Cherlynne Theresa "Lynne" Thigpen (December , â€" March , ) was an
American actress who voiced "Luna" (The Moon) on the Playhouse Disney
children's series Bear In The Big Blue House and portrayed "The Chief"
of ACME in various Carmen Sandiego television series and computer
games from to . For her varied television work, Thigpen was nominated
for six Daytime Emmy Awards; she won a Tony Award in for portraying
Dr. Judith Kaufman in An American Daughter.Born in Joliet, Illinois,
Thigpen obtained a degree in teaching. She taught high school English
briefly while studying theatre at the University of Illinois on an
acting fellowship.Thigpen moved to New York City in to begin her
career as a stage actress. She 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 ).In , she served as associate artistic
director of the acclaimed off-Broadway theater, Circle Repertory
Company, while Austin Pendleton served as artistic director.
American actress who voiced "Luna" (The Moon) on the Playhouse Disney
children's series Bear In The Big Blue House and portrayed "The Chief"
of ACME in various Carmen Sandiego television series and computer
games from to . For her varied television work, Thigpen was nominated
for six Daytime Emmy Awards; she won a Tony Award in for portraying
Dr. Judith Kaufman in An American Daughter.Born in Joliet, Illinois,
Thigpen obtained a degree in teaching. She taught high school English
briefly while studying theatre at the University of Illinois on an
acting fellowship.Thigpen moved to New York City in to begin her
career as a stage actress. She 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 ).In , she served as associate artistic
director of the acclaimed off-Broadway theater, Circle Repertory
Company, while Austin Pendleton served as artistic director.
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