AKA Lynn Butler-Smith

Born: 6-May-1953
Birthplace: Baton Rouge, LA

Gender: Female
Race or Ethnicity: Black
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: The Josephine Baker Story

Father: Valerian Smith (b. 1926, d. 1992)
Brother: Valerian Butler-Smith (younger, "Pepper")
Boyfriend: Don Johnson (actor, dated briefly 1976)
Husband: Van Whitfield (div.)
Husband: Brian Gibson (m. 1990, div. 1992, one child)

    Kerry Victory 2004
    Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
    Emmy 1991 for The Josephine Baker Story

    TELEVISION
    Without a Trace Paula Van Doren (2002-06)
    Boston Public Louanna Harper (2001)
    Hill Street Blues Jill Thomas (1981)

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    The Last Letter (20-Sep-2013)
    And Then There Was You (19-Sep-2013)
    Act Like You Love Me (6-Aug-2013)
    Redemption of a Dog (28-Aug-2012)
    Somebody's Child (11-Aug-2012)
    Battlefield America (1-Jun-2012)
    All Things Fall Apart (5-Mar-2011)
    PoliWood (1-May-2009) · Herself
    The Rebound (6-Feb-2009) · Laura Reilly
    The Women (12-Sep-2008)
    Kings of the Evening (31-Jan-2008) · Gracie Marigold
    The Cheetah Girls 2 (25-Aug-2006) · Dorothea
    Confessions of a Call Girl (23-Jul-2006)
    Madea's Family Reunion (24-Feb-2006)
    Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story (21-Jan-2004)
    The Cheetah Girls (15-Aug-2003) · Dorothea
    Head of State (28-Mar-2003) · Debra Lassiter
    A Girl Thing (20-Jan-2001)
    A Time for Dancing (2000)
    Dangerous Evidence: The Lori Jackson Story (12-Apr-1999)
    The Color of Courage (10-Feb-1999)
    Stepmom (15-Dec-1998) · Dr. Sweikert
    The Wedding (22-Feb-1998)
    Eve's Bayou (7-Sep-1997)
    Junior's Groove (6-Sep-1997)
    Gone Fishin' (30-May-1997)
    A Thin Line Between Love and Hate (3-Apr-1996) · Brandi
    Sophie & the Moonhanger (15-Jan-1996)
    In the Army Now (12-Aug-1994)
    Taking the Heat (6-Jun-1993)
    Stompin' at the Savoy (12-Apr-1992)
    A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story (2-Apr-1991)
    The Josephine Baker Story (16-Mar-1991)
    The Women of Brewster Place (19-Mar-1989)
    Jaws: The Revenge (17-Jul-1987) · Louisa
    Dead Aim (May-1987)
    Hard Lessons: The George McKenna Story (11-Nov-1986)
    Silverado (10-Jul-1985) · Rae
    The Slugger's Wife (29-Mar-1985)
    Doctor Detroit (6-May-1983)

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