Lynn Whitfield

Lynn Whitfield
Birth name	Lynn Butler-Smith
Born	May 6, 1953 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Notable Roles
Notable Episodes
Awards

Roles

Starring Roles

Series	Role	Year(s)	Season(s)
HeartBeat	Cory Banks	1988–1989	1	2
The Women of Brewster Place	Ciel	1989	miniseries
Equal Justice	Maggie Mayfield	1990–1991	1	2
Greenleaf	Mae Greenleaf	2016–	1

Guest Starring Roles

Series	Role	Episode	Airdate
Hill Street Blues	Jill Thomas	1x03 - Can World War III Be an Attitude?	January 24, 1981
Hill Street Blues	Jill Thomas	1x12 - Fecund Hand Rose	March 25, 1981
Hill Street Blues	Jill Thomas	2x07 - Chipped Beef	December 17, 1981
Cagney & Lacey	Eleanor Taggart	4x16 - Who Says It's Fair (1)	February 11, 1985
Cagney & Lacey	Eleanor Taggart	4x17 - Who Says It's Fair (2)	February 18, 1985
Miami Vice	Odette Ribaud	2x10 - Bought and Paid For	November 29, 1985
The Fall Guy	Jeanne	5x08 - Escape Claus	December 21, 1985
St. Elsewhere	Annie Callan	6x14 - Curtains	February 3, 1988
Matlock	Angela Page	4x20 - The Informer (1)	February 20, 1990
Matlock	Angela Page	4x21 - The Informer (2)	February 27, 1990
Martin	Ellen	5x14/15 - Goin' Overboard	February 13, 1997
Touched by an Angel	Dr. Serena Hall	3x19 - Amazing Grace (1)	February 23, 1997
Promised Land	Dr. Serena Hall	1x17 - Amazing Grace (2)	February 25, 1997
Boston Public	Louanna Harper	2x04 - Chapter Twenty-Six	November 19, 2001
Boston Public	Louanna Harper	2x06 - Chapter Twenty-Eight	December 3, 2001
Boston Public	Louanna Harper	2x07 - Chapter Twenty-Nine	December 10, 2001
Without a Trace	Paula Van Doran	1x05 - Suspect	October 24, 2002
Without a Trace	Paula Van Doren	1x21 - Are You Now or Have You Ever Been?	May 1, 2003
Without a Trace	Paula Van Doren	1x22 - Fall Out (1)	May 8, 2003
Without a Trace	Paula Van Doren	1x23 - Fall Out (2)	May 15, 2003
Without a Trace	Paula Van Doren	2x23 - Lost and Found	May 13, 2004
Without a Trace	Paula Van Doren	4x23 - White Balance	May 11, 2006
Shark	Anita Astin	1x01 - Pilot	September 21, 2006
FlashForward	Anastasia Markham	1x02 - White to Play	October 1, 2009

Made-for-TV Movies

Title	Role	Airdate	Series/Banner
The Josephine Baker Story	Josephine Baker	March 16, 1991	HBO Original Movies

Awards and Accolades

Primetime Emmy Awards

• Won: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special (1991)
  

The Josephine Baker Story