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 an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special and a NAACP Image Award for her performance as Josephine Baker in the HBO movie The Josephine Baker Story 1991 She also won NAACP Image awards for her work in Touched by an Angel 1998 The Planet of Junior Brown 2000 and Redemption The Stan Tookie Williams Story 2004 Her film work includes performances in A Thin Line Between Love and Hate 1996 Eves Bayou 1997 Stepmom 1998 Head of State 2003 The Cheetah Girls 2003 The Cheetah Girls 2 2006 Madeas Family Reunion 2006 The Women 2008 Nappily Ever After 2018 and Vacation Friends 2021 From 2016 to 2020 she starred as Lady Mae Greenleaf on OWNs dramatic series Greenleaf for which she won critical acclaim and garnered two NAACP Image Awards and a Gracie Award She has won a total of seven NAACP Image Awards
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