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Cherlynne Theresa 'Lynne' Thigpen (December 22, 1948 – March 12, 2003) was an American actress of stage and screen. She was known for her roles as The Chief of ACME Crimenet on the game show Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? and various spinoffs, Luna (The Moon) on the Playhouse Disney children's series Bear in the Big Blue House, and Ella Farmer on The District (2000–2003). For her varied television work, she was nominated for six Daytime Emmy Awards and she also won a Tony Award in 1997 for portraying Dr. Judith Kaufman in An American Daughter.

Anger Management ( 2003) | IMDb: 6.2

Comedy

After a small misunderstanding aboard an airplane escalates out of control, timid businessman Dave Buznik is ordered by the court to undergo anger management therapy at the hands of specialist Dr. Buddy Rydell. But when Buddy steps up his aggressive treatment by moving in, Dave goes from mild to wild as the unorthodox treatment wreaks havoc with his life.

Starring:

Adam Sandler , Jack Nicholson , Marisa Tomei , Luis Guzmán , Allen Covert , Lynne Thigpen

Directed by:

Kiersten Pilar Miller , Joseph J. Kontra , Peter Segal

Produced by:

Rob Frank , Adam Sandler , Jane E. Graves

Shaft ( 2000) | IMDb: 6

Action , Adventure , Crime , Thriller

New York police detective John Shaft arrests Walter Wade Jr. for a racially motivated slaying. But the only eyewitness disappears, and Wade jumps bail for Switzerland. Two years later Wade returns to face trial, confident his money and influence will get him acquitted -- especially since he's paid a drug kingpin to kill the witness.

Starring:

Samuel L. Jackson , Vanessa Williams , Jeffrey Wright , Christian Bale , Busta Rhymes , Dan Hedaya

Directed by:

Bac DeLorme , Julie A. Bloom , John Singleton

Produced by:

David F. Bianculli , Steve Nicolaides , Rosadel Varela

Bicentennial Man ( 1999) | IMDb: 6.9

Drama , Science fiction

Richard Martin buys a gift, a new NDR-114 robot. The product is named Andrew by the youngest of the family's children. "Bicentennial Man" follows the life and times of Andrew, a robot purchased as a household appliance programmed to perform menial tasks. As Andrew begins to experience emotions and creative thought, the Martin family soon discovers they don't have an ordinary robot.

Starring:

Robin Williams , Embeth Davidtz , Sam Neill , Oliver Platt , Kiersten Warren , Wendy Crewson

Directed by:

Chris Columbus

Produced by:

Mark Radcliffe , Wolfgang Petersen , Gail Katz

The Insider ( 1999) | IMDb: 7.8

Drama , Thriller

A research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a 60 Minutes exposé on Big Tobacco.

Starring:

Al Pacino , Russell Crowe , Christopher Plummer , Diane Venora , Philip Baker Hall , Lindsay Crouse

Directed by:

Jody Spilkoman , Louis Guerra , Julie Pitkanen

Produced by:

Mark Aller , D. Scott Lumpkin , Alan Forbes

Random Hearts ( 1999) | IMDb: 5.3

Drama , Romance , Thriller

After losing their spouses in a plane crash, an internal affairs cop and a congresswoman find each other's keys in each other's loved ones' possessions and discover that the two were having an affair.

Starring:

Harrison Ford , Kristin Scott Thomas , Charles S. Dutton , Bonnie Hunt , Dennis Haysbert , Sydney Pollack

Directed by:

Sydney Pollack

Produced by:

Marykay Powell , David Rubin , Sydney Pollack

Tootsie ( 1982) | IMDb: 7.4

Comedy , Romance

When struggling, out of work actor Michael Dorsey secretly adopts a female alter ego – Dorothy Michaels – in order to land a part in a daytime drama, he unwittingly becomes a feminist icon and ends up in a romantic pickle.

Starring:

Dustin Hoffman , Jessica Lange , Teri Garr , Dabney Coleman , Charles Durning , Bill Murray

Directed by:

Joseph P. Reidy , Sydney Pollack , Renee Bodner

Produced by:

Charles Evans , Gerald R. Molen , Lynn Stalmaster

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