Personal Info

  • Known For

    Acting

  • Known Credits

    40

  • Gender

    Female

  • Birthday

    December 22, 1948 ( 55 years old )

  • Place of Birth

    Joliet, Illinois, USA

  • Also Known As

    Lynne Richmond

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.

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