Lynn Whitfield Bio, Wiki, Age, Height, Net Worth & Married

Lynn Whitfield is a prominent American actress and producer, widely recognized for the roles in many television movies like The Josephine Baker Story and Cheetah Girls. Likewise, she has won famous awards for her roles in the movies.

Not to mention, Whitfield married twice and currently a divorced woman. Are you curious to know about Whitfield’s bio and married life-related information? If yes, then keep reading the article until the end and know more about her bio, wiki, age, height, net worth, etc.

Lynn Whitfield’s Bio & Wiki

The prominent actress and producer, Lynn Whitfield was born on 6 May 1953 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, The USA. As a matter of fact, her birth name is Lynn Whitfield Butler-Smith. Likewise, she belongs to Afro-American ethnicity and holds an American nationality. In addition, she was born under the sun sign, Taurus.

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Furthermore, Whitfield was born to a dentist father, Valerian Smith, and a finance agency officer mother, Jean Butler. Lynn is the eldest among four siblings. She has two younger sisters and a younger brother. Her younger brother’s name is Valerian Butler-Smith. Furthermore, she attended the Howard University and graduated from there with a third-generation BFA.

Lynn Whitfield’s Body Measurements: Height & Weight

Whitfield has got an hourglass shape of body figure. She stands at a height of 5 feet 3.5 inches (1.61m) and weighs around 52 Kg (114 Pounds). Her body is measured to be 34-24-34 inches. Moreover, she has got a beautiful pair of dark brown eyes and black hair.

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Being in her mid-60s, she still looks younger than her exact age. Her exact age is 66 years as of 2019.

Lynn Whitfield’s Career

Lynn started her professional career as an actress by appearing in the 1981 Tv series, Hill Street Blues as Jill Thomas. Since then, she starred in many Tv series until now. However, she gathered all the media attention and rose to fame when she starred in the film, The Josephine Baker Story and The Cheetah Girls. Likewise, some of the Tv movies that she played until now are:

1. Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI- 1986
2. A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story- 1991
3. Stompin at the Savoy- 1992
4. State of Emergency- 1994
5. Sophie & the Moonhanger- 1996

Not only in the TV movies but she has also starred in popular films.

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Some of them are:

1. Doctor Detroit- 1983
2. Dead Aim- 1987
3. A Thin Line Between Love and Hate- 1996
4. A Time for Dancing- 2000
5. Confessions- 2006
6. The Rebound- 2011
7. Lonely Boy- 2013
8. Nappily Ever After- 2018

Not to mention, Lynn won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie. Likewise, she earned a Golden Globe Award nomination for her role as Josephine Baker in The Josephine Baker.

Lynn Whitfield’s Personal Life: Married & Children

The 66 years old actress, Lynn Whittfield is currently a divorced woman. Firstly, she was married to Vantile Whitfield in 1974 but later divorced in 1978 because of an unknown reason. The divorced couple does not share any children with each other.

After 12 years of her divorce, Lynn remarried Brain Gibson. They were married on 4 July 1990 and shares one child with each other. Their child’s name is Grace Gibson, born on 2 August 1991. However, they parted their ways after 2 years of their marriage. As of 2019, she is living in a New York Townhome on Manhattan’s Upper East Side.

Lynn Whitfield’s Net Worth, Salary & Income

The award-winning actress, Whitfield has earned a hefty sum of money through her successful acting career. Her net worth is estimated to be $3 Million as of 2019. Not to mention, being an award-winning actress, a million dollar net worth is a decent earning. Not only by her acting career but she adds some of the money to her net worth through producing hit movies too.

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Unfortunately, her exact sum of salary and income are still unknown.