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Cherlynne Theresa Thigpen (December 22, 1948 – March 12, 2003) was an American actress of stage and screen. She was known for her role as "The Chief" of ACME Crimenet in the game show Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? and various spinoffs, and for her role as "Luna" (The Moon) in the Playhouse Disney children's series Bear in the Big Blue House.For her varied television work, Thigpen was nominated for six Daytime Emmy Awards.She won a Tony Award in 1997 for portraying Dr. Judith ...
Lynne Thigpen. Actress: The Warriors. Multi-talented actress Lynne Thigpen was born Cherlynne Thigpen in Joliet, Illinois, on December 22, 1948. She performed in community theater and university theater productions while attending the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Following graduation, she taught high-school English for a short time, but her interest in acting eventually prevailed over teaching. Her desire to act professionally was further fueled by a strong set of vocal...
Mar 14, 2003 · Lynne Thigpen, a Tony Award-winning actress for ''An American Daughter'' and a star of ''The District,'' a drama on CBS, died on Wednesday at her home here.
Lynne Thigpen was an American actress, who garnered widespread fame for portraying "The Chief" of ACME in the various Carmen Sandiego television series and computer games between 1991 and 1997. A native of Illinois, Thigpen had earned a teaching degree and taught English at a high school while attending the University of Illinois on an acting fellowship.
Mar 14, 2003 · Lynne Thigpen, an Emmy- and Tony-winning stage, film and television actress whose best-known roles ranged from the Chief in the long-running PBS children's show "Where in the World Is Carmen ...
Cherlynne Theresa Thigpen was an American actress of stage and screen. She was known for her role as "The Chief" of ACME Crimenet in the game show Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? and various spinoffs, and for her role as "Luna" in the Playhouse Disney children's series Bear in the Big Blue House. For her varied television work, Thigpen was nominated for six Daytime Emmy Awards. She won a Tony Award in 1997 for portraying Dr. Judith Kaufman in An American Daughter, and also played Ella ...
Mar 14, 2003 · Actress Lynne Thigpen dies at her Los Angeles home this week. The cause of death is not immediately known. She was 54. Born and raised in Joliet, Ill., she distinguished herself on the stage ...
Mar 12, 2003 · 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 ...
Over the course of her 30-year career, actress Lynne Thigpen (b. Joliet, IL, 22 December 1948; d. Marina del Rey, CA, 12 March 2003) appeared in eight Broadway plays (five of them musicals), nearly 40 movies and several television series, usually as a secondary character. A performer of limitless energy and powerful vocal gifts, she […]
Mar 14, 2003 · Actress Lynne Thigpen dies at her Los Angeles home this week. The cause of death is not immediately known. She was 54. Born and raised in Joliet, Ill., she distinguished herself on the stage -- winning a Tony for An American Daughter -- and in film and television appearances. Most recently she was a co-star of the CBS drama The District.
