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.
The Warriors
as D.J.Prominent gang leader Cyrus calls a meeting of New York's gangs to set aside their turf wars and...
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Shaft
as Carla HowardNew York police detective John Shaft arrests Walter Wade Jr. for a racially motivated slaying....
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Richard Martin buys a gift, a new NDR-114 robot. The product is named Andrew by the youngest of...
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Anger Management
as Judge DanielsAfter a small misunderstanding aboard an airplane escalates out of control, timid businessman...
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The Insider
as Mrs. WilliamsA research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a...
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Streets of Fire
as Subway MotorwomanRaven Shaddock and his gang of merciless biker friends kidnap rock singer Ellen Aim. Ellen's...
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Tootsie
as JoWhen struggling, out of work actor Michael Dorsey secretly adopts a female alter ego – Dorothy...
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Lean On Me
as Leonna BarrettWhen principal Joe Clark takes over decaying Eastside High School, he's faced with students...
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Just Cause
as Ida ConklinA Harvard professor is lured back into the courtroom after twenty-five years to take the case of...
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The Paper
as JanetHenry Hackett is the workaholic editor of a New York City tabloid. He loves his job, but the...
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Running on Empty
as Contact at Eldridge St.The Popes are a family who haven't been able to use their real identity for years. In the late...
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Bob Roberts
as Kelly NobleMillionaire conservative Bob Roberts launches an insurgent campaign against incumbent senator...
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Random Hearts
as Phyllis BonaparteAfter losing their spouses in a plane crash, an internal affairs cop and a congresswoman find...
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Blankman
as Grandma WalkerDarryl is a childlike man with a genius for inventing various gadgets out of junk. When he...
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Novocaine
as PatA dentist finds himself a murder suspect after a sexy patient seduces him into prescribing her...
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Godspell
as LynneA modern day musical telling of the ministry of Jesus Christ set in New York. The Apostles,...
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Hello Again
as Reporter #2A suburban housewife chokes to death and is brought back to life by a spell cast by her wacky...
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Article 99
as Nurse WhiteDr. Richard Sturgess leads a team of compassionate doctors at a veteran's hospital. Along with...
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Impulse
as Dr. GardnerA Los Angeles vice cop, caught between her undercover role as a sex worker and her personal...
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The Boys Next Door
as Mrs. TracyKind-hearted social worker Jack Palmer feels guilty about not spending enough time with his wife...
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Naked in New York
as HelenNaked in New York begins in the car of grown up Jake, he is talking to us about his girlfriend,...
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Sweet Liberty
as ClaireMichael Burgess is an academic who has written a scholarly book on the American Revolution which...
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Separate But Equal
as Ruth Alice StovallA dramatization of the events of Brown vs. Board of Education, the American court case that...
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Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling
as Captain Gigi GardenasCagney and Lacey work a case involving police corruption and document forgery. Chris seeks a...
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Night Ride Home
as FranWhen a devastating accident tears apart the already frayed marriage of Neal and Nora Mahler,...
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Working
as Telephone OperatorThis musical adaptation of the Studs Terkel book examines the average worker's...
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Fear Stalk
as BarbaraA producer from Beverly Hills is shocked when someone steals all of her belongings out of her...
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A Mother's Instinct
as "Mike" WheelwrightHolly Mitchell a divorcee, remarries widower, Carl Gibbons, the father of two small boys. When...
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When Hell Freezes Over, I'll Skate
as Featured PerformerThis lively, spirit-lifting musical celebrates the sheer joy -- and survival -- of black music,...
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Tintypes
as uncreditedDebuting on Broadway in 1980, Tintypes is a musical review featuring songs from the early...
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Chance of a Lifetime
as Ms. WoodIrreverent freelance investigative reporter Tom Maguire hits rock bottom when bigot editor in...
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Bear in the Big Blue House: A Berry Bear Christmas
as Luna (voice)The winter holidays find Bear and his friends planning a big celebration. They're all getting...
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Flanagan
as Woman CopAging New York cabbie Flanagan still has hopes of making it as a stage actor. He can recite any...
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Rockabye
as Rica TowneA young woman, striking out on her own after having left her husband in California, has her...
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Private Affairs
as Mrs. MeeksA departure from most ABC Afterschool Specials, this one focuses on Madeline Green, a teenage...
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Pretty Poison
as Jane AzenauerA clueless cheerleader falls for a mysterious young man who tells her he's a secret agent. But...
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Fol-de-Rol
as Witch / EnsembleA filmed version of Sid and Marty Krofft's 1968 live puppet show, set at a medieval fair. The...
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Bear in the Big Blue House - Party Time with Bear
as Luna (voice)Let your child learn, explore and have fun with this award-winning series. Celebrate good times...
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Bear in the Big Blue House: Everybody's Special
as Luna (voice)Join Bear and friends for fun and humorous learning
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Law & Order
as Judge Ida BoucherIn cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing...
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King of the Hill
as Judge (voice)Set in Texas, this animated series follows the life of propane salesman Hank Hill, who lives...
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Tony Awards
as Self - WinnerThe Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award,...
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The Equalizer
as Cleaning LadyRobert McCall is a former agent of a secret government agency who is now running his own private...
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The Cosby Show
as Mrs. HudsonThe Cosby Show is an American television situation comedy starring Bill Cosby, which aired for...
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L.A. Law
as D.A. Ruby ThomasL.A. Law is an American television legal drama series that ran for eight seasons on NBC from...
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Homicide: Life on the Street
as uncreditedAn American police procedural chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore...
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thirtysomething
as uncreditedThirtysomething is an American television drama about a group of baby boomers in their late...
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Cagney & Lacey
as Capt. Gigi CardenasMary Beth Lacey and Chris Cagney are teamed up as NYPD police detectives. Their opposing...
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Hunter
as Lt. Marilyn FowlerHunter is an American police drama television series created by Frank Lupo, and starring Fred...
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The District
as Ella FarmerThe District is a television police drama which aired on CBS from October 7, 2000 to May 1,...
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Bear in the Big Blue House
as Luna (voice)The series provides children with valuable tools for growth in key areas of music, social skill...
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Reading Rainbow
as Herself - Narrator (voice)Journey to exciting places and build a lasting connection with your favorite books. Each episode...
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Dear John
as Sarah DonnellyDear John starred Judd Hirsch as easygoing Drake Prep high school teacher John Lacey who is...
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Gimme a Break!
as uncreditedGimme a Break! is an American sitcom which aired on NBC for six seasons, October 29, 1981, until...
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The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
as Nate's CousinMolly Dodd — a mid-30s, divorced woman living in New York — faces the comedy and drama of a...
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Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?
as The ChiefA game show based on the Carmen Sandiego computer game series created by Brøderbund Software.
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Roseanne
as uncreditedA working-class family struggles to get by on a limited income in the fictional town of Lanford,...
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Love, Sidney
as NancyA middle-aged gay artist shares his New York apartment with a single mother and her little girl....
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Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego?
as The ChiefA game show based on the Carmen Sandiego computer game series created by Brøderbund Software.
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Mrs. TracyHallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark...
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
as FranHallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark...
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FM
as uncreditedFM is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from August 17, 1989 to June 29, 1990.
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The Ellen Burstyn Show
as uncreditedEllen Brewer is a Baltimore college professor living with her overbearing mother Sydney and...
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America's War on Poverty
as Self - Narrator (voice)In the midst of unprecedented national prosperity in the 1960s, poverty was "rediscovered" by...
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