
Lynne Thigpen
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 Shows(26)

The District
Ella Farmer

Bear in the Big Blue House
Luna (voice)

King of the Hill
Judge (voice)

Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego?
The Chief

America's War on Poverty
Self - Narrator (voice)

Homicide: Life on the Street
Regina Wilson

Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?
The Chief

Separate but Equal
Ruth Alice Stovall

Law & Order
Judge Ida Boucher

FM
Naomi Sayers

Roseanne

Dear John
Sarah Donnelly

thirtysomething

The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
Nate's Cousin

L.A. Law
D.A. Ruby Thomas

The Ellen Burstyn Show

The Equalizer
Cleaning Lady

The Cosby Show
Mrs. Hudson

Hunter
Lt. Marilyn Fowler

Reading Rainbow
Self - Narrator (voice)