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Whitfield – 5th Annual Essence Black Women in Hollywood Luncheon – Arrivals – Beverly Hills Hotel – Beverly Hills, CA, USA, 2012 – Keywords: Orientation: Portrait Face Count: 1 – False – Photo Credit: Andrew Evans / PR Photos
Birth Name: Lynn Butler-Smith
Place of Birth: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
Date of Birth: February 15, 1953
Ethnicity: African-American, Louisiana Creole [African, French]
Lynn Whitfield is an American actress and producer. Her roles include the films Doctor Detroit , The Slugger’s Wife , Silverado , Jaws: The Revenge , In the Army Now , A Thin Line Between Love and Hate , Gone Fishin’ , Eve’s Bayou , Stepmom (1998), A Time for Dancing , Head of State , Madea’s Family Reunion , The Women (2008), The Rebound , Mama, I Want to Sing! ; Tales from the Hood 3 , Vacation Friends , The Retirement Plan , and Albany Road ; and the shows Hill Street Blues , HeartBeat , The Cosby Mysteries , Without a Trace , How to Get Away with Murder , Hit the Floor , Mistresses , Greenleaf , and The Chi .
Lynn is the daughter of Valeria Jean (Butler), an officer of a finance agency, and Valerian E. Smith, a dentist. Lynn is of African-American and Louisiana Creole descent.
Lynn has a daughter, actress Grace Gibson , with her former husband, English-born director Brian Gibson. Her surname is from her first husband, Vantile Whitfield.
Lynn’s paternal grandfather was named Dr. Dennis E. Smith (the son of Lewis Smith and Lucy). Dr. Dennis was born in West Virginia.
Lynn’s paternal grandmother was Willia/Willa Gertrude Hundley (the daughter of Halbrook B. Hundley and Ethel Julia Owens). Willia was born in West Virginia. Halbrook was the son of William Hundley and Jennie. Ethel was the daughter of Samuel Owens and Sarah.
Sources: https://kreolmagazine.com
Lynn’s father on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org Lynn’s father on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Lynn’s father – https://old.findagrave.com
Marriage record of Lynn’s paternal great-grandparents, Halbrook B. Hundley and Ethel Julia Owens – https://www.familysearch.org