GREENLEAF - LYNN WHITFIELD INTERVIEW
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Scandalous secrets, deception and lies In a House of Worship…. The Fifth and Final Season of Greenleaf
is back on OWN.
Greenleaf takes viewers into the unscrupulous world of the Greenleaf family and their sprawling Memphis megachurch, where scandalous secrets and lies are as numerous as the faithful. The series stars Merle Dandridge as Grace Greenleaf; Keith David as Bishop James Greenleaf; Lynn Whitfield as Matriarch Lady Mae Greenleaf; Kim Hawthorne as Kerissa Greenleaf; Lamman Rucker as Jacob Greenleaf; and Deborah Joy Winans as Charity Greenleaf-Satterjee. Oprah Winfrey is one of the executive producers of Greenleaf.
Lynn Whitfield and Merle Dandridge on, Greenleaf
Emmy Award winning actress Lynn Whitfield has loved playing Mae but says even though the show is ending - it may not be the last we see of this strong Matriarch!
Lynn Whitfield has twice been awarded the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her work on the show; back-to-back in 2019 and 2020.
Whitfield earned an Emmy for her work in The Josephine Baker Story. She has been in more than 40 feature films, including The Slugger’s Wife, Eve’s Bayou, Madea’s Family Reunion and The Women. She’s starred or appeared in numerous television programs, including Touched By An Angel, Hill Street Blues, The Cosby Mysteries and Without a Trace, among many others.
I spoke with Lynn Whitfield about the end of Greenleaf and how she has changed after ears of playing Lady Mae.