Lynne Thigpen

Lynne Thigpen (54)

1948-12-22 - 2003-03-12 | Joliet, Illinois, USA

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.

On Movies

  • Anger Management
  • Novocaine
  • Bear in the Big Blue House: A Berry Bear Christmas
  • Shaft
  • An American Daughter
  • Bicentennial Man
  • The Insider
  • Random Hearts
  • Night Ride Home
  • Chance of a Lifetime
  • Pretty Poison
  • A Mother's Instinct
  • The Boys Next Door
  • Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling
  • Just Cause
  • Blankman
  • The Paper
  • Naked in New York
  • Bob Roberts
  • Article 99
  • Separate But Equal
  • Impulse
  • Fear Stalk
  • Private Affairs
  • Lean On Me
  • Running on Empty
  • Hello Again
  • Sweet Liberty
  • Rockabye
  • Flanagan
  • Streets of Fire
  • Tootsie
  • Working
  • Tintypes
  • When Hell Freezes Over, I'll Skate
  • The Warriors
  • Godspell: A Musical Based on the Gospel According to St. Matthew
  • Fol-de-Rol

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