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Lynn Whitfield

Lynn WhitfieldAKA Lynn Butler-Smith

Born: 6-May-1953
Birthplace: Baton Rouge, LA

Gender: Female
Race or Ethnicity: Black
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: The Josephine Baker Story

Father: Valerian Smith (b. 1926, d. 1992)
Brother: Valerian Butler-Smith (younger, "Pepper")
Boyfriend: Don Johnson (actor, dated briefly 1976)
Husband: Van Whitfield (div.)
Husband: Brian Gibson (m. 1990, div. 1992, one child)

    Kerry Victory 2004
    Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
    Emmy 1991 for The Josephine Baker Story

    TELEVISION
    Without a Trace Paula Van Doren (2002-06)
    Boston Public Louanna Harper (2001)
    Hill Street Blues Jill Thomas (1981)

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    The Women (12-Sep-2008)
    The Cheetah Girls 2 (25-Aug-2006)
    Confessions of a Call Girl (23-Jul-2006)
    Madea's Family Reunion (24-Feb-2006)
    Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story (21-Jan-2004)
    The Cheetah Girls (15-Aug-2003)
    Head of State (28-Mar-2003)
    A Girl Thing (20-Jan-2001)
    A Time for Dancing (2000)
    The Color of Courage (10-Feb-1999)
    Stepmom (15-Dec-1998)
    The Wedding (22-Feb-1998)
    Eve's Bayou (7-Sep-1997)
    Gone Fishin' (30-May-1997)
    A Thin Line Between Love and Hate (3-Apr-1996)
    Sophie & the Moonhanger (15-Jan-1996)
    In the Army Now (12-Aug-1994)
    The Josephine Baker Story (16-Mar-1991)
    The Women of Brewster Place (19-Mar-1989)
    Jaws: The Revenge (17-Jul-1987)
    Silverado (10-Jul-1985)
    The Slugger's Wife (29-Mar-1985)
    Doctor Detroit (1983)


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