Lynne Thigpen
ActingAlso Known As
Lynne Richmond
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.
Movies
(41 total)
Bicentennial Man
as Female President
Anger Management
as Judge Daniels
The Warriors
as D.J.
The Insider
as Mrs. Williams
Tootsie
as Jo
Shaft
as Carla Howard
Just Cause
as Ida Conklin
Streets of Fire
as Subway Motorwoman
Random Hearts
as Phyllis Bonaparte
Running on Empty
as Contact at Eldridge St.
Lean On Me
as Leonna Barrett
The Paper
as Janet
Blankman
as Grandma Walker
Bob Roberts
as Kelly Noble
Novocaine
as Pat
Hello Again
as Reporter #2
Article 99
as Nurse White
Godspell
as Lynne
Impulse
as Dr. Gardner
Sweet Liberty
as Claire
TV Shows
(24 total)
Law & Order
as Judge Ida Boucher
King of the Hill
as Judge (voice)
The Cosby Show
as Mrs. Hudson
Homicide: Life on the Street
as Regina Wilson
Bear in the Big Blue House
as Luna (voice)
Hunter
as Lt. Marilyn Fowler
L.A. Law
as Ruby Thomas
The Equalizer
as Cleaning Lady
Reading Rainbow
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The District
as Ella Farmer
Dear John
as Sarah Donnelly
Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?
as The Chief
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Mrs. Tracy
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Fran
Love, Sidney
as Nancy
FM
as Naomi Sayers
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
as Nate's Cousin