ACTOR

Lynn Whitfield

1953 - Today

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Lynn Whitfield (née Smith; born February 15, 1953) is an American actress. She began her acting career in television and theatre before progressing to supporting roles in film. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lynn Whitfield has received more than 3,345,345 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Lynn Whitfield is the 8,185th most popular actor (down from 7,683rd in 2019), the 12,109th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,376th in 2019) and the 3,809th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.89

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.66

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.93

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Lynn Whitfield ranks 8,185 out of 13,578. Before her are Suraiya, Carole Ann Ford, Lucille Bliss, Jamie Clayton, Chad Lindberg, and Natalia Dyer. After her are Donald Woods, Elisabeth Röhm, Hero Fiennes-Tiffin, Harry Shum Jr., Yūko Mizutani, and Hu Ge.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Lynn Whitfield ranks 572. Before her are Dwight Stones, Vincent Curatola, Ilkka Hanski, Pedro Ignacio Wolcan Olano, Stanislava Staša Zajović, and Greg Evigan. After her are Carmen Posadas, The Honky Tonk Man, Benny Brown, Jeff Kober, Christopher Fairbank, and Kay Stenshjemmet.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lynn Whitfield ranks 12,109 out of 20,380. Before her are David Goggins (1975), Chad Lindberg (1976), Natalia Dyer (1995), Eddie Dibbs (1951), Clarence Birdseye (1886), and Kapiʻolani (1834). After her are Carol Yager (1960), Tom Daschle (1947), Griffin Bell (1918), Elmer McCollum (1879), Ellen Glasgow (1873), and Black Francis (1965).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Lynn Whitfield ranks 3,809. Before her are Mark Feuerstein (1971), Wayne Morris (1914), Lucille Bliss (1916), Jamie Clayton (1978), Chad Lindberg (1976), and Natalia Dyer (1995). After her are Alyson Reed (1958), Lisa Ann Walter (1963), Sarah Drew (1980), Tommy Noonan (1921), Patsy Kelly (1910), and Daniel Roebuck (1963).

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Television and Movie Roles

Stepmom
Dr. P. Sweikert
Jackie is a divorced mother of two. Isabel is the career minded girlfriend of Jackie’s ex-husband Luke, forced into the role of unwelcome stepmother to their children. But when Jackie discovers she is ill, both women realise they must put aside their differences to find a common ground and celebrate life to the fullest, while they have the chance.
Dec 25o 19987.144 / 10
The Rebound
Laura Reilly
Upon discovering her husband's infidelity, Sandy leaves the suburbs and moves into the city. There, she befriends Aram, a guy whose wife only married him so she could get a green card. Sandy hires Aram to be her nanny, and it isn't long until Aram and Sandy find out they get along wonderfully and start to date. But is their relationship real or is it, in fact, just a rebound for both of them?
Sep 16o 20096.504 / 10
Jaws: The Revenge
Louisa
After another deadly shark attack, Ellen Brody decides she has had enough of New England's Amity Island and moves to the Caribbean to join her son, Michael, and his family. But a great white shark has followed her there, hungry for more lives.
Jul 17o 19874.062 / 10