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Lynne Thigpen

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.

Known For: Acting

Born: Joliet, Illinois, USA, 1948-12-22

Died: 2003-03-12

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1972	Fol-de-Rol	Witch / Ensemble	0
2	1973	Godspell: A Musical Based on the Gospel According to St. Matthew	Lynne	67
3	1979	The Warriors	D.J.	77
4	1979	When Hell Freezes Over, I'll Skate	Featured Performer	0
5	1981	Tintypes		0
6	1982	Working	Telephone Operator	43
7	1982	Tootsie	Jo	72
8	1984	Streets of Fire	Subway Motorwoman	69
9	1985	Flanagan	Woman Cop	0
10	1986	Rockabye	Rica Towne	80
11	1986	Sweet Liberty	Claire	54
12	1987	Hello Again	Reporter #2	58
13	1988	Running on Empty	Contact at Eldridge St.	75
14	1989	Lean On Me	Leonna Barrett	73
15	1989	Private Affairs	Mrs. Meeks	0
16	1989	Fear Stalk	Barbara	60
17	1990	Impulse	Dr. Gardner	56
18	1991	Separate But Equal	Ruth Alice Stovall	65
19	1992	Article 99	Nurse White	61
20	1992	Bob Roberts	Kelly Noble	65
21	1993	Girlfriend	Jo Delancey	0
22	1993	Naked in New York	Helen	46
23	1994	The Paper	Janet	66
24	1994	Blankman	Grandma Walker	53
25	1995	Just Cause	Ida Conklin	62
26	1995	Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling	Captain Gigi Gardenas	67
27	1996	The Boys Next Door	Mrs. Tracy	66
28	1996	A Mother's Instinct	"Mike" Wheelwright	50
29	1996	Pretty Poison	Jane Azenauer	25
30	1998	Chance of a Lifetime	Ms. Wood	80
31	1999	Night Ride Home	Fran	56
32	1999	Random Hearts	Phyllis Bonaparte	55
33	1999	The Insider	Mrs. Williams	75
34	1999	Bicentennial Man	Female President	73
35	2000	An American Daughter	Dr. Judith B. Kaufman	44
36	2000	Shaft	Carla Howard	60
37	2000	Bear in the Big Blue House: A Berry Bear Christmas	Luna (voice)	100
38	2001	Bear in the Big Blue House - Party Time with Bear	Luna (voice)	0
39	2001	Novocaine	Pat	60
40	2002	Bear in the Big Blue House: Everybody's Special	Luna (voice)	70
41	2003	Anger Management	Judge Daniels	62

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1951	Hallmark Hall of Fame	Mrs. Tracy	86
2	1951	Hallmark Hall of Fame	Fran	86
3	1956	Tony Awards	Self - Winner	51
4	1956	Tony Awards	Self - Nominee / Performer	51
5	1981	Love, Sidney	Nancy	30
6	1981	Gimme a Break!		67
7	1983	Reading Rainbow	Herself - Narrator (voice)	84
8	1984	Hunter	Lt. Marilyn Fowler	72
9	1984	The Cosby Show	Mrs. Hudson	70
10	1985	The Equalizer	Cleaning Lady	72
11	1986	L.A. Law	D.A. Ruby Thomas	71
12	1986	The Ellen Burstyn Show		50
13	1987	The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd	Nate's Cousin	60
14	1987	thirtysomething		63
15	1988	Dear John	Sarah Donnelly	57
16	1988	Roseanne		68
17	1989	FM		60
18	1990	Law & Order	Judge Ida Boucher	74
19	1991	Separate but Equal	Ruth Alice Stovall	60
20	1991	Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?	The Chief	75
21	1993	Homicide: Life on the Street		80
22	1995	America's War on Poverty	Self - Narrator (voice)	0
23	1996	Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego?	The Chief	60
24	1997	King of the Hill	Judge (voice)	74
25	1997	Bear in the Big Blue House	Luna (voice)	76
26	2000	The District	Ella Farmer	68