Lynne Thigpen

Actress

Born: December 22, 1948 (54 years old)

Died: March 12, 2003

Place of birth: 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.

Filmography (42)

• Rockabye (1986, ★ 8)
• The Warriors (1979, ★ 7.7)
• Homicide: Life on the Street (1993, ★ 8.1)
• Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951, ★ 8.6)
• Reading Rainbow (1983, ★ 8.3)
• The Boys Next Door (1996, ★ 6.6)
• Bob Roberts (1992, ★ 6.6)
• The Insider (1999, ★ 7.5)
• Tootsie (1982, ★ 7.2)
• Godspell (1973, ★ 6.7)
• Lean On Me (1989, ★ 7.3)
• Article 99 (1992, ★ 6.2)
• Anger Management (2003, ★ 6.2)
• Separate But Equal (1991, ★ 6.4)
• Just Cause (1995, ★ 6.3)
• Streets of Fire (1984, ★ 6.9)
• The Paper (1994, ★ 6.6)
• Bicentennial Man (1999, ★ 7.3)
• Running on Empty (1988, ★ 7.4)
• Bear in the Big Blue House (1997, ★ 7.5)
• Law & Order (1990, ★ 7.3)
• King of the Hill (1997, ★ 7.4)
• The Cosby Show (1984, ★ 7)
• Roseanne (1988, ★ 6.8)
• Gimme a Break! (1981, ★ 6.6)
• Hunter (1984, ★ 7.1)
• The District (2000, ★ 6.8)
• Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? (1991, ★ 7.3)
• thirtysomething (1987, ★ 6.3)
• L.A. Law (1986, ★ 7.1)