Lynne Thigpen

Known for ActingBorn 1948-12-22Died 2003-03-12Joliet, 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.Read more

Movies & web series

Flanagan

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Reading Rainbow

Homicide: Life on the Street

Rockabye

America's War on Poverty

Chance of a Lifetime

Bear in the Big Blue House

The Warriors

Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego?

The Insider

Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling

King of the Hill

The Ellen Burstyn Show

Running on Empty

Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?

Bicentennial Man

Law & Order

Lean On Me

Tootsie

Bear in the Big Blue House: Everybody's Special

The Equalizer

L.A. Law

Hunter

Fear Stalk

The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd

The Cosby Show

The District

When Hell Freezes Over, I'll Skate

Streets of Fire

Roseanne

FM

The Boys Next Door

The Paper

Gimme a Break!

Separate But Equal

Bob Roberts

Godspell

Just Cause

Anger Management

thirtysomething

Article 99

Shaft

Novocaine

Separate but Equal

Night Ride Home

Hello Again

Dear John