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Fran Brill

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: Acting

Born: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA, 1946-09-30

Died: null

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1970	The Great Santa Claus Switch	Snerf (voice)	63
2	1975	Muppet Picker Upper	Janice (voice)	0
3	1975	The Muppet Introduction	Janice	0
4	1975	Just a Few Announcements	Janice	0
5	1979	Being There	Sally Hayes	76
6	1980	Amber Waves	Suze Winter	85
7	1980	Look Back in Anger	Helena Charles	47
8	1982	Oh, Boy! Babies!	Kay	0
9	1984	The Muppets Take Manhattan	Additional Muppet Performer / News Reporter (voice)	66
10	1984	Old Enough	Mrs. Sloan	62
11	1987	The No Show	Chicken Licken	100
12	1988	Midnight Run	Dana Mardukas, Jonathan's Wife	72
13	1988	Lip Service	Debbie	30
14	1989	Dog City: The Movie	Colleen Barker (voice)	80
15	1989	The Song of the Cloud Forest	Louise (voice)	0
16	1990	Jim Henson's Memorial Service		100
17	1990	The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson	Additional Muppet Performer	68
18	1991	Sesame Street: Sing, Hoot & Howl with the Sesame Street Animals	Little Bird / Chicken (voice)	0
19	1991	What About Bob?	Lily Marvin	69
20	1991	The Tale of Peter Rabbit	Bluejay / Sparrow (voice)	75
21	1991	Hyde in Hollywood	Betty Armstrong	10
22	1993	Muppet Sing Alongs: Billy Bunny's Animal Songs		0
23	1993	Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration!	Prairie Dawn	73
24	1993	Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration	Prarie Dawn (voice)	60
25	1993	Sesame Street Stays Up Late!	Prarie Dawn / Zoe (voice)	0
26	1994	Sesame Street: The Best of Elmo	Prarie Dawn/Zoe (voice)	75
27	1994	Muppet Sing Alongs: It's Not Easy Being Green	Clam / Frog (voice) (archive footage)	0
28	1994	Sesame Street \| All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!	Prairie Dawn / Zoe	70
29	1994	The World of Jim Henson	Self (archive footage)	73
30	1996	Sesame Street: Imagine That!	Zoe (voice)	0
31	1996	Sesame Street: Kid's Guide to Life: Learning to Share	Zoe	0
32	1996	Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet	Zoe (voice)	60
33	1996	City Hall	Angie	59
34	1996	Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas	Zoe (voice)	59
35	1997	Sesame Street: Quiet Time	Zoe (voice)	60
36	1997	Sesame Street: Fiesta!	Betty Lou / Zoe (voice)	57
37	1998	Sesame Street: The Alphabet Jungle Game	Zoe (voice)	60
38	1998	Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!	Zoe / Prairie Dawn / Roxie Marie (voice)	58
39	1999	CinderElmo	Zoe (voice)	60
40	1999	Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Songs	Zoe / Prairie Dawn (voice)	50
41	1999	Doug's 1st Movie	Mrs. Perigrew (voice)	55
42	1999	The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland	Zoe (voice)	63
43	2001	Sesame Street: Elmo's Musical Adventure: The Story of Peter and the Wolf	Zoe (voice)	40
44	2001	Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Songs 2	Zoe / Mary (voice)	40
45	2001	Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Wild Wild West!	Zoe	0
46	2002	Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Wake Up with Elmo!	Zoe	0
47	2002	Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play	Prairie Dawn / Zoe / Frosty Four Singer (voice)	85
48	2003	Sesame Street: Zoe's Dance Moves	Zoe	0
49	2003	Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs	Cereal (voice)	100
50	2003	Sesame Street: Sesame Sings Karaoke	Zoe	5
51	2004	Sesame Street: Cookie Monster's Best Bites	Lavender Anything Muppet Girl (voice)	0
52	2004	Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?	Zoe	80
53	2004	Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover	Zoe (voice)	0
54	2005	Sesame Street: Big Bird Sings!	Zoe (voice)	100
55	2006	Sesame Street: Elmo's Potty Time	Prairie Dawn (voice)	71
56	2006	Sesame Beginnings: Exploring Together	Prairie Dawn	0
57	2006	A Sesame Street Christmas Carol	Additional Muppet Performer (voice) (archive footage)	62
58	2007	Sesame Street: Elmo's Christmas Countdown	Prairie Dawn / Zoe (voice)	61
59	2008	Sesame Street: Love the Earth!	Zoe	40
60	2008	Sesame Street: Count on Sports	Prairie Dawn / Zoe	0
61	2008	Sesame Street: Abby in Wonderland	Zoe as Mousey the Hatter Helper (voice)	0
62	2009	Sesame Street: Bedtime with Elmo	Zoe (voice) (archive footage)	60
63	2009	Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story		20
64	2010	Sesame Street: When Families Grieve	Mae	70
65	2011	Sesame Street: Elmo's Music Magic		100
66	2011	Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey	Self	72
67	2014	Sesame Street: M is for Mystery	Zoe	0
68	2015	I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story	Self	74
69	2017	Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched	Self	82
70	2019	Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration	Self	93
71	2020	Muppet Guys Talking: A Special Conversation to Honor Jim Henson	Self	0
72	2021	Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street	Self	75
73	2022	Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic	Prairie Dawn (voice) / Zoe (voice)	0
74	2024	Jim Henson Idea Man	Self	77
75		Getting Ready to Read	Jim Hensons Muppets	0

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1969	Sesame Street	Zoe/Prairie Dawn (voice)	71
2	1969	Sesame Unpaved		0
3	1983	Reading Rainbow	Herself - Narrator (voice)	84
4	1984	The Cosby Show	Pink Frackle / Patina / Tomato (voice)	70
5	1986	My Little Pony		62
6	1989	The Jim Henson Hour		89
7	1990	Law & Order	Sondra More	74
8	1990	Law & Order	Leah Bartlett	74
9	1990	Law & Order	Mrs. Stark	74
10	1990	Law & Order	Maureen Donovan	74
11	1991	Doug	Emily Kristal (voice)	72
12	1992	Dog City	Colleen (voice)	63
13	1992	Dog City	Terri (voice)	63
14	1999	The West Wing	Zoe	83
15	1999	Third Watch	Mrs. Simpson	79
16	2000	Sheep in the Big City	Little Girl	65
17	2001	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Ilene Maxwell	76
18		Sesame Street: Play with Me Sesame	Prairie Dawn	55