Lynn Butler-Smith, born May 6, 1953, is an American actress and producer best known for portraying the title character in the historical film “The Josephine Baker Story.” She is currently starring as Lady Mae Greenleaf in the Oprah Winfrey Network series “Greenleaf” as of mid-2018.
What is the Net Worth of Lynn Whitfield? Salary, Earnings
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Whitfield’s net worth is estimated to be more than $3 million as of late 2018, based on her years of work as an actor in various television episodes and movies.
Where was Lynn Whitfield born? Ethnicity, Nationality, Family, Education
Whitfield was the eldest of four children born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to finance agency official Jean Butler and dentist Valerian Smith. She is part Native American because her mother is African-American and her father is Creole.
Whitfield is a third-generation BFA graduate of Howard University, but she attributes her love of acting to her father, a founding member of the Baton Rouge community theater. To fuel her enthusiasm, she went to the Black Repertory Company in Washington, D.C.
Is Lynn Whitfield Married? Relationship
Whitfield is currently unmarried, despite having been married twice, first to Vantile Whitfield from 1974 to 1978, and then to filmmaker Brian Gibson in 1990, with whom she had a daughter named Grace. Grace has followed in her mother’s footsteps, appearing in films such as “Black Nativity,” “All Eyez on Me,” and “Unsolved: Tupac, and Notorious B.I.G.’s Murders.”
How did Lynn Whitfield start her Professional Career?
Whitfield’s career began in the late 1970s when she moved to New York and began appearing in off-Broadway shows such as “Showdown” and “The Great Macdaddy.” She became well-known after appearing in the Los Angeles production of “for colored girls who have considered suicide/ when the rainbow is enuf.”
Her early years as an actor helped to shape both her career and her net worth. Whitfield transitioned to television in the 1980s, debuting as Jill Thomas in “Hill Street Blues” in 1981. She’s also been in movies like “Doctor Detroit,” “The Slugger’s Wife,” and “Jaws: The Revenge.”
Whitfield has appeared in films such as “A Thin Line Between Love and Hate,” “Eve’s Bayou,” and “Stepmom” since the success of “The Josephine Baker Story.” She has also appeared in films such as “Head of State,” “Madea’s Family Reunion,” “The Rebound,” and “Mama, I Want to Sing,” which have all added to her fortune. Whitfield returned to television in the late 2000s, playing the evil Mary Walker in “Boston Public,” “Without a Trace,” and “How to Get Away with Murder.”
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