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Lynn Whitfield
Actress 73 years old

Lynn Whitfield

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

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... Read full bio →

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15 titles
Tales from the Hood 3

Tales from the Hood 3

Rusty Cundieff, Darin Scott 2020 1h 43m

Following the franchise's cult classic roots, this new anthology featuring Tony Todd and Lynn Whitfield will scare and thrill with its horrifying twists and social commentary.

Woman in Motion

Woman in Motion

Todd Thompson 2019 1h 36m

Nichelle Nichols' daunting task to launch a national blitz for NASA, recruiting 8,000 of the nation's best and brightest, including the trailblazing astronauts who became the first African American, Asian and Latino men and women to fly in space.

All Things Fall Apart

All Things Fall Apart

Mario Van Peebles 2011 1h 46m

50 Cent stars as gifted college running back Deon in this touching drama. Deon's world turns upside down when an unexpected crisis jeopardizes his professional ambitions -- and causes him to look at himself and his life in a new way.

The Rebound

The Rebound

Bart Freundlich 2009 1h 35m 7.4

In New York City, a single mom captivates her new neighbor, a much younger man.

The Women

The Women

Diane English 2008 1h 54m 3.2

The story centers on a group of gossipy, high-society women who spend their days at the beauty salon and haunting fashion shows. The sweet, happily-wedded Mary Haines finds her marriage in trouble when shop girl Crystal Allen gets her hooks into Mary's man.

Madea's Family Reunion

Madea's Family Reunion

Tyler Perry 2006 1h 49m 4.0

While planning her family reunion, a pistol-packing grandma must contend with other dramas, including her love-troubled nieces and the runaway who was placed in her care.

Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story

Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story

Vondie Curtis-Hall 2004 1h 35m 6.0

The story of Stan "Tookie" Williams, the former leader of the "Crips" gang. Stan wrote award-winning children's books, brokered peace treaties between warring gangs, and won a Nobel Peace Prize nomination before he was executed.

A Time for Dancing

A Time for Dancing

Peter Gilbert 2002 1h 40m

Their love of dance, and their friendship, is challenged for two high school girls when one is diagnosed with cancer.

A Girl Thing

A Girl Thing

2001 1h 4.0

An NYC shrink sees four different women with different issues - attraction to another woman, friction between 3 sisters, cheating husband, and wanting revenge after being fired.

Stepmom

Stepmom

Chris Columbus 1998 2h 5m 6.2

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.

Gone Fishin'

Gone Fishin'

Christopher Cain 1997 1h 34m 4.5

Two fishing fanatics get in trouble when their fishing boat gets stolen while on a trip.

Eve's Bayou

Eve's Bayou

Kasi Lemmons 1997 1h 48m

Summer heats up in rural Louisiana beside Eve’s Bayou, 1962, as the Batiste family tries to survive the secrets they’ve kept and the betrayals they’ve endured.

Jaws: The Revenge

Jaws: The Revenge

Joseph Sargent 1987 1h 29m 3.8

The American horror film from 1987 following two other films with the same great white shark human killing idea. The film although could not live up to the original by Steven Spielberg.

Silverado

Silverado

Lawrence Kasdan 1985 2h 13m 6.6

A misfit bunch of friends come together to right the injustices that exist in a small town.

Doctor Detroit

Doctor Detroit

Michael Pressman 1983 1h 29m 5.0

A shy but gentle man named Clifford Skridlow is a professor of comparative literature at the financially-strapped fictional Monroe College in Chicago. A chance encounter with four beautiful women at a restaurant changes his life forever.

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