Biography
Cherlynne Theresa 'Lynne' ThigpenΒ (December 22, 1948 β 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 showΒ Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?Β and various spinoffs, Luna (The Moon) on theΒ Playhouse DisneyΒ children's seriesΒ Bear in the Big Blue House, and Ella Farmer onΒ The DistrictΒ (2000β2003). For her varied television work, she was nominated for sixΒ Daytime Emmy Awards and she also won aΒ Tony AwardΒ in 1997 for portraying Dr. Judith Kaufman inΒ An American Daughter.