Fran Brill

Actress

Born: September 30, 1946 (79 years old)

Place of birth: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

Biography

Fran Brill (born September 30, 1946) is an actress and puppeteer who worked on Sesame Street beginning in 1970. She was the first female puppeteer hired by Jim Henson, outside of wife Jane Henson. She is best known for performing Prairie Dawn and Zoe. Brill retired from performing in September 2014.

Filmography (37)

• Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration (2019, ★ 9.3)
• The Jim Henson Hour (1989, ★ 8.8)
• Being There (1979, ★ 7.6)
• I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story (2015, ★ 7.4)
• Dog City (1989, ★ 8.3)
• Reading Rainbow (1983, ★ 8.3)
• The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (1999, ★ 6.4)
• Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey (2011, ★ 7.2)
• Jim Henson Idea Man (2024, ★ 7.8)
• Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched (2017, ★ 8.2)
• Sesame Street: Elmo's Potty Time (2006, ★ 7.1)
• What About Bob? (1991, ★ 6.9)
• Midnight Run (1988, ★ 7.2)
• The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984, ★ 6.6)
• The World of Jim Henson (1994, ★ 7.3)
• Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street (2021, ★ 7.5)
• Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001, ★ 7.6)
• The West Wing (1999, ★ 8.2)
• Third Watch (1999, ★ 7.9)
• Old Enough (1984, ★ 6.2)
• Elmo's Christmas Countdown (2007, ★ 6.2)
• A Sesame Street Christmas Carol (2006, ★ 6.8)
• The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson (1990, ★ 6.8)
• My Little Pony (1984, ★ 6.6)
• Sesame Street (1969, ★ 7.1)
• Doug (1991, ★ 7.2)
• Sheep in the Big City (2000, ★ 6.6)
• Law & Order (1990, ★ 7.3)
• Dog City (1992, ★ 6.3)
• The Cosby Show (1984, ★ 7)