Lynn Whitfield
Lynn Whitfield ( born May 6, 1953 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, native Lynn Butler -Smith ) is an American actress.
Life and achievements
Born as Lynn Butler -Smith African American woman, daughter of a dentist, a university education at Howard University. She was for the theater group Black Repertory Company in Washington, DC employed and their co-founder Van Whitfield she married in 1974. After her television debut in 1981 in the television series Hill Street Blues and a few minor roles, she took over in 1991, the main role of Josephine Baker in the made-for- television biopic Josephine (alternatively. The Josephine Baker Story) For this role she won the 1991 Emmy and 1992 for Best Actress - nominated mini-series or TV movie for the Golden Globe Award. In addition, she was awarded in 1993 the first of five Image Awards.
In 1990, Whitfield married the director Brian Gibson, by whom she has a daughter and she was divorced two years later. In the comedy side by side, she played a doctor who teaches Jackie Harrison (Susan Sarandon), that this is terminally ill. In the TV drama The Wedding she starred opposite Halle Berry one of the major roles for which she was nominated for an Image Award in 1999.
The role in the comedy Head of State at the side of Chris Rock brought Whitfield in 2004 was nominated for a BET Comedy Award. For her role in the television comedy Cheetah Girls - We are pop stars! she was nominated in 2004 for the Image Award and for the Black Reel Award. Her role at the side of Jamie Foxx in the television drama Redemption - The Grapes of Wrath brought her 2005 so far (March 2008) last Image Award and the Black Reel Award. For her role in the comedy Madea 's Family Reunion, she was nominated for the 2006 Black Movie Awards.