Lynn Whitfield

Eyes of Wakanda
Series, 2025

• Director: Todd Harris
• Main cast: Jona Xiao, Cress Williams

Vacation Friends 1
Movie, 2021

• Director: Clay Tarver
• Main cast: John Cena, Lil Rel Howery, Meredith Hagner, Yvonne Orji
• Music: Rolfe Kent

Nappily Ever After
Paulette Jones
Movie, 2018

• Director: Haifaa Al-Mansour
• Main cast: Sanaa Lathan, Ernie Hudson
• Music: Lesley Barber

The Last Letter
Lorraine
Movie, 2013

• Main cast: Omari Hardwick, Gary Dourdan, Sharon Leal

King's Faith
Vanessa
Movie, 2013

• Director: Nicholas DiBella
• Main cast: Lynn Whitfield, James McDaniel, Kayla Compton

Act Like You Love Me
Harriett
Movie, 2013

• Main cast: Lynn Whitfield, Essence Atkins

Someone to Love
Sophia Brent
Movie, 2013

• Main cast: Garcelle Beauvais, Lynn Whitfield, Greg Vaughan, Brian J. White

The Dempsey Sisters
Olivia Norman
Movie, 2013

• Main cast: Lynn Whitfield

Redemption of a Dog
Francine
Movie, 2012

• Main cast: Faune Chambers Watkins, Lynn Whitfield, Tamera Mowry-Housley, Kiki Haynes

Somebody's Child
Constance
Movie, 2012

• Director: Gary Wheeler
• Main cast: Lynn Whitfield, Byron Minns, Clifton Powell

All Things Fall Apart
Bee
Movie, 2011

• Director: Mario Van Peebles
• Main cast: Ray Liotta, 50 Cent, Mario Van Peebles, Lynn Whitfield
• Music: Tree Adams

The.Rebound
Laura Reilly
Movie, 2009

• Main cast: Catherine Zeta-Jones, Art Garfunkel, Joanna Gleason, Justin Bartha
• Music: Clint Mansell

Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion
Victoria
Movie, 2006

• Director: Tyler Perry
• Main cast: Tyler Perry, Rochelle Aytes, Lynn Whitfield, Lisa Arrindell

Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story
Barbara Becnel
Movie, 2004

• Director: Vondie Curtis-Hall
• Main cast: Jamie Foxx, Lee Thompson Young, Lynn Whitfield, Brenden Richard Jefferson

Head of State
Debra Lassiter
Movie, 2003

• Director: Chris Rock
• Main cast: Dylan Baker, Nick Searcy, Chris Rock, Bernie Mac
• Music: Marcus Miller, DJ Quik

The Cheetah Girls (2003) (TV)
Dorothea Garibaldi
Movie, 2003

• Main cast: Raven-Symoné, Sabrina Bryan, Adrienne Bailon-Houghton
• Music: John Van Tongeren

A Time for Dancing
Linda Derricks, the Dance Teacher
Movie, 2002

• Director: Peter Gilbert
• Main cast: Shiri Appleby, Peter Coyote, Patricia Kalember, Larisa Oleynik

Dangerous Evidence
Lori Jackson
Movie, 1999

• Director: Sturla Gunnarsson
• Main cast: Lynn Whitfield, Richard Lineback, Richard Yearwood

Stepmom
Dr. P. Sweikert
Movie, 1998

• Director: Chris Columbus
• Main cast: Julia Roberts, Ed Harris, Susan Sarandon, Jena Malone
• Music: John Williams

The Color of Courage
Movie, 1998

• Director: Lee Rose
• Main cast: Linda Hamilton, Bruce Greenwood, Lynn Whitfield, Roger Guenveur Smith

Eve's Bayou
Roz Batiste
Movie, 1997

• Director: Kasi Lemmons
• Main cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Meagan Good, Jurnee Smollett, Lynn Whitfield
• Music: Terence Blanchard

Gone Fishin'
Angie
Movie, 1997

• Director: Christopher Cain
• Main cast: Danny Glover, Rosanna Arquette, Joe Pesci, Lynn Whitfield
• Music: Randy Edelman

Junior's Groove
Mrs. Brown
Movie, 1997

• Director: Clement Virgo
• Main cast: Lynn Whitfield, Rainbow Sun Francks, Martin Villafana
• Music: Christopher Dedrick

Sophie & the Moonhanger
Sophie
Movie, 1996

• Main cast: Lynn Whitfield, Richard K. Olsen

A Thin Line Between Love & Hate
Brandi
Movie, 1996

• Director: Martin Lawrence
• Main cast: Martin Lawrence, Regina King, Lynn Whitfield, Della Reese

Thicker Than Blood
Bobbie Mallory
Movie, 1994

• Director: Michael Dinner
• Main cast: Rachel Ticotin, Peter Strauss, Brenda Bazinet, Bob Dishy

Taking the Heat
Carolyn Hunter
Movie, 1993

• Director: Tom Mankiewicz
• Main cast: Tony Goldwyn, George Segal, Lynn Whitfield
• Music: Patrick Williams

Stompin' at the Savoy
Esther
Movie, 1992

• Director: Debbie Allen
• Main cast: Vanessa Williams, Lynn Whitfield, Jasmine Guy
• Music: Harold Wheeler

The Josephine Baker Story
Josephine Baker
Movie, 1991

• Director: Brian Gibson
• Main cast: Rubén Blades, Louis Gossett Jr., Lynn Whitfield, David Dukes
• Music: Georges Delerue

A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story
Movie, 1991

• Director: Richard Michaels
• Main cast: Mario Van Peebles, Lynn Whitfield, Lane R. Davis, Susan Ruttan

Zora Is My Name!
Movie, 1990

• Director: Neema Barnette
• Main cast: Louis Gossett Jr., Oscar Brown Jr.

The Women of Brewster Place
Ciel
Movie, 1989

• Director: Donna Deitch
• Main cast: Oprah Winfrey, Robin Givens, Mary Alice, Olivia Cole
• Music: David Shire

Jaws: The Revenge
Louisa
Movie, 1987

• Main cast: Michael Caine, Mario Van Peebles, Lorraine Gary, Lance Guest

Mace
Sheila Freeman
Movie, 1987

• Director: William Vanderkloot
• Main cast: Isaac Hayes, Cassandra Gava, Darrell Larson, Ed Marinaro

Hard Lessons
Bobbie Maxwell
Movie, 1986

• Director: Eric Laneuville
• Main cast: Denzel Washington, Lynn Whitfield, Earl Billings, Ray Buktenica
• Music: Herbie Hancock

Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
Johnnie Mae Gibson
Movie, 1986

• Director: Bill Duke
• Main cast: William Allen Young, Lynn Whitfield, Richard Lawson, Howard Rollins

1985 Silverado
Rae
Movie, 1985

• Director: Lawrence Kasdan
• Main cast: Kevin Kline, Kevin Costner, Danny Glover, Scott Glenn
• Music: Bruce Broughton

The Slugger's Wife
Tina Alvarado
Movie, 1985

• Director: Hal Ashby
• Main cast: Rebecca De Mornay, Michael O'Keefe, Randy Quaid, Cleavant Derricks
• Music: Patrick Williams

Doctor Detroit
Thelma Cleland
Movie, 1983

• Director: Michael Pressman
• Main cast: Dan Aykroyd, Donna Dixon, Howard Hesseman, Lydia Lei
• Music: Lalo Schifrin

For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide
Woman in bath
Movie, 1982

Someone to Love
Movie, 2013

• Main cast: Garcelle Beauvais, Lynn Whitfield, Greg Vaughan, Brian J. White