 Lynne Thigpen (Ella Farmer)
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- Lynne Thigpen won a Tony Award for
her role in the Broadway production of "An American Daughter"
and received a Tony nomination for her performance in "Tintypes."
She also won a L.A. Drama Critics Award for her role in a Los
Angeles production of "Fences."
- She portrayed the Chief in the PBS
series "Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?" and
"Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego?" Her additional
television credits include the series "thirty something"
and "L.A. Law" and the movies "The Boys Next Door"
and "Night Ride Home."
- Thigpen's feature film credits include
"Tootsie," "Bob Roberts," "Lean on Me,"
"Random Hearts," "Shaft," and "The Insider."
- She was born and raised in Joliet,
IL., and lives in New York. Her birth date is Dec. 22.
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