Lynne Thigpen
Acting
Born: 1948-12-22 · Joliet, Illinois, USA
Died: 2003-03-12
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 f
🎬 Movies (20)
Anger Management
2003
Judge Daniels
Bear in the Big Blue House: Everybody's Special
2002
Luna (voice)
Novocaine
2001
Pat
Bear in the Big Blue House - Party Time with Bear
2001
Luna (voice)
Bear in the Big Blue House: A Berry Bear Christmas
2000
Luna (voice)
Shaft
2000
Carla Howard
An American Daughter
2000
Dr. Judith B. Kaufman
Bicentennial Man
1999
Female President
The Insider
1999
Mrs. Williams
Random Hearts
1999
Phyllis Bonaparte
Night Ride Home
1999
Fran
Chance of a Lifetime
1998
Ms. Wood
Pretty Poison
1996
Jane Azenauer
A Mother's Instinct
1996
"Mike" Wheelwright
The Boys Next Door
1996
Mrs. Tracy
Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling
1995
Captain Gigi Gardenas
Just Cause
1995
Ida Conklin
Blankman
1994
Grandma Walker
The Paper
1994
Janet
Naked in New York
1993
Helen
📺 TV Shows (20)
The District
2000
Ella Farmer
Bear in the Big Blue House
1997
Luna (voice)
King of the Hill
1997
Judge (voice)
Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego?
1996
The Chief
America's War on Poverty
1995
Self - Narrator (voice)
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
Regina Wilson
Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?
1991
The Chief
Separate but Equal
1991
Ruth Alice Stovall
Law & Order
1990
Judge Ida Boucher
FM
1989
Naomi Sayers
Roseanne
1988
Dear John
1988
Sarah Donnelly
thirtysomething
1987
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
1987
Nate's Cousin
The Ellen Burstyn Show
1986
L.A. Law
1986
D.A. Ruby Thomas
The Equalizer
1985
Cleaning Lady
The Cosby Show
1984
Mrs. Hudson
Hunter
1984
Lt. Marilyn Fowler
Reading Rainbow
1983
Self - Narrator (voice)