Lynne Thigpen
Born: 1948-12-22
• 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.
Filmography
Anger Management
Bear in the Big Blue House: Everybody's Special
Novocaine
Bear in the Big Blue House - Party Time with Bear
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
No Image
Girlfriend
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
Fol-de-Rol