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Lynne Thigpen

Lynne Thigpen's biography

Cherlynne Theresa Thigpen is 55 years old stage actor born at Joliet. She was born on Wednesday 22nd of December 1948. According to year of birth 1948 she belongs to Boomers. Birthday on 22nd of December means Lynne is Sagittarius. Sagittarius is a Fiery sign of Zodiac Belt. These people are highly learned and love to gain knowledge throughout their life.

She is black american. Lynne is citizen of United States of America. Lynne´s primary profession is to be stage actor. You can know Lynne also as film actor, television actor. She is recently known as teacher.

Lynne Thigpen's schools

We found 2 schools She attended. Complete list of schools: University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Joliet Central High School.

Detailed informations about her schools

Lynne studied university - University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.

Lynne Thigpen's career

Her main focus is to be stage actor. She is famous thanks to her roles as "The Chief" in the PBS educational game shows Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? and Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego?, and as police clerk/computer expert Ella Farmer in the CBS crime drama and police procedural series The District.

Is Lynne Thigpen gay ?

She is known to be straight.

How did Lynne Thigpen die

She died on on Wednesday 12th of March 2003 when he was 55 years old at Marina del Rey. Lynne Thigpens death was caused by cerebral hemorrhage.

Awards and competitions

Lynne Thigpen's Awards

  • Won Broadway's 1997 Tony Award as Best Actress (Featured Role - Play) for "An American Daughter." She was previously nominated in 1981 as Best Actress (Featured Role - Musical) for "Tintypes."
  • Won two Obie awards for "Boesman and Lena" in 1992 and "Jar the Floor" in 1999.
  • Trey Wilson, Mary Catherine Wilson, Jerry Zaks and she were awarded the 1981 Drama Logue Award for Outstanding Peformances for "Tintypes" at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
  • Frances Foster and she were awarded the 1996 Drama Logue Award for Outstanding Ensemble Performance for "Having Our Say" at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California.

Lynne Thigpen's height, body shape, eye color

Lets describe how Lynne Thigpen looks. We will focus on Lynne´s height, body shape, eye color and hair color. Lynne is tall as 5' 9" (175 cm). Body build is average. Her eyes are tinted brown - dark. Her hair is shade of brown - dark.