ACTOR · FROM CHESTER, USA
Fran Brill
Born 1946 · 80 years old94 credits since 1969
FunnyFriendshipWhimsicalFeel goodHeartwarming
ABOUT FRAN
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.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born30 September 1946
BirthplaceChester, USA
Known forActing
On Cineora21 of 94 titles
Known for
The titles people know Fran from.
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MovieCareer
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 21
- Average IMDb
- 7.1
- Highest rated
- The West WingIMDb 8.9
- Working since
- 1969
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 2020s
1 title
as Prairie Dawn (voice) / Zoe (voice)
The 2010s
6 titles
as Prairie Dawn / Zoe / Various Characters
as Zoe
as Zoe
as Mae
The 2000s
32 titles · IMDb 7.3 on average
as Zoe (voice) (archive footage)
as Zoe as Mousey the Hatter Helper (voice)
as Muppet Performer (voice)
as Zoe
as Prairie Dawn / Zoe
The 1990s
32 titles · IMDb 7.1 on average
Movieas Zoe (voice)
Seriesas Mrs. Simpson · 1 episode
Seriesas Zoe (voice) · 1 episode
Movieas Mrs. Perigrew (voice)
as Zoe / Prairie Dawn (voice)
67 episodes
as Zoe (voice)
as Zoe / Prairie Dawn / Roxie Marie (voice)
The 1980s
17 titles · IMDb 6.8 on average
as Louise (voice)
as Colleen Barker (voice)
as Mrs. Grove
as Debbie
Movieas Dana Mardukas, Jonathan's Wife
as Chicken Licken
Series65 episodes
Seriesas Pink Frackle / Patina / Tomato (voice) · 1 episode
The 1970s
5 titles · IMDb 7.9 on average
Movieas Sally Hayes
as Janice (voice)
as Janice
as Janice
as Snerf (voice)
The 1960s
1 title · IMDb 8.1 on averageSeriesas Zoe/Prairie Dawn (voice) · 3279 episodes
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in Fran’s titles.
Frank OzWhat About Bob?, The Muppets Take Manhattan and 7 more
Jim HensonThe Muppets Take Manhattan, Sesame Street and 6 more
Jerry NelsonThe Muppets Take Manhattan, Sesame Street and 5 more
Kevin ClashBeing Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey, The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland and 4 more
Dave GoelzThe Muppets Take Manhattan, Jim Henson Idea Man and 3 more
Steve WhitmireThe Muppets Take Manhattan, The Jim Henson Hour and 2 more
Caroll SpinneyI Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story, Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street and 2 more
