Fran Brill

Actor · Crew· Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

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

The roles that explain the career.

Full credits

Midnight Run

Dana Mardukas, Jonathan's Wife · 1988

The Muppets Take Manhattan

Mrs. Perigrew (voice) · 1999

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland

Zoe (voice) · 1999

Law & Order

1990

Filmography

32 credits across 2 departments.

Year	Title	Role	Type
2021	Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street	Self	Film
2015	I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story	Self	Film
2011	Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey	Self	Film
2009	Sesame Street: Elmo's World: All About Faces		Film
2008	Sesame Street: Abby in Wonderland	Zoe as Mousey the Hatter Helper (voice)	Film
2008	Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Summer Vacation	Muppet Performer (voice)	Film
2006	Sesame Street: Elmo's Potty Time	Prairie Dawn (voice)	Film
2006	A Sesame Street Christmas Carol	Additional Muppet Performer (voice) (archive footage)	Film
2004	Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!	Zoe / Prairie Dawn (voice)	Film
2003	Sesame Street: Zoe's Dance Moves	Zoe	Film
2003	Sesame Street: Sesame Sings Karaoke	Zoe	Film
2001	Sesame Street: Elmo's Musical Adventure: The Story of Peter and the Wolf	Zoe (voice)	Film
2000	Sheep in the Big City	Little Girl	TV
1999	The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland	Zoe (voice)	Film
1999	CinderElmo	Zoe (voice)	Film
1999	Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Songs	Zoe / Prairie Dawn (voice)	Film
1999	Doug's 1st Movie	Mrs. Perigrew (voice)	Film
1997	Sesame Street: Fiesta!	Betty Lou / Zoe (voice)	Film
1996	City Hall	Angie	Film
1996	Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Learning to Share	Zoe	Film
1992	Dog City	Terri (voice)	TV
1991	What About Bob?	Lily Marvin	Film
1990	The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson	Additional Muppet Performer	Film
1989	The Jim Henson Hour	Self / Various	TV
1989	Dog City	Colleen Barker (voice)	Film
1988	Midnight Run	Dana Mardukas, Jonathan's Wife	Film
1986	My Little Pony		TV
1984	My Little Pony	Applejack (voice)	Film
1984	Old Enough	Mrs. Sloan	Film
1980	Look Back in Anger	Helena Charles	Film
1979	Being There	Sally Hayes	Film
1970	The Great Santa Claus Switch	Snerf (voice)	Film

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