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Lynne Thigpen 1948 - 2003

Lynne Thigpen was born on December 22, 1948 in Joliet, Will County, Illinois United States, and died at age 54 years old on March 13, 2003 in New York, New York County, NY.

Lynne Thigpen

Cherlynne Theresa Thigpen - at birth only.

December 22, 1948

Joliet, Will County, Illinois, United States

March 13, 2003

New York, New York County, New York, United States

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Lynne Thigpen “Cherlynne Theresa “Lynne” Thigpen (December 22, 1948 – March 12, 2003) was an American stage and television actress, best known for her role as “The Chief” in the various Carmen Sandiego television series. Lynne Thigpen was born in Joliet, Illinois. Thigpen moved to New York City in 1971 to begin her career as a stage actress. After graduating from the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana with a degree in teaching, Thigpen taught high-school English for a short time, while pursuing her interest in theatre by participating in community productions. Determined to have a career as an actress, she moved in 1971 to New York City, where she soon joined the ensemble of Stephen Schwartz’s long-running off-Broadway hit Godspell, lending her compelling voice to “O Bless the Lord, My Soul.” Two years later, with several other members of the stage cast, she made her film debut in the screen version of the show. Lynne had a long and prolific theater career, and appeared in numerous musicals including Godspell, The Night That Made America Famous, The Magic Show, Working, Tintypes and An American Daughter (for which she won her Tony Award for her portrayal of Dr. Judith Kaufman in 1997) .
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1948

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December 22, 1948

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Joliet, Will County, Illinois United States

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2003

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March 13, 2003

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New York, New York County, New York United States
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Lynne Thigpen, 54, an Actress In CBS's 'District' and on Stage By The Associated Press March 14, 2003 Lynne Thigpen, a Tony Award-winning actress for ''An American Daughter'' and a star of ''The District,'' a drama on CBS, died on Wednesday at her home here. She was 54. Ms. Thigpen had appeared to be in good health and the cause was not immediately known, a network spokeswoman, Beth Haiken, said. On Thursday production of ''The District'' was shut down. The show stars Craig T. Nelson as the police chief of Washington. Ms. Thigpen played his aide, Ella Farmer. The 20th episode was in production this week, Ms. Haiken said. Twenty-two were planned for the season, and no decision has been made about how the death will affect the show. Ms. Thigpen grew up in Joliet, Ill., and lived primarily in New York. She had a distinguished stage career and also worked steadily in films and television. In 1997 she received a Tony for featured actress in a play for her role as a black Jewish feminist in Wendy Wasserstein's ''American Daughter.'' Ms. Thigpen recreated the role in the 200 television movie made of that play. She was nominated for a Tony for her role in ''Tintypes'' and won Obie Awards for her Off-Broadway ''Jar the Floor'' and ''Boesman and Lena'' and a Los Angeles Drama Critics Award for her work in a production in that city of August Wilson's ''Fences.'' On television, she portrayed the Chief in the PBS series ''Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?'' and ''Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego?'' She appeared in the series ''Thirtysomething'' and ''L.A. Law'' and the Hallmark Hall of Fame presentations of ''Night Ride Home'' and ''The Boys Next Door.'' Her film credits included ''The Insider,'' ''Shaft,'' ''Random Hearts,'' ''Lean on Me,'' ''Bob Roberts,'' ''Tootsie'' and most recently ''Anger Management.''

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She was nominated for a Tony for her role in ''Tintypes'' and won Obie Awards for her Off Broadway roles in ''Jar the Floor'' and ''Boesman and Lena'' and an Los Angeles Drama Critics Award for her work in a production in that city of August Wilson's ''Fences.''

On television she portrayed the Chief in the PBS series ''Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?'' and ''Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego?'' She appeared in the series ''Thirtysomething'' and ''L.A. Law'' and the Hallmark Hall of Fame presentations of ''Night Ride Home'' and ''The Boys Next Door.''

Her film credits included ''The Insider,'' ''Shaft,'' ''Random Hearts,'' ''Lean on Me,'' ''Bob Roberts,'' ''Tootsie'' and most recently ''Anger Management.''

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