R.I.P. : Lynne Thigpen
03-13-03, 01:02 PM
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R.I.P. : Lynne Thigpen
Tony-winning actress Lynne Thigpen, who played Ella Farmer on CBS's The District, died suddenly Wednesday night at her home in Los Angeles. She was 54. The cause of death was not imediately known. "I'm in shock," says District star Craig T. Nelson. "She was a wonderful actress and a friend." Thigpen won a Tony Award for her role in the Broadway production of An American Daughter. She'll also be seen in the upcoming Jack Nicholson-Adam Sandler film Anger Management.
03-13-03, 02:32 PM
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" Be lookin' good, Warriors. All the way back to Coney. You hear me babies? Good. Real good."
She had one of those distinctive voices you could pick out in anything she did.
Honk!
She had one of those distinctive voices you could pick out in anything she did.
Honk!
03-13-03, 04:06 PM
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Originally posted by Groucho
Looked up her bio. I've never seen "The District," but I recognized her as "The Chief" on the Carmen Sandiego tv show.
Looked up her bio. I've never seen "The District," but I recognized her as "The Chief" on the Carmen Sandiego tv show.
Eep! Not the Chief!
Farewell, gumshoe.
03-13-03, 08:25 PM
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Oh man!
She always played bossy black women.
She always played bossy black women.
03-13-03, 09:57 PM
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I loved her scene in Bob Roberts, plus she had a small roles in two of my favorite films; The Insider and Running on Empty.
03-14-03, 01:01 AM
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Meant to move this earlier. It is a tossup between TV and Movie and it came up tails.
03-14-03, 01:09 AM
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Originally posted by Buford T Pusser
Is that the woman whose lips were featured in "The Warriors"?
Is that the woman whose lips were featured in "The Warriors"?
R.I.P., Ms. Thigpen....
03-14-03, 08:39 AM
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I first noticed her in a number of Broadway and off-Broadway musicals - she was pure dynamite on stage and had a pwerful set of vocal cords!
Here's a link to another obit that focuses more on the theater work:
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/78419.html
Here's a link to another obit that focuses more on the theater work:
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/78419.html
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Originally posted by Matt Millheiser
A wonderful actress who will be missed. I especially remember her as the mother of an expelled student in Lean On Me.
A wonderful actress who will be missed. I especially remember her as the mother of an expelled student in Lean On Me.