Fran Brill
Actor
- Born
- September 30, 1946 (age 80) · 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
Midnight Run
July 20, 1988
Being There
December 19, 1979
What About Bob?
May 17, 1991
The Muppets Take Manhattan
June 27, 1984
City Hall
February 16, 1996
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
October 21, 2011
Doug's 1st Movie
March 26, 1999
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
October 1, 1999
Jim Henson Idea Man
May 18, 2024
I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story
May 6, 2015
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
November 21, 1990
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
April 23, 2021
Acting90
- 2024Jim Henson Idea Man as Self
- 2022Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic as Prairie Dawn (voice) / Zoe (voice)
- 2021Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street as Self
- 2020Muppet Guys Talking: A Special Conversation to Honor Jim Henson as Self
- 2019Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration as Self
- 2019Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting as Prairie Dawn / Zoe / Various Characters
- 2017Muppet Guys Talking: Secrets Behind the Show the Whole World Watched as Self
- 2015I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story as Self
- 2014Sesame Street: M is for Mystery as Zoe