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.
TV credits
Rated 6.9 out of 10
The District
2000
Rated 7.6 out of 10
Bear in the Big Blue House
1997
Rated 7.4 out of 10
King of the Hill
1997
Rated 7.5 out of 10
Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego?
1996
Rated 8.0 out of 10
America's War on Poverty
1995
Rated 8.1 out of 10
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
Rated 7.4 out of 10
Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?
1991
Rated 6.0 out of 10
Separate but Equal
1991
Rated 7.3 out of 10
Law & Order
1990
Rated 6.8 out of 10
FM
1989
Rated 6.8 out of 10
Roseanne
1988
Rated 5.7 out of 10
Dear John
1988
Rated 6.3 out of 10
thirtysomething
1987
Rated 6.8 out of 10
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
1987
Rated 7.5 out of 10
The Ellen Burstyn Show
1986
Rated 7.1 out of 10
L.A. Law
1986
Rated 7.1 out of 10
The Equalizer
1985
Rated 7.0 out of 10
The Cosby Show
1984
Rated 7.1 out of 10
Hunter
1984
Rated 8.3 out of 10
Reading Rainbow
1983
Rated 6.6 out of 10
American Playhouse
1982
Rated 6.7 out of 10
Gimme a Break!
1981
Rated 3.8 out of 10
Love, Sidney
1981
Rated 0.0 out of 10
Tony Awards
1956