Lynne Thigpen (b. December 22, 1948 - d. March 12, 2003) was an American actress and announcer. She was best known for playing "The Chief" in both Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? and Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego?. Her part as the chief was being the announcer for the show and co-hosting. Thigpen has also starred in other Carmen Sandiego CD Roms and a planetarium feature entitled "Where in the Universe is Carmen Sandiego?" Thigpen died on March 12, 2003 with cerebral hemorrhage.
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| - Lynne Thigpen (b. December 22, 1948 - d. March 12, 2003) was an American actress and announcer. She was best known for playing "The Chief" in both Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? and Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego?. Her part as the chief was being the announcer for the show and co-hosting. Thigpen has also starred in other Carmen Sandiego CD Roms and a planetarium feature entitled "Where in the Universe is Carmen Sandiego?" Thigpen died on March 12, 2003 with cerebral hemorrhage.
- A veteran of stage and screen, Thigpen is well remembered for her role as the Chief in the PBS game show Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? (1991-1996, with Greg Lee) and its short-lived spin-off Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego? (1996-1997). Her film debut was in the 1973 movie version of the musical Godspell. Often cast as dignified but strong-willed professionals and authority figures, she subsequently played key supporting roles in the movies Tootsie (1982, with Dustin Hoffman), Lean on Me (1989, with Morgan Freeman), Bob Roberts (1992), Bicentennial Man (1999, with Robin Williams, as a future President of the United States), Novocaine (2001, with Steve Martin), and Anger Management (2003). In series television, she played Nancy in the Tony Randall sitcom Love, Sidney (1982-1983),
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| - A veteran of stage and screen, Thigpen is well remembered for her role as the Chief in the PBS game show Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? (1991-1996, with Greg Lee) and its short-lived spin-off Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego? (1996-1997). Her film debut was in the 1973 movie version of the musical Godspell. Often cast as dignified but strong-willed professionals and authority figures, she subsequently played key supporting roles in the movies Tootsie (1982, with Dustin Hoffman), Lean on Me (1989, with Morgan Freeman), Bob Roberts (1992), Bicentennial Man (1999, with Robin Williams, as a future President of the United States), Novocaine (2001, with Steve Martin), and Anger Management (2003). In series television, she played Nancy in the Tony Randall sitcom Love, Sidney (1982-1983), D. A. Thomas on L.A. Law, Judge Ida Boucher in three episodes of Law & Order, and most notably, the efficient police expert Ella Farmer on The District, from 2000 until her death in 2003
- Lynne Thigpen (b. December 22, 1948 - d. March 12, 2003) was an American actress and announcer. She was best known for playing "The Chief" in both Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? and Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego?. Her part as the chief was being the announcer for the show and co-hosting. Thigpen has also starred in other Carmen Sandiego CD Roms and a planetarium feature entitled "Where in the Universe is Carmen Sandiego?" Thigpen died on March 12, 2003 with cerebral hemorrhage.
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