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    Lynn Whitfield

    Actress·Born 1953·Active 2022
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    Career at a glance

    1Hallmark film

    All 1 at Christmas

    Weirdness5.0 / 10

    Right on the Hallmark median

    Follow & about Lynn

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    From
    Baton Rouge
    Married to
    Brian Gibson

    Awards & honours

    • NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Series or Special · 2000
    • Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie · 1991
    Lynn Whitfield 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).
    From Wikipedia

    All 1 movie

    2020s

    1 film
    • 2022We Need A Little ChristmasActress as Irene · Christmas6.6Weird 5/10

    Lynn’s standouts

    • We Need A Little Christmas poster
      WeirdestWe Need A Little Christmas (2022)

      The strangest of the bunch — 5/10 on our weirdness scale

      6.6

    Movies by year

    Lynn Whitfield Hallmark movies by release year12022

    People also ask

    How many Hallmark movies has Lynn Whitfield been in?
    We have 1 Hallmark movie on file for Lynn Whitfield, spanning 2022.
    What is Lynn Whitfield's most popular Hallmark movie?
    We Need A Little Christmas (2022) has more audience votes than any other Lynn Whitfield Hallmark film, so it's the one most people have actually seen.
    How many Hallmark Christmas movies has Lynn Whitfield made?
    Lynn Whitfield turns up in 1 Hallmark Christmas movie.
    What was Lynn Whitfield's first Hallmark movie?
    The earliest Lynn Hallmark title we have is We Need A Little Christmas (2022).
    Where is Lynn Whitfield from?
    Lynn is from Baton Rouge.
    Is Lynn Whitfield married?
    Yes — Lynn is married to Brian Gibson.
    What does Lynn Whitfield do in Hallmark movies?
    Lynn Whitfield works on Hallmark films as actress.

    Data & sources

    Lynn’s filmography, credits and ratings are compiled from IMDb, TMDB and Wikipedia, then checked and tidied by the Talking Hallmark team. Last updated June 2026.

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