Lynne Thigpen
Known for Acting
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
The Warriors
1979
as D.J.
Bicentennial Man
1999
as Female President
The Insider
1999
as Mrs. Williams
Shaft
2000
as Carla Howard
Anger Management
2003
as Judge Daniels
Tootsie
1982
as Jo
Blankman
1994
as Grandma Walker
Just Cause
1995
as Ida Conklin
Lean On Me
1989
as Leonna Barrett
Streets of Fire
1984
as Subway Motorwoman
Random Hearts
1999
as Phyllis Bonaparte
Running on Empty
1988
as Contact at Eldridge St.
The Paper
1994
as Janet
Bob Roberts
1992
as Kelly Noble
Pretty Poison
1996
as Jane Azenauer
Godspell
1973
as Lynne
Naked in New York
1993
as Helen
Hello Again
1987
as Reporter #2
Impulse
1990
as Dr. Gardner
Article 99
1992
as Nurse White