Lynne Thigpen - Celebrity - Milestones
Milestones
- 2001: Played the officious office manager in "Novocaine"
- From 2000 to Present: Co-starred in the CBS fall drama "The District"
- 2000: Recreated award-winning stage role in Lifetime movie version of "An American Daughter"
- 1999: Had supporting role in "The Insider" as the new employer of whistleblower Jeffery Wigand
- 1997: Gave award-winning supporting performance in Wendy Wasserstein's Broadway comedy-drama "An American Daughter"
- 1995: Had supporting role in the feature thriller "Just Cause"
- 1995: Played recurring role of the ex-wife of a college professor on the short-lived Fox sitcom "The Preston Episodes", starring David Alan Grier
- 1993: Joined cast of the ABC daytime drama "All My Children", playing Grace Keefer
- 1989: Co-starred in the film "Lean on Me"
- 1989: Had recurring role in "thirtysomething"
- 1984: Appeared in John Malkovich's acclaimed stage revival of "Balm in Gilead"
- 1983: Was a regular in the summer variety series "The News Is the News" (NBC)
- 1982: Acted small role of cameraperson in the hit film "Tootsie"
- From 1980 to 1981: Received Tony nomination for playing several roles in the musical "Tintypes"
- 1976: Appeared in "The Magic Show", with score by Schwartz
- 1975: Broadway debut in the short-lived "The Night That Made America Famous"
- 1973: Reprised stage role for film debut in "Godspell"
- Reprised role of 'The Chief' in the PBS children's game show "Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego?"
- Had featured role as the station manager in the NBC sitcom "FM"
- Spent several years as member of the now-defunct Circle Repertory Theatre in NYC
- Made NYC stage debut in the musical "Godspell"; socre by Stephen Schwartz
- Played dual role of 'The Chief' and 'Edwina' in the children's game show "Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?" (PBS)
- TV series debut as regular, joined cast of the NBC sitcom "Love, Sydney", playing a secretary at an advertising agency
- Had recurring role of a district attorney in the primetime legal series "L.A. Law" (NBC)