Lynn Whitfield: movies and TV shows
Lynn Whitfield has 113 credits in the archive: 74 films and 39 TV series, from 1944 to 2026. Highest rated: The Resident (8.4/10).
Career timeline
1944 – 2026 · busiest year: 2013 (10 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Strung | Audra Jelani | Film | 7.7 | 73 |
| 2025 | Eyes of Wakanda | Older Noni (voice) | TV | 6.2 | 72 |
| 2024 | St. Denis Medical | Barb | TV | 6.7 | 71 |
| 2024 | Albany Road | Paula Henderson | Film | 4.6 | 71 |
| 2023 | The Retirement Plan | Drisdale | Film | 5.9 | 70 |
| 2022 | Sherri | Self - Guest | TV | 2.6 | 69 |
| 2022 | We Need a Little Christmas | Irene | Film | 6.2 | 69 |
| 2021 | Vacation Friends | Suzanne | Film | 7.0 | 68 |
| 2021 | Woman in Motion | Self | Film | 6.8 | 68 |
| 2020 | Tales from the Hood 3 | Marie Benoît | Film | 5.1 | 67 |
| 2019 | Tamron Hall | Self - Guest | TV | 4.7 | 66 |
| 2018 | The Chi | Alicia | TV | 7.8 | 65 |
| 2018 | The Resident | Josephine Okeke | TV | 8.4 | 65 |
| 2018 | Nappily Ever After | Paulette Jones | Film | 7.2 | 65 |
| 2018 | Solace | Irene | Film | 4.7 | 65 |
| 2017 | Steve | Self | TV | 6.0 | 64 |
| 2017 | Espionage Tonight | Sydney Greenstreet | Film | 3.3 | 64 |
| 2016 | Greenleaf | Lady Mae Greenleaf | TV | 7.1 | 63 |
| 2016 | Prayer Never Fails | Loral Brown | Film | 3.4 | 63 |
| 2015 | Fear Files | Madam Mabry | Film | 1.0 | 62 |
| 2014 | How to Get Away with Murder | Mary Walker | TV | 7.8 | 61 |
| 2014 | Chasing Life | Karen Callahan | TV | 7.2 | 61 |
| 2014 | Lap Dance | Momma Pearl | Film | 4.2 | 61 |
| 2014 | The Fright Night Files | Madame Mabry | Film | 4.0 | 61 |
| 2014 | 30 Days in Atlanta | Clara | Film | 5.0 | 61 |
| 2014 | My Other Mother | Mary Jo | Film | 8.5 | 61 |
| 2014 | The Ugly Duckling | Narrator (voice) | Film | — | 61 |
| 2013 | Fatal Attraction | Narrator (voice) | TV | 7.2 | 60 |
| 2013 | King's Faith | Vanessa | Film | 7.0 | 60 |
| 2013 | Act Like You Love Me | Harriett Lofton | Film | 5.4 | 60 |
| 2013 | And Then There Was You | Sophia Brent | Film | 5.3 | 60 |
| 2013 | And Then There Was You | Film | 5.3 | 60 | |
| 2013 | And Then There Was You | Film | 5.3 | 60 | |
| 2013 | The Last Letter | Lorraine | Film | 3.5 | 60 |
| 2013 | Lonely Boy | Dr. Christine Nolan | Film | 4.6 | 60 |
| 2013 | The Dempsey Sisters | Olivia Norman | Film | 7.0 | 60 |
| 2013 | 24 Hour Love | Cynthia | Film | 4.9 | 60 |
| 2012 | Battlefield America | Ms. Parker | Film | 4.5 | 59 |
| 2012 | Somebody's Child | Constance | Film | 5.3 | 59 |
| 2012 | The Redemption of a Dog | Francine | Film | 5.5 | 59 |
| 2011 | All Things Fall Apart | Bee | Film | 5.8 | 58 |
| 2011 | Mama, I Want to Sing! | Lillian Winter | Film | 6.7 | 58 |
| 2009 | FlashForward | Anastasia Markham | TV | 7.0 | 56 |
| 2009 | The Rebound | Laura Reilly | Film | 6.5 | 56 |
| 2009 | PoliWood | Self | Film | 6.5 | 56 |
| 2008 | The Women | Glenda Hill | Film | 5.2 | 55 |
| 2008 | Kings of the Evening | Gracie | Film | — | 55 |
| 2006 | Shark | Anita Astin | TV | 6.7 | 53 |
| 2006 | Madea's Family Reunion | Victoria | Film | 6.4 | 53 |
| 2006 | The Cheetah Girls 2 | Dorothea Garibaldi | Film | 6.3 | 53 |
| 2006 | Confessions | Dr. Page | Film | 1.7 | 53 |
| 2005 | The Tyra Banks Show | TV | 5.0 | 52 | |
| 2004 | Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story | Barbara Becnel | Film | 6.0 | 51 |
| 2003 | The Cheetah Girls | Dorothea Garibaldi | Film | 6.1 | 50 |
| 2003 | Head of State | Debra Lassiter | Film | 5.6 | 50 |
| 2002 | Without a Trace | Paula Van Doren | TV | 7.2 | 49 |
| 2002 | A Time for Dancing | Linda Derricks, the Dance Teacher | Film | 6.7 | 49 |
| 2001 | A Girl Thing | Nia Morgan | TV | 7.5 | 48 |
| 2000 | Strong Medicine | Dr. Marshall | TV | 7.4 | 47 |
| 2000 | Boston Public | Louanna Harper | TV | 7.6 | 47 |
| 1999 | Deep in My Heart | Corrine Burrell | Film | 6.8 | 46 |
| 1999 | Love Songs | Jean Simpson | Film | 8.7 | 46 |
| 1999 | Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker | Herself | Film | 4.7 | 46 |
| 1999 | The Color of Courage | Minnie McGhee | Film | 6.0 | 46 |
| 1999 | Dangerous Evidence: The Lori Jackson Story | Lori Jackson | Film | 8.0 | 46 |
| 1998 | Stepmom | Dr. P. Sweikert | Film | 7.2 | 45 |
| 1998 | The Wedding | Corinne Coles | Film | 8.3 | 45 |
| 1997 | Gone Fishin' | Angie | Film | 4.9 | 44 |
| 1997 | Eve's Bayou | Roz Batiste | Film | 6.4 | 44 |
| 1997 | The Planet of Junior Brown | Mrs. Brown | Film | 4.5 | 44 |
| 1996 | Promised Land | Dr. Serena Hall | TV | 6.5 | 43 |
| 1996 | Saturday Night Special | TV | 7.5 | 43 | |
| 1996 | A Thin Line Between Love and Hate | Brandi | Film | 5.7 | 43 |
| 1996 | Sophie and the Moonhanger | Sophie | Film | 8.5 | 43 |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel | Dr. Serena Hall | TV | 7.2 | 41 |
| 1994 | In the Army Now | Sgt. Ladd | Film | 5.1 | 41 |
| 1994 | The Cosby Mysteries | TV | 6.0 | 41 | |
| 1994 | State of Emergency | Dehlia Johnson | Film | 5.7 | 41 |
| 1994 | Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story | Bobbie Mallory | Film | 6.1 | 41 |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest | TV | 7.3 | 40 |
| 1993 | Taking the Heat | Carolyn Hunter | Film | 5.0 | 40 |
| 1992 | Martin | Ellen | TV | 7.5 | 39 |
| 1992 | Stompin' at the Savoy | Esther | Film | — | 39 |
| 1991 | The Josephine Baker Story | Josephine Baker | Film | 6.0 | 38 |
| 1991 | A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story | Film | 5.3 | 38 | |
| 1990 | Zora is My Name! | Film | 10.0 | 37 | |
| 1989 | Snoops | Denise Kendall | TV | 6.3 | 36 |
| 1989 | The Women of Brewster Place | Ciel | TV | 6.0 | 36 |
| 1989 | The Women of Brewster Place | Ciel | Film | 6.8 | 36 |
| 1988 | HeartBeat | Dr. Cory Banks | TV | 3.8 | 35 |
| 1988 | The George McKenna Story | Bobbie Maxwell | Film | 6.3 | 35 |
| 1987 | Jaws: The Revenge | Louisa | Film | 4.1 | 34 |
| 1987 | Dead Aim | Sheila Freeman | Film | 3.8 | 34 |
| 1987 | The Making of Jaws The Revenge | Self | Film | 6.0 | 34 |
| 1986 | Matlock | Angela Page | TV | 7.1 | 33 |
| 1986 | Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI | Johnnie Mae Gibson | Film | 6.5 | 33 |
| 1986 | John Henry | Pollie Ann | Film | 10.0 | 33 |
| 1985 | Tall Tales & Legends | Pollie Ann | TV | 6.0 | 32 |
| 1985 | Silverado | Rae | Film | 6.9 | 32 |
| 1985 | The Slugger's Wife | Tina Alvarado | Film | 3.6 | 32 |
| 1984 | Miami Vice | Odette Ribaud | TV | 7.4 | 31 |
| 1983 | Trauma Center | TV | 7.0 | 30 | |
| 1983 | Doctor Detroit | Thelma Cleland | Film | 5.1 | 30 |
| 1982 | St. Elsewhere | Annie Callan | TV | 5.7 | 29 |
| 1982 | American Playhouse | Woman in the bath | TV | 6.6 | 29 |
| 1982 | American Playhouse | TV | 6.6 | 29 | |
| 1982 | Cagney & Lacey | TV | 6.9 | 29 | |
| 1982 | Matt Houston | Val | TV | 6.3 | 29 |
| 1982 | For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf | Woman in bath | Film | 8.5 | 29 |
| 1981 | Hill Street Blues | TV | 7.6 | 28 | |
| 1981 | Hill Street Blues | Jill Thomas | TV | 7.6 | 28 |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee | TV | 7.1 | 8 |
| The Cheetah Girls: Next Gen | Dorothea Garibaldi | Film | — | — |