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class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">American actress (1948–2003)</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox biography vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:125%;"><div class="fn">Lynne Thigpen</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:LynneThigpen.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/42/LynneThigpen.jpg/220px-LynneThigpen.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="240" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/42/LynneThigpen.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="302" data-file-height="330" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Thigpen as Miss Barrett in the 1989 film <i><a href="/wiki/Lean_on_Me_(film)" title="Lean on Me (film)">Lean on Me</a></i></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Cherlynne Theresa Thigpen</div><br /><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1948-12-22</span>)</span>December 22, 1948<br /><div style="display:inline" class="birthplace"><a href="/wiki/Joliet,_Illinois" title="Joliet, Illinois">Joliet, Illinois</a>, U.S.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">March 12, 2003<span style="display:none">(2003-03-12)</span> (aged 54)<br /><div style="display:inline" class="deathplace"><a href="/wiki/Marina_del_Rey,_California" title="Marina del Rey, California">Marina del Rey, California</a>, U.S.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Resting place</th><td class="infobox-data label">Elmhurst Cemetery, Joliet, Illinois</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Other names</th><td class="infobox-data nickname">Lynne Richmond</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Alma mater</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Illinois_at_Urbana%E2%80%93Champaign" class="mw-redirect" title="University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign">University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation(s)</th><td class="infobox-data role">Actress, singer</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Years active</th><td class="infobox-data">1971–2003</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Television</th><td class="infobox-data">The Chief in <i><a href="/wiki/Where_in_the_World_Is_Carmen_Sandiego%3F_(game_show)" title="Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? (game show)">(Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?)</a></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Awards</th><td class="infobox-data">1992 <a href="/wiki/Obie_Award" title="Obie Award">Obie Award</a> – (<i><a href="/wiki/Boesman_and_Lena" title="Boesman and Lena">Boesman and Lena</a></i>) <br />1997 <a href="/wiki/Tony_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Tony Award">Tony Award</a> for Best Featured Actress in a Play – (<i><a href="/wiki/An_American_Daughter" title="An American Daughter">An American Daughter</a></i>)<br /> 1999 Obie Award – (Jar the Floor)</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Cherlynne Theresa Thigpen</b> (December 22, 1948 – March 12, 2003) was an American actress of stage and screen. She was known for her role as "The Chief" of ACME Crimenet in the game show <i><a href="/wiki/Where_in_the_World_Is_Carmen_Sandiego%3F_(game_show)" title="Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? (game show)">Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?</a></i> and various spinoffs, and for her role as "Luna" (The Moon) in the <a href="/wiki/Playhouse_Disney" title="Playhouse Disney">Playhouse Disney</a> children's series <i><a href="/wiki/Bear_in_the_Big_Blue_House" title="Bear in the Big Blue House">Bear in the Big Blue House</a></i>. For her varied television work, Thigpen was nominated for six <a href="/wiki/Daytime_Emmy_Awards" title="Daytime Emmy Awards">Daytime Emmy Awards</a>. She won a <a href="/wiki/Tony_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Tony Award">Tony Award</a> in 1997 for portraying Dr. Judith Kaufman in <i><a href="/wiki/An_American_Daughter" title="An American Daughter">An American Daughter</a></i>, and also played Ella Farmer on <i><a href="/wiki/The_District" title="The District">The District</a></i> (2000–2003). Thigpen first gained attention for her role in the 1971 off-Broadway musical <i><a href="/wiki/Godspell" title="Godspell">Godspell</a></i>. Thigpen's character is named Lynne, and she sang "O Bless the Lord, My Soul" in the musical. Thigpen reprised her role as Lynne in the <a href="/wiki/Godspell_(film)" title="Godspell (film)">1973 film adaptation</a>, which she starred in alongside David Haskell and Victor Garber. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_education">Early life and education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lynne_Thigpen&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Thigpen was born in the <a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a> suburb of <a href="/wiki/Joliet,_Illinois" title="Joliet, Illinois">Joliet</a>, <a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a> to George and Celia (Martin) Thigpen. She obtained a degree in teaching.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She taught high school English briefly while studying theatre at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Illinois_at_Urbana%E2%80%93Champaign" class="mw-redirect" title="University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign">University of Illinois</a> on an acting fellowship.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lynne_Thigpen&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Stage">Stage</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lynne_Thigpen&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Stage"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Thigpen moved to New York City in 1971 to begin her career as a stage actress. She had a long and prolific theater career and appeared in numerous <a href="/wiki/Musical_theater" class="mw-redirect" title="Musical theater">musicals</a> including <i><a href="/wiki/Godspell" title="Godspell">Godspell</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Night_That_Made_America_Famous" title="The Night That Made America Famous">The Night That Made America Famous</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Magic_Show" title="The Magic Show">The Magic Show</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Working_(musical)" title="Working (musical)">Working</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Tintypes" title="Tintypes">Tintypes</a></i>, and <i>An American Daughter</i> (for which she won her <a href="/wiki/Tony_Award_for_Best_Performance_by_a_Featured_Actress_in_a_Play" class="mw-redirect" title="Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play">Tony Award</a> for her portrayal of Dr. Judith Kaufman in 1997).<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1995, she served as associate artistic director of the acclaimed off-Broadway theater, <a href="/wiki/Circle_Repertory_Company" title="Circle Repertory Company">Circle Repertory Company</a>, while <a href="/wiki/Austin_Pendleton" title="Austin Pendleton">Austin Pendleton</a> served as artistic director. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Film">Film</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lynne_Thigpen&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Film"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Her first feature film role was as Lynne in <i><a href="/wiki/Godspell_(film)" title="Godspell (film)">Godspell</a></i> (1973), co-starring opposite <a href="/wiki/Victor_Garber" title="Victor Garber">Victor Garber</a> and <a href="/wiki/David_Haskell" title="David Haskell">David Haskell</a>. Thigpen also portrayed a radio DJ (shown only from the nose down) in <a href="/wiki/Walter_Hill" title="Walter Hill">Walter Hill</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/The_Warriors_(film)" title="The Warriors (film)">The Warriors</a></i> (1979), and Leonna Barrett, the mother of an expelled student, in <i><a href="/wiki/Lean_on_Me_(film)" title="Lean on Me (film)">Lean on Me</a></i> (1989), the story of American high school principal <a href="/wiki/Joe_Louis_Clark" title="Joe Louis Clark">Joe Louis Clark</a>. She had a role in the remake of <i><a href="/wiki/Shaft_(2000_film)" title="Shaft (2000 film)">Shaft</a></i> (2000) as the mother of a murder victim, and played the Second President of the World Congress in <i><a href="/wiki/Bicentennial_Man_(film)" title="Bicentennial Man (film)">Bicentennial Man</a></i> (1999). Her last film, <i><a href="/wiki/Anger_Management_(film)" title="Anger Management (film)">Anger Management</a></i> (2003), starring <a href="/wiki/Adam_Sandler" title="Adam Sandler">Adam Sandler</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jack_Nicholson" title="Jack Nicholson">Jack Nicholson</a>, was released a month after her death and paid tribute to her in the end credits. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Television">Television</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lynne_Thigpen&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Television"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Thigpen was most known to television audiences for playing "The Chief" in the <a href="/wiki/PBS" title="PBS">PBS</a> children's geography game show <i><a href="/wiki/Where_in_the_World_Is_Carmen_Sandiego%3F_(game_show)" title="Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? (game show)">Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?</a></i>, which involved education, humor, and an occasional musical performance. She also reprised her role as The Chief in the successor show <i><a href="/wiki/Where_in_Time_is_Carmen_Sandiego%3F_(game_show)" class="mw-redirect" title="Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego? (game show)">Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego?</a></i>. She also played Luna in the television show <i><a href="/wiki/Bear_in_the_Big_Blue_House" title="Bear in the Big Blue House">Bear in the Big Blue House</a></i> and also appeared in many other television series during her career, most notably in a recurring role as <a href="/wiki/List_of_All_My_Children_characters#Grace_Keefer" title="List of All My Children characters">Grace Keefer</a> on the <a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a> daytime drama <i><a href="/wiki/All_My_Children" title="All My Children">All My Children</a></i> and a supporting role as <a href="/wiki/The_District#Cast" title="The District">Ella Mae Farmer</a>, a crime analyst for the Washington, D.C., police department, on the <a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a> crime drama <i><a href="/wiki/The_District" title="The District">The District</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She guest-starred in episodes of <i><a href="/wiki/Gimme_A_Break!" class="mw-redirect" title="Gimme A Break!">Gimme A Break!</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Roseanne" title="Roseanne">Roseanne</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Thirtysomething" title="Thirtysomething">Thirtysomething</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Cosby_Show" title="The Cosby Show">The Cosby Show</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/L.A._Law" title="L.A. Law">L.A. Law</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Law_%26_Order" title="Law & Order">Law & Order</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Days_and_Nights_of_Molly_Dodd" title="The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd">The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Homicide:_Life_on_the_Street" title="Homicide: Life on the Street">Homicide: Life on the Street</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Sesame_Street" title="Sesame Street">Sesame Street</a></i>, and was a regular cast member on the short-lived <a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> sketch comedy series <i><a href="/wiki/The_News_Is_the_News" title="The News Is the News">The News Is the News</a></i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Audio_productions">Audio productions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lynne_Thigpen&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Audio productions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>She appeared in radio skits of the <a href="/wiki/Garrison_Keillor" title="Garrison Keillor">Garrison Keillor</a> program <i><a href="/wiki/The_American_Radio_Company_of_the_Air" class="mw-redirect" title="The American Radio Company of the Air">The American Radio Company of the Air</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Her voice was also heard on over 20 audio books, primarily works with socially relevant themes.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Computer_games">Computer games</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lynne_Thigpen&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Computer games"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In her association with the <i>Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?</i> television show, Thigpen reprised her role as The Chief in three related computer games. Two were released in 1996: <i><a href="/wiki/Where_in_the_World_Is_Carmen_Sandiego%3F_(1996_video_game)" title="Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? (1996 video game)">Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?</a></i> (a reboot of the original 1985–1992 game) and <i><a href="/wiki/Where_in_the_U.S.A._Is_Carmen_Sandiego%3F_(1996_video_game)" title="Where in the U.S.A. Is Carmen Sandiego? (1996 video game)">Where in the U.S.A. Is Carmen Sandiego?</a></i> The following year, a video game counterpart to the TV series' successor show, <i>Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego,</i> was released, titled <i><a href="/wiki/Carmen_Sandiego%27s_Great_Chase_Through_Time" title="Carmen Sandiego's Great Chase Through Time">Carmen Sandiego's Great Chase Through Time</a></i>. Thigpen recorded hundreds of <a href="/wiki/QuickTime" title="QuickTime">QuickTime</a> videos for cut-scenes in the games, and generally received praise for her performances in them; in reviewing the 1997 game, David Colker of the <i>Los Angeles Times</i> enjoyed the "on-screen presence of actress Lynne Thigpen", noting that she "brings a winning presence to her role,"<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while Debbie Maria Leon of the <i>New Straits Times</i> wrote that "the urgency of the [confident Chief's] voice [gives] enough oomph to make [the player] go scurrying to restore history".<sup id="cite_ref-google56_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-google56-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lynne_Thigpen&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to Thigpen, she was a practicing <a href="/wiki/Methodist" class="mw-redirect" title="Methodist">Methodist</a> and a lifelong <a href="/wiki/Liberalism" title="Liberalism">liberal</a> <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democrat</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition, she never married nor had any children due to the fact that she had no desire to have those titles in her life and did not want to bear the commitments that came with them.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Death">Death</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lynne_Thigpen&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Death"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Thigpen died of a <a href="/wiki/Intracerebral_hemorrhage" title="Intracerebral hemorrhage">cerebral hemorrhage</a> on March 12, 2003,<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in her <a href="/wiki/Marina_del_Rey,_California" title="Marina del Rey, California">Marina del Rey</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a>, home, outside of <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>, after complaining of headaches for several days. The coroner's autopsy found "acute cardiac dysfunction, non-traumatic systemic and spontaneous intraventricular hemorrhage, and hemorrhage in the brain."<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Thigpen was entombed at Elmhurst Cemetery in her hometown of <a href="/wiki/Joliet,_Illinois" title="Joliet, Illinois">Joliet, Illinois</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Response_and_legacy">Response and legacy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lynne_Thigpen&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Response and legacy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following Thigpen's death, the remaining three episodes of the third season of <i>The District</i> killed off her character, Ella Mae Farmer. </p><p>Thigpen's family and friends established a non-profit foundation, The Lynne Thigpen–Bobo Lewis Foundation, to help young actors and actresses learn to survive and succeed in New York theater and to mentor the next generation of <a href="/wiki/Broadway_theatre" title="Broadway theatre">Broadway</a> stars.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Thigpen was posthumously nominated for a <a href="/wiki/Daytime_Emmy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Daytime Emmy Award">Daytime Emmy Award</a> for voicing Luna the moon in <i>Bear in the Big Blue House</i>, but lost to <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Corwin" title="Jeff Corwin">Jeff Corwin</a> for his eponymous wildlife reality series <i><a href="/wiki/The_Jeff_Corwin_Experience" title="The Jeff Corwin Experience">The Jeff Corwin Experience</a></i>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Her final film, <i><a href="/wiki/Anger_Management_(film)" title="Anger Management (film)">Anger Management</a></i>, was dedicated to her memory. An elementary school in Thigpen's hometown of Joliet, Illinois, was named for her.<sup id="cite_ref-joliet86_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-joliet86-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Filmography">Filmography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lynne_Thigpen&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Filmography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Film_2">Film</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lynne_Thigpen&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Film"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Title </th> <th>Role </th> <th class="unsortable">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>1973 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Godspell_(film)" title="Godspell (film)">Godspell</a></i> </td> <td>Lynne </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1979 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Warriors_(film)" title="The Warriors (film)">The Warriors</a></i> </td> <td>DJ </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1982 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Tootsie" title="Tootsie">Tootsie</a></i> </td> <td>Jo </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1984 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Streets_of_Fire" title="Streets of Fire">Streets of Fire</a></i> </td> <td>Subway Motorwoman </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1985 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Walls_of_Glass_(film)" title="Walls of Glass (film)">Walls of Glass</a></i> </td> <td>Woman Cop </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1986 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Sweet_Liberty" title="Sweet Liberty">Sweet Liberty</a></i> </td> <td>Claire </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1987 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Hello_Again_(1987_film)" title="Hello Again (1987 film)">Hello Again</a></i> </td> <td>Reporter #2 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1988 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Running_on_Empty_(1988_film)" title="Running on Empty (1988 film)">Running on Empty</a></i> </td> <td>Contact at Eldridge St. </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1989 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Lean_on_Me_(film)" title="Lean on Me (film)">Lean on Me</a></i> </td> <td>Leonna Barrett </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1990 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Impulse_(1990_film)" title="Impulse (1990 film)">Impulse</a></i> </td> <td>Dr. Gardner </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1992 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Article_99" title="Article 99">Article 99</a></i> </td> <td>Nurse White </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Bob_Roberts" title="Bob Roberts">Bob Roberts</a></i> </td> <td>Kelly Noble </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1993 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Naked_in_New_York" title="Naked in New York">Naked in New York</a></i> </td> <td>Helen </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1994 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Paper_(film)" title="The Paper (film)">The Paper</a></i> </td> <td>Janet </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Blankman" title="Blankman">Blankman</a></i> </td> <td>Grandma Walker </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1995 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Just_Cause_(film)" title="Just Cause (film)">Just Cause</a></i> </td> <td>Ida Conklin </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">1999 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Random_Hearts" title="Random Hearts">Random Hearts</a></i> </td> <td>Phyllis Bonaparte </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Insider_(film)" title="The Insider (film)">The Insider</a></i> </td> <td>Mrs. Williams </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Bicentennial_Man_(film)" title="Bicentennial Man (film)">Bicentennial Man</a></i> </td> <td>President Marjorie Bota </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2000 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Shaft_(2000_film)" title="Shaft (2000 film)">Shaft</a></i> </td> <td>Carla Howard </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2001 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Novocaine_(2001_film)" title="Novocaine (2001 film)">Novocaine</a></i> </td> <td>Pat </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2003 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Anger_Management_(film)" title="Anger Management (film)">Anger Management</a></i> </td> <td>Judge Brenda Daniels </td> <td>Posthumous release; dedicated in memory </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Television_2">Television</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lynne_Thigpen&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Television"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-Cleanup plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-style ambox-Cleanup" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f2/Edit-clear.svg/40px-Edit-clear.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f2/Edit-clear.svg/60px-Edit-clear.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f2/Edit-clear.svg/80px-Edit-clear.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48" /></span></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This article may <b>require <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Cleanup" title="Wikipedia:Cleanup">cleanup</a></b> to meet Wikipedia's <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style">quality standards</a>. The specific problem is: <b>"Merged cells are difficult for accessibility (last column split, do we want to split the year column where same values in successive rows?)".</b><span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Lynne_Thigpen" title="Special:EditPage/Lynne Thigpen">improve this article</a> if you can.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">August 2024</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Title </th> <th>Role </th> <th class="unsortable">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>1981 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Lou_Grant_(TV_series)" title="Lou Grant (TV series)">Lou Grant</a></i> </td> <td>Mrs. Dupree </td> <td>1 episode </td></tr> <tr> <td>1983 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Love,_Sidney" title="Love, Sidney">Love, Sidney</a></i> </td> <td>Nancy </td> <td>1 episode </td></tr> <tr> <td>1985–1986 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Gimme_a_Break!" title="Gimme a Break!">Gimme a Break!</a></i> </td> <td>Loretta Harper </td> <td>3 episodes </td></tr> <tr> <td>1986 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Spenser:_For_Hire" title="Spenser: For Hire">Spenser: For Hire</a></i> </td> <td>Mrs. Jarvis </td> <td>1 episode </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1987 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Ellen_Burstyn_Show" title="The Ellen Burstyn Show">The Ellen Burstyn Show</a></i> </td> <td>Pam James </td> <td>1 episode </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Equalizer_(1985_TV_series)" title="The Equalizer (1985 TV series)">The Equalizer</a></i> </td> <td>Cleaning Lady </td> <td>2 episodes </td></tr> <tr> <td>1988 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Frank%27s_Place" title="Frank's Place">Frank's Place</a></i> </td> <td>Madame Torchet </td> <td>1 episode </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1989 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Roseanne" title="Roseanne">Roseanne</a></i> </td> <td>Dr. Bryce </td> <td>1 episode </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Thirtysomething" title="Thirtysomething">Thirtysomething</a></i> </td> <td>Rosie </td> <td>Recurring role, 6 episodes </td></tr> <tr> <td>1989–1990 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/FM_(American_TV_series)" title="FM (American TV series)">FM</a></i> </td> <td>Naomi Sayers </td> <td>Main role, 13 episodes </td></tr> <tr> <td>1990 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Hunter_(1984_American_TV_series)" title="Hunter (1984 American TV series)">Hunter</a></i> </td> <td>Lt. Marilyn Fowler </td> <td>1 episode </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">1991 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Days_and_Nights_of_Molly_Dodd" title="The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd">The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd</a></i> </td> <td>Nate's Cousin </td> <td>1 episode </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Dear_John_(American_TV_series)" title="Dear John (American TV series)">Dear John</a></i> </td> <td>Sarah Donnelly </td> <td>1 episode </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Cosby_Show" title="The Cosby Show">The Cosby Show</a></i> </td> <td>Mrs. Hudson </td> <td>2 episodes </td></tr> <tr> <td>1991–1995 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Where_in_the_World_Is_Carmen_Sandiego%3F_(game_show)" title="Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? (game show)">Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?</a></i> </td> <td>The Chief </td> <td>Main role, 296 episodes </td></tr> <tr> <td>1991–1992 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/L.A._Law" title="L.A. Law">L.A. Law</a></i> </td> <td>D.A. Ruby Thomas </td> <td>Recurring role, 10 episodes </td></tr> <tr> <td>1992 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Loving_(TV_series)" title="Loving (TV series)">Loving</a></i> </td> <td>Judge Hale </td> <td>2 episodes </td></tr> <tr> <td>1993–2000 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/All_My_Children" title="All My Children">All My Children</a></i> </td> <td>Grace Keefer </td> <td>Recurring role </td></tr> <tr> <td>1995–1999 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Law_%26_Order" title="Law & Order">Law & Order</a></i> </td> <td>Trial Judge Ida Boucher </td> <td>3 episodes </td></tr> <tr> <td>1995 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Puzzle_Place" title="The Puzzle Place">The Puzzle Place</a></i> </td> <td>The Chief </td> <td>1 episode; The Mystery of the Fabulous Hat </td></tr> <tr> <td>1996–1997 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Where_in_Time_Is_Carmen_Sandiego%3F_(game_show)" title="Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego? (game show)">Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego?</a></i> </td> <td>The Chief </td> <td>115 episodes </td></tr> <tr> <td>1997–2003 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Bear_in_the_Big_Blue_House" title="Bear in the Big Blue House">Bear in the Big Blue House</a></i> </td> <td>Luna </td> <td>Voice role, 103 episodes </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">1997 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Homicide:_Life_on_the_Street" title="Homicide: Life on the Street">Homicide: Life on the Street</a></i> </td> <td>Regina Wilson </td> <td>3 episodes </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Promised_Land_(1996_TV_series)" title="Promised Land (1996 TV series)">Promised Land</a></i> </td> <td>Dr. Bea Goldman </td> <td>1 episode </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/King_of_the_Hill" title="King of the Hill">King of the Hill</a></i> </td> <td>Judge </td> <td>Voice role, 1 episode; Hank's Dirty Laundry </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1998 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Sesame_Street" title="Sesame Street">Sesame Street</a></i> </td> <td>WASA Training Officer </td> <td>2 episodes </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Cosby_(TV_series)" title="Cosby (TV series)">Cosby</a></i> </td> <td>Linda / Dr. Holmes </td> <td>2 episodes </td></tr> <tr> <td>2000–2003 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_District" title="The District">The District</a></i> </td> <td>Ella Farmer </td> <td>Main role, 66 episodes </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_honors">Awards and honors</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lynne_Thigpen&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Awards and honors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>Awards</dt></dl> <ul><li>1992 <a href="/wiki/Obie_Award" title="Obie Award">Obie Award</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Boesman_and_Lena" title="Boesman and Lena">Boesman and Lena</a></i></li> <li>1997 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play – <i><a href="/wiki/An_American_Daughter" title="An American Daughter">An American Daughter</a></i></li> <li>2000 <a href="/wiki/Obie_Award" title="Obie Award">Obie Award</a> – <i>Jar the Floor</i></li></ul> <dl><dt>Nominations</dt></dl> <ul><li>1987 Los Angeles Drama Critics Award – <i><a href="/wiki/Fences_(play)" title="Fences (play)">Fences</a></i></li> <li>1994, 1995, 1996 <a href="/wiki/Daytime_Emmy_Awards" title="Daytime Emmy Awards">Daytime Emmy Awards</a> for Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series – <i><a href="/wiki/Where_in_the_World_Is_Carmen_Sandiego%3F_(game_show)" title="Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? (game show)">Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?</a></i></li> <li>1996 <a href="/wiki/NAACP_Image_Awards" title="NAACP Image Awards">NAACP Image Awards</a> for Informational Youth or Children's Series/Special – <i><a href="/wiki/Where_in_the_World_Is_Carmen_Sandiego%3F_(game_show)" title="Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? (game show)">Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?</a></i></li> <li>1997 <a href="/wiki/NAACP_Image_Awards" title="NAACP Image Awards">NAACP Image Awards</a> for Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series – <i><a href="/wiki/All_My_Children" title="All My Children">All My Children</a></i></li> <li>1997, 1998 <a href="/wiki/Daytime_Emmy_Awards" title="Daytime Emmy Awards">Daytime Emmy Awards</a> for Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series – <i><a href="/wiki/Where_in_Time_Is_Carmen_Sandiego%3F_(game_show)" title="Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego? (game show)">Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego?</a></i></li> <li>2000 AudioFile Awards Golden Voices for the Year</li> <li>2004 <a href="/wiki/Daytime_Emmy_Awards" title="Daytime Emmy Awards">Daytime Emmy Awards</a> for Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series – <i><a href="/wiki/Bear_in_the_Big_Blue_House" title="Bear in the Big Blue House">Bear in the Big Blue House</a></i> (Posthumously nominated)</li></ul> <dl><dt>Honors</dt></dl> <ul><li>Lynne Thigpen Elementary School, Joliet, Illinois<sup id="cite_ref-joliet86_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-joliet86-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lynne_Thigpen&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=9XAnAQAAIAAJ&q=lynne+thigpen+joliet"><i>Drum</i></a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFCollins2003" class="citation news cs1">Collins, Scott (March 20, 2003). <span class="id-lock-subscription" title="Paid subscription required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A99818358/ITOF?sid=ITOF&xid=a27e38d2">"Lynne Thigpen (1948–2003). (News Wire ...)"</a></span>. <i>Back Stage West</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">January 6,</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Back+Stage+West&rft.atitle=Lynne+Thigpen+%281948%E2%80%932003%29.+%28News+Wire+...%29&rft.date=2003-03-20&rft.aulast=Collins&rft.aufirst=Scott&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Flink.galegroup.com%2Fapps%2Fdoc%2FA99818358%2FITOF%3Fsid%3DITOF%26xid%3Da27e38d2&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALynne+Thigpen" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFOsborne2003" class="citation news cs1">Osborne, Gwendolyn E. (July–August 2003). <span class="id-lock-subscription" title="Paid subscription required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A104970499/ITOF?sid=ITOF&xid=c2aa8d36">"A golden voice goes silent: Lynne Thigpen, the award-winning actress who died this past spring, was the hardest working narrator in audiobooks. (tribute)"</a></span>. <i>Black Issues Book Review</i>. p. 71<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">January 6,</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Chicago+Tribune&rft.atitle=LYNNE+THIGPEN%2C+54&rft.date=2003-03-14&rft.aulast=Kapos&rft.aufirst=Shia&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fnews%2Fct-xpm-2003-03-14-0303140145-story.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALynne+Thigpen" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=k7UDAAAAMBAJ&dq=thigpen+%22university+of+illinois%22&pg=PA53">"Actress Lynne Thigpen, 54, Dies In Los Angeles"</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Jet_magazine" class="mw-redirect" title="Jet magazine">Jet</a></i>, March 31, 2005, p. 53.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://prairiehome.publicradio.org/features/hodgepodge/25anniversary/timeline.htm">"A Prairie Home Companion Timeline"</a>. <i>Prairiehome.publicradio.org</i>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">October 30,</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=New+Straits+Times&rft.atitle=In+hot+pursuit+of+Carmen+through+time&rft.pages=56&rft.date=1999-04-26&rft.au=Leon%2C+Debbie+Maria&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.google.com%2Fnewspapers%3Fid%3DWfxOAAAAIBAJ%26pg%3D5802%2C5017303%26dq%3Dwhere-in-time-is-carmen-sandiego%26hl%3Den&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALynne+Thigpen" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">An Interview with Lynne Thigpen, Skip E. Lowe, 1997</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">An Interview with Lynne Thigpen, Skip E. 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