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Lynn Whitfield

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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. She won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie and received a Golden Globe Award nomination for her breakout performance as Josephine Baker in the HBO biographical film The Josephine Baker Story (1991). In the 1990s, Whitfield played leading roles in a number of made-for-television movies and had several starring roles in theatrical films, including A Thin Line Between Love and Hate (1996), Gone Fishin' (1997), Eve's Bayou (1997), Stepmom (1998), Head of State (2003), Madea's Family Reunion (2006), and The Women (2008). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 20 in 2024). Lynn Whitfield is the 8,973rd most popular actor (down from 8,184th in 2024), the 13,579th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,113th in 2019) and the 4,163rd most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Lynn Whitfield ranks 8,973 out of 13,578. Before her are Katrina Law, Dylan Minnette, Steve Oedekerk, Somluck Kamsing, Adolph Caesar, and Tamara Dobson. After her are Zar Amir Ebrahimi, Elizabeth Marvel, Jonathan Tucker, Gena Lee Nolin, Laura Vandervoort, and Georgia Engel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Lynn Whitfield ranks 620. Before her are Ralf Rothmann, Suleiman Nyambui, Antonio Guzmán, Jan Davis, Janusz Wójcik, and Géza Szőcs. After her are Nikolay Bazhukov, Guido Kratschmer, Krzysztof Krauze, Gabriela Svobodová, The Honky Tonk Man, and Željko Reiner.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lynn Whitfield ranks 13,583 out of 20,380. Before her are Chauncey Billups (1976), Adolph Caesar (1933), T.J. Dillashaw (1986), Tamara Dobson (1947), Paul Horn (1930), and Nicole Stott (1962). After her are Carrie Underwood (1983), Jessica Pegula (1994), Elizabeth Marvel (1969), Jonathan Tucker (1982), Gena Lee Nolin (1971), and Georgia Engel (1948).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Lynn Whitfield ranks 4,165. Before her are Linnea Quigley (1958), Katrina Law (1985), Dylan Minnette (1996), Steve Oedekerk (1961), Adolph Caesar (1933), and Tamara Dobson (1947). After her are Elizabeth Marvel (1969), Jonathan Tucker (1982), Gena Lee Nolin (1971), Georgia Engel (1948), Dennis Burkley (1945), and Salli Richardson (1967).

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