- Films
- 29
- Avg rating
- 5.21
- Peak run
- 1996’03
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
Lynn by the numbers
Average
5.21
19 rated films
Vote weighted
5.28
bigger films count more
Median
5.3
half are better
Consistency
±1.17
rating spread
Career
44y
1983 to 2026
Total votes
350K
across every film
Best
7.2
Eve's Bayou
Worst
3.1
Jaws: The Revenge
Newest first
Filmography
| 2026 | Strung | Audra Jelani | 5.0 | 1,637 |
| 2024 | Albany Road | Paula Henderson | · | 324 |
| 2023 |  The Retirement Plan | Drisdale | 5.1 | 11,804 |
| 2021 |  Vacation Friends | Suzanne | 6.3 | 35,060 |
| 2018 |  Nappily Ever After | Pauletta | 6.4 | 10,498 |
| 2017 | Espionage Tonight | Sydney Greenstreet | 4.0 | 2,312 |
| 2016 | Prayer Never Fails | Loral Hess | · | 335 |
| 2014 | Lap Dance | Momma Pearl | 4.6 | 3,340 |
| 2013 | King's Faith | Vanessa Stubbs | · | 893 |
| 2013 | The Last Letter | Lorraine | · | 446 |
| 2013 | Act Like You Love Me | Harriett | · | 433 |
| 2013 | And Then There Was You | Sophia Brent | · | 313 |
| 2012 | Battlefield America | Ms. Parker | 2.6 | 1,545 |
| 2011 | Mama I Want to Sing | Lillian Winter | · | 382 |
| 2011 | All Things Fall Apart | Bee | 5.4 | 2,898 |
| 2009 |  The Rebound | Laura Reilly | 6.3 | 52,777 |
| 2008 | Kings of the Evening | Gracie | · | 325 |
| 2006 |  Madea's Family Reunion | Victoria | 5.4 | 12,842 |
| 2003 |  Head of State | Debra Lassiter | 5.5 | 21,199 |
| 2002 | A Time for Dancing | Linda | · | 992 |
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On Lynn Whitfield
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