Lynn Whitfield and Yolonda Ross recently discussed leaving The Chi in Season 7, sharing behind-the-scenes details about their ...

Whitfield tells The Reporter she didn’t learn of her character's fate until mid-season of the Paramount+ with Showtime series ...

The Hollywood veteran has set a standard for playing nuanced, no-nonsense women through her many memorable roles — including ...

Lynn Whitfield discusses her 30-year relationship with Oprah Winfrey, the final season of OWN hit 'Greenleaf' and giving fans the closure they deserve.

Actress Lynn Whitfield wants young women of color to know that there’s power in having full control over your decisions and your body, and she joined Planned Parenthood’s Be Seen C ampaign to ...

Lynn Whitfield attends the Time’s Up Luncheon – 2021 Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival on August 11, 2021 in Edgartown, MA (Getty) When she got pregnant she didn’t initially want a baby.

Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 1953, Whitfield grew up watching the icons of Hollywood’s Golden Age. “As a kid, I loved all of the glamour and the drama and I loved musicals,” Whitfield said.

Lynn Whitfield Whitfield said her “Greenleaf” character is drawn from women she has seen up close and personal. According to IMDb, three episodes on “Hill Street Blues” in 1981 were her ...

“We did a play in the third grade all about winter not wanting to give over his throne to spring, Whitfield recalls. That was my first title role, and I took full advantage of it. I felt like ...

Lynn Whitfield lives up to her legend. She’s every bit as regal over a zoom call or Instagram live as she is when she embodies the deliciously dignified yet unrelenting Lady Mae on OWN’s hit ...

Lynn Whitfield and Yolonda Ross recently discussed leaving The Chi in Season 7, sharing behind-the-scenes details about their ...

Actress Lynn Whitfield wants young women of color to know that there’s power in having full control over your decisions and your body, and she joined Planned Parenthood’s Be Seen C ampaign to ...