Lynn Whitfield: Lynn Whitfield. Actress: Madea's Family Reunion. With roots leading back to Louisiana southern aristocracy, lovely leading lady Lynn Whitfield was born in 1953, the eldest of four children and a third-generation BFA graduate from Howard University. Her dentist father was instrumental in developing Lynn's initial interest in acting as he was a prime figure in forming community theater in her native Baton Rouge. She is of African American and Native...
Known For: Madea's Family Reunion (Victoria), Jaws: The Revenge (Louisa), Eve's Bayou (Roz Batiste), The Josephine Baker Story (Josephine Baker)