie
as Victoria
as Dr. Page
TV show · as Anita Astin
as Barbara Becnel
as Dorothea Garibaldi
as Debra Lassiter
TV show · as Paula Van Doren
TV show · as Louanna Harper
TV show · as Dr. Marshall
1990s
22 titles · average score 56
as Corrine Burrell
as Minnie McGhee
as Dr. P. Sweikert
as Corinne Coles
as Roz Batiste
as Mrs. Brown
as Angie
as Dehlia Johnson
as Carolyn Hunter
as Esther
as Josephine Baker
1980s
22 titles · average score 60
as Bobbie Maxwell
TV show · as Dr. Cory Banks
as Louisa
as Johnnie Mae Gibson
as Pollie Ann
TV show · as Angela Page
TV show · as Odette Ribaud
as Thelma Cleland
TV show · as Annie Callan
TV show
TV show · as Val
TV show · as Jill Thomas