Lynne Thigpen

Lynne Thigpen

1948-12-22 Joliet, Illinois, USA 41 Credits

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 f...

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Anger Management

Anger Management

2003

as Judge Daniels

6.2
Acting

After a small misunderstanding aboard an airplane escalates out of control, timid businessman Dave Buznik is ordered by the court to undergo anger man...

Bear in the Big Blue House: Everybody's Special

Bear in the Big Blue House: Everybody's Special

2002

as Luna (voice)

7.0
Acting

Join Bear and friends for fun and humorous learning

Novocaine

Novocaine

2001

as Pat

6.0
Acting

A dentist finds himself a murder suspect after a sexy patient seduces him into prescribing her drugs.

Bear in the Big Blue House - Party Time with Bear

Bear in the Big Blue House - Party Time with Bear

2001

as Luna (voice)

Acting

Let your child learn, explore and have fun with this award-winning series. Celebrate good times with Bear and all his friends in three party-hearty e...

Bear in the Big Blue House: A Berry Bear Christmas

Bear in the Big Blue House: A Berry Bear Christmas

2000

as Luna (voice)

10.0
Acting

The winter holidays find Bear and his friends planning a big celebration. They're all getting ready for Christmas, but also learn about Hanukkah and K...

Shaft

Shaft

2000

as Carla Howard

6.0
Acting

New York police detective John Shaft arrests Walter Wade Jr. for a racially motivated slaying. But the only eyewitness disappears, and Wade jumps bail...

An American Daughter

An American Daughter

2000

as Dr. Judith B. Kaufman

4.4
Acting

A Senator's daughter seems to have a lock on a nomination as the US Surgeon General, until a background check reveals she once neglected to return a j...

Bicentennial Man

Bicentennial Man

1999

as Female President

7.3
Acting

Richard Martin buys a gift, a new NDR-114 robot. The product is named Andrew by the youngest of the family's children. "Bicentennial Man" follows the ...

The Insider

The Insider

1999

as Mrs. Williams

7.5
Acting

A research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a 60 Minutes exposé on Big Tobacco.

Random Hearts

Random Hearts

1999

as Phyllis Bonaparte

5.5
Acting

After losing their spouses in a plane crash, an internal affairs cop and a congresswoman find each other's keys in each other's loved ones' possession...

Night Ride Home

Night Ride Home

1999

as Fran

5.6
Acting

When a devastating accident tears apart the already frayed marriage of Neal and Nora Mahler, each family member must learn that their own emotions are...

Chance of a Lifetime

Chance of a Lifetime

1998

as Ms. Wood

8.0
Acting

Irreverent freelance investigative reporter Tom Maguire hits rock bottom when bigot editor in chief Ivan refuses to print his pieces anymore and his b...

Pretty Poison

Pretty Poison

1996

as Jane Azenauer

2.5
Acting

A clueless cheerleader falls for a mysterious young man who tells her he's a secret agent. But the truth is much simpler and darker.

A Mother's Instinct

A Mother's Instinct

1996

as "Mike" Wheelwright

5.0
Acting

Holly Mitchell a divorcee, remarries widower, Carl Gibbons, the father of two small boys. When she begins to question his past, he disappears with the...

The Boys Next Door

The Boys Next Door

1996

as Mrs. Tracy

6.6
Acting

Kind-hearted social worker Jack Palmer feels guilty about not spending enough time with his wife due to the pressures of his job taking care of four d...

Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling

Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling

1995

as Captain Gigi Gardenas

6.7
Acting

Cagney and Lacey work a case involving police corruption and document forgery. Chris seeks a prestigious promotion, while Mary Beth has to deal with t...

Just Cause

Just Cause

1995

as Ida Conklin

6.2
Acting

A Harvard professor is lured back into the courtroom after twenty-five years to take the case of a young black man condemned to death for the horrific...

Blankman

Blankman

1994

as Grandma Walker

5.3
Acting

Darryl is a childlike man with a genius for inventing various gadgets out of junk. When he stumbles on a method to make his clothes bulletproof, he de...

The Paper

The Paper

1994

as Janet

6.6
Acting

Henry Hackett is the workaholic editor of a New York City tabloid. He loves his job, but the long hours and low pay are leading to discontent. Also, p...

Naked in New York

Naked in New York

1993

as Helen

4.5
Acting

Naked in New York begins in the car of grown up Jake, he is talking to us about his girlfriend, Joanne, and to whom you can turn to for help while fa...

Girlfriend

1993

as Jo Delancey

Acting

Two teenage girls, one black and one white, become friends while working on a mural to honor a black classmate killed by random gunshots.

Bob Roberts

Bob Roberts

1992

as Kelly Noble

6.5
Acting

Millionaire conservative Bob Roberts launches an insurgent campaign against incumbent senator Brickley Paiste, firing up crowds at his rallies by sing...

Article 99

Article 99

1992

as Nurse White

6.1
Acting

Dr. Richard Sturgess leads a team of compassionate doctors at a veteran's hospital. Along with Drs. Morgan, Handleman and Van Dorn, he fights to deliv...

Separate But Equal

Separate But Equal

1991

as Ruth Alice Stovall

6.5
Acting

A dramatization of the events of Brown vs. Board of Education, the American court case that destroyed the legal validity of racial segregation.

Impulse

Impulse

1990

as Dr. Gardner

5.6
Acting

A Los Angeles vice cop, caught between her undercover role as a sex worker and her personal relationships, is thrown into a web of murder and deceit.

Fear Stalk

Fear Stalk

1989

as Barbara

6.0
Acting

A producer from Beverly Hills is shocked when someone steals all of her belongings out of her purse. The thief begins to make threatening phone calls ...

Private Affairs

Private Affairs

1989

as Mrs. Meeks

Acting

A departure from most ABC Afterschool Specials, this one focuses on Madeline Green, a teenage girl who discovers her father's affair with a friend of ...

Lean On Me

Lean On Me

1989

as Leonna Barrett

7.3
Acting

When principal Joe Clark takes over decaying Eastside High School, he's faced with students wearing gang colors and graffiti-covered walls. Determined...

Running on Empty

Running on Empty

1988

as Contact at Eldridge St.

7.5
Acting

The Popes are a family who haven't been able to use their real identity for years. In the late sixties, the parents set a weapons lab afire in an effo...

Hello Again

Hello Again

1987

as Reporter #2

5.8
Acting

A suburban housewife chokes to death and is brought back to life by a spell cast by her wacky sister.

Sweet Liberty

Sweet Liberty

1986

as Claire

5.4
Acting

Michael Burgess is an academic who has written a scholarly book on the American Revolution which Hollywood has bought the film rights to. The arrival ...

Rockabye

Rockabye

1986

as Rica Towne

8.0
Acting

A young woman, striking out on her own after having left her husband in California, has her young son snatched from her moments after getting off the ...

Flanagan

Flanagan

1985

as Woman Cop

Acting

Aging New York cabbie Flanagan still has hopes of making it as a stage actor. He can recite any Shakespeare sonnet and is facile with accents, but he ...

Streets of Fire

Streets of Fire

1984

as Subway Motorwoman

6.9
Acting

Raven Shaddock and his gang of merciless biker friends kidnap rock singer Ellen Aim. Ellen's former lover, soldier-for-hire Tom Cody, happens to be pa...

Tootsie

Tootsie

1982

as Jo

7.2
Acting

When struggling, out of work actor Michael Dorsey secretly adopts a female alter ego – Dorothy Michaels – in order to land a part in a daytime drama, ...

Working

Working

1982

as Telephone Operator

4.3
Acting

This musical adaptation of the Studs Terkel book examines the average worker's viewpoint--showing that he or she is anything but average. Based on a s...

Tintypes

Tintypes

1981

Acting

Debuting on Broadway in 1980, Tintypes is a musical review featuring songs from the early twentieth century providing the audience with a look into th...

When Hell Freezes Over, I'll Skate

When Hell Freezes Over, I'll Skate

1979

as Featured Performer

Acting

This lively, spirit-lifting musical celebrates the sheer joy -- and survival -- of black music, song and poetry since the days of America's Civil War....

The Warriors

The Warriors

1979

as D.J.

7.7
Acting

Prominent gang leader Cyrus calls a meeting of New York's gangs to set aside their turf wars and take over the city. At the meeting, a rival leader ki...

Godspell: A Musical Based on the Gospel According to St. Matthew

Godspell: A Musical Based on the Gospel According to St. Matthew

1973

as Lynne

6.7
Acting

In modern-day New York City, John the Baptist calls out to a group of young men and women to learn from the teachings of Jesus. Through song and dance...

Fol-de-Rol

Fol-de-Rol

1972

as Witch / Ensemble

Acting

A filmed version of Sid and Marty Krofft's 1968 live puppet show, set at a medieval fair. The special was a pilot for a weekly series.