Fran Brill

Fran Brill

Acting • Born 1946-09-30 • 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.

Filmography

Law & Order 7.3
Law & Order
1990 • Sondra More
Law & Order: Criminal Intent 7.6
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001 • Ilene Maxwell
Saturday Night Live 6.9
Saturday Night Live
1975 • Vazh (voice)
The West Wing 8.3
The West Wing
1999 • Zoe
Sesame Street 7.1
Sesame Street
1969 • Zoe/Prairie Dawn (voice)
Third Watch 7.9
Third Watch
1999 • Mrs. Simpson
The Cosby Show 7.0
The Cosby Show
1984 • Pink Frackle / Patina / Tomato (voice)
Reading Rainbow 8.3
Reading Rainbow
1983 • Self - Narrator (voice)
Doug 7.2
Doug
1991 • Emily Kristal (voice)
My Little Pony 6.2
My Little Pony
1986
The Jim Henson Hour 8.9
The Jim Henson Hour
1989 • Self / Various
CBS Schoolbreak Special 5.5
CBS Schoolbreak Special
1984 • Mrs. DiFazio
Dog City 6.5
Dog City
1992 • Colleen (voice)
Midnight Run 7.2
Midnight Run
1988 • Dana Mardukas, Jonathan's Wife
Sheep in the Big City 6.6
Sheep in the Big City
2000 • Little Girl
Sesame Street: Play with Me Sesame 5.5
Sesame Street: Play with Me Sesame
2002 • Prairie Dawn
City Hall 6.0
City Hall
1996 • Angie
Being There 7.6
Being There
1979 • Sally Hayes
What About Bob? 6.9
What About Bob?
1991 • Lily Marvin
Sesame Unpaved
Sesame Unpaved
1999
The Muppets Take Manhattan 6.6
The Muppets Take Manhattan
1984 • Additional Muppet Performer / News Reporter (voice)
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland 6.4
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
1999 • Zoe (voice)
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street 7.4
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
2021 • Self
Jim Henson Idea Man 7.8
Jim Henson Idea Man
2024 • Self
Doug's 1st Movie 5.6
Doug's 1st Movie
1999 • Mrs. Perigrew (voice)
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! 7.0
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994 • Prairie Dawn / Zoe (voice)
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration 7.0
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
1993 • Prarie Dawn (voice)
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol 6.7
A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
2006 • Additional Muppet Performer (voice) (archive footage)
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey 7.2
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
2011 • Self
Old Enough 6.4
Old Enough
1984 • Mrs. Sloan
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