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Fran Brill
AKA: Frances Joan Brill · Frances Brill
Acting
Born: 1946
Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
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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.
Known For
Sesame Street: Play with Me Sesame
Prairie Dawn
2002 · US
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Ilene Maxwell
2001 · US
Sheep in the Big City
Little Girl
2000 · US
Third Watch
Mrs. Simpson
1999 · US
The West Wing
Zoe
1999 · US
Doug
Emily Kristal (voice)
1991 · US
Law & Order
Mrs. Stark
1990 · US
The Jim Henson Hour
Self / Various
1989 · US
Full Credits
| Show / Title | Year | Credit / Role |
|---|---|---|
| Sesame Street: Play with Me Sesame | 2002 | Prairie Dawn |
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent | 2001 | Ilene Maxwell |
| Sheep in the Big City | 2000 | Little Girl |
| Third Watch | 1999 | Mrs. Simpson |
| The West Wing | 1999 | Zoe |
| Doug | 1991 | Emily Kristal (voice) |
| Law & Order | 1990 | Mrs. Stark |
| The Jim Henson Hour | 1989 | Self / Various |
| My Little Pony | 1986 | Contributor |
| The Cosby Show | 1984 | Pink Frackle / Patina / Tomato (voice) |
| Reading Rainbow | 1983 | Self - Narrator (voice) |
| Saturday Night Live | 1975 | Vazh (voice) |
| Sesame Street | 1969 | Zoe/Prairie Dawn (voice) |