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Lynn Whitfield

(1953-)
American actress
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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 received a Golden Globe Award nomination for her breakout performance as Josephine Baker in the HBO biographical film The Josephine Baker Story (1991).

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Born Lynn Butler-Smith
15 February 1953 (age 72)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Zodiac Aquarius
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    Grace info 1st child with Brian Gibson Female b. 2 Aug 1991 · Age: 34 · 1991- · Celebrity Baby
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