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LYNN WHITFIELD, 55

Birthdate: Feb. 15, 1953
Hometown: Baton Rouge, La.
Love Line: Split from Brian Gibson, with whom she has daughter Grace, 16
Milestones: She won an Emmy in 1991 for her leading role in the HBO biography The Josephine Baker Story, and will appear in the film adaptation of the Broadway musical Mama, I Want to Sing!.
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