Lynn Whitfield

Cast in Tyler Perry's "Madea's Family Reunion"

Co-starred with Jamie Foxx in "Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story"

Co-starred in Chris Rock's "Head of the State"

Played Galleria's mother, Dorethea in the Disney Channel Original Movie's "The Cheetah Girls" and "The Cheetah Girls 2"

Had a recurring role as Paula Van Doran on "Without a Trace" (CBS)

Aged from 19 to 47 as snobby Martha's Vineyard matron Corinne Coles in the ABC miniseries "The Wedding", executive produced by Oprah Winfrey

Starred opposite Samuel L Jackson in "Eve's Bayou", playing the head of a prosperous black family in Louisiana

Appeared as Sophie in "Sophie and the Moon Hanger", a Lifetime TV-movie exploring the relationship of the wife of a KKK Wizard and her longtime black housekeeper

High-profile role as victim turned villainess in Martin Lawrence's "A Thin Line Between Love and Hate" scored a hit with her fans (if not the critics)

Reunited with Danny Glover from "Silverado" for "Gone Fishin'", a film that failed to live up to her expectations

Acted opposite Bill Cosby in NBC's "The Cosby Mysteries", both the movie and the series that followed

Starred in CBS movie "Stompin' at the Savoy"

Played recurring role of television news anchorwoman Maggie Mayfield on ABC's primetime serial courtroom drama, "Equal Justice"

Won an Emmy portraying the title character of "The Josephine Baker Story", produced for cable by HBO

Portrayed Ciel in the ABC miniseries, "The Women of Brewster Place"; first association with executive producer Oprah Winfrey

Played Dr. Cory Banks on the ABC medical drama series, "HeartBeat"

Appeared in the forgettable "Jaws the Revenge"

Starred as the title character in "Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI", a CBS movie based on the real life story of the first black female undercover agent for the FBI

Gained valuable experiece as Rae in "Silverado"

Appeared in PBS TV adaptation of "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf"

Made feature film debut in "Doctor Detroit"

Began her film career under a talent development program at Columbia Pictures

Co-starred in the Los Angeles, London and Australian companies of Ntozake Shange's play, "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf"

Performed with the Black Repertory Company in Washington, DC; also did stage work in New York City before moving to Los Angeles