The multi-talented actress Lynne Thigpen was born Cherlynne Thigpen in Joliet, Illinois, on December 22, 1948. Following college graduation, she taught high-school English for a short time before the acting bug bit; her desire further fueled by a strong set of vocal chops.Moving to New York, she subsequently won a singing role as part of the ragtag disciple ensemble in the flower -power musical Godspell in 1971. Two years later she transferred her role to film along with several other member ...[Read Story]