Lynne Thigpen
Acting
December 22, 1948
Joliet, Illinois, USA
Biography
Cherlynne Theresa 'Lynne' Thigpen (December 22, 1948 – March 12, 2003) was an American actress of stage and screen. She was known for her roles as The Chief of ACME Crimenet on the game show Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? and various spinoffs, Luna (The Moon) on the Playhouse Disney children's series Bear in the Big Blue House, and Ella Farmer on The District (2000–2003). For her varied television work, she was nominated for six Daytime Emmy Awards and she also won a Tony Award in 1997 for portraying Dr. Judith Kaufman in An American Daughter.
Movies
Bicentennial Man
1999
Anger Management
2003
Shaft
2000
The Warriors
1979
Tootsie
1982
Lean On Me
1989
The Insider
1999
Impulse
1990
Separate But Equal
1991
Novocaine
2001
Streets of Fire
1984
Sweet Liberty
1986
Blankman
1994
Working
1982
Pretty Poison
1996
Just Cause
1995
Private Affairs
1989
Hello Again
1987
Random Hearts
1999
Naked in New York
1993
TV Shows
Law & Order
1990
King of the Hill
1997
The Cosby Show
1984
Tony Awards
1956
Tony Awards
1956
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
The Equalizer
1985
L.A. Law
1986
Hunter
1984
The District
2000
thirtysomething
1987
Dear John
1988
Bear in the Big Blue House
1997
Reading Rainbow
1983
Gimme a Break!
1981
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
1987
Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego?
1996
Roseanne
1988
Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?
1991
Love, Sidney
1981