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Alice Catherine Dinnean (born May 23, 1969) is an American puppeteer, voice actress and creative writer who works at
The Jim Henson Company The Jim Henson Company (formerly known as Muppets, Inc., Henson Associates, Inc., and Jim Henson Productions, Inc.; commonly referred to as Henson) is an American entertainment company located in Los Angeles, California. The company is known for ...
. Dinnean has performed on many children's television shows such as ''
The Puzzle Place ''The Puzzle Place'' is an American children's television series produced by KCET in Los Angeles and Lancit Media in New York City. Although production was dated and premiered on two Los Angeles PBS stations, KCET and KLCS, on September 15, 199 ...
'', ''
Sesame Street ''Sesame Street'' is an American educational children's television series that combines live-action, sketch comedy, animation and puppetry. It is produced by Sesame Workshop (known as the Children's Television Workshop until June 2000) a ...
'', ''
Bear in the Big Blue House ''Bear in the Big Blue House'' is an American children's television series created by Mitchell Kriegman and produced by Jim Henson Television for Disney Channel's Playhouse Disney preschool television block. Debuting on October 20, 1997, it aire ...
'', ''
Cousin Skeeter ''Cousin Skeeter'' is an American children's sitcom, that originally aired on Nickelodeon from 1998 to 2001. It starred Robert Ri'chard as Bobby, a young boy whose life changed when his strange cousin Skeeter came to live with his family. With Sk ...
'', ''
Jim Henson's Pajanimals ''Jim Henson's Pajanimals'' (a portmanteau of the words ''pajamas'' and ''animals'') is an American-British children's TV series created by Jeff Muncy and Alex Rockwell. The Pajanimals are characters that were made by Jim Henson's Creature Sho ...
'', ''
Sid the Science Kid ''Sid the Science Kid'' (also known as ''Jim Henson's Sid the Science Kid'') is an American computer-animated children’s television series on PBS Kids. It aired from September 1, 2008 to March 25, 2013, with a total of 66 half-hour episodes pro ...
'' and ''
Jack's Big Music Show ''Jack's Big Music Show'' is an American musical children's television series produced for the Noggin channel. It was created and executive produced by David Rudman, Todd Hannert, and Adam Rudman through their company Spiffy Pictures. The main ...
''. She also did work on various non-Muppet productions such as ''
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'' and ''
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''. Her interest in puppetry began when she received a pig puppet as a prize for winning a local essay contest in
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. Following her studies at
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, she interned at the Puppetry Arts in
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. In the early 1990s, she was employed with the Jim Henson Company where she performed characters for the children's TV series, ''
Sesame Street ''Sesame Street'' is an American educational children's television series that combines live-action, sketch comedy, animation and puppetry. It is produced by Sesame Workshop (known as the Children's Television Workshop until June 2000) a ...
''. Some of her characters are Sherry Netherland, the owner of the Furry Arms Hotel, and Phoebe, a member of the ''Monster Clubhouse'', from 2001 to 2003. Non-Muppet productions in which she has performed include the horror-humor TV series,
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. On the show, she performed as a demon puppet in '' As You Were'' and a living mummy hand in ''
Life Serial "Life Serial" is the fifth episode of season 6 of the television series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''. Plot Buffy returns from her visit with Angel but refuses to talk about it. The Scoobies discuss Buffy's future. Buffy agrees to audit the clas ...
''. After the series ended in 2003, Dinnean performed the puppet-like character of Angel in the episode ''
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'' along with
Drew Massey Drew Massey (born April 4, 1972) is an American voice actor, puppeteer and director for Nickelodeon and the Jim Henson Company. He has worked extensively with the Muppets and has performed in many films, television series, and commercials. He h ...
. Dinnean (as Alice Dinnean-Vernon) performed Mary on the Emmy-winning children's series, ''
Jack's Big Music Show ''Jack's Big Music Show'' is an American musical children's television series produced for the Noggin channel. It was created and executive produced by David Rudman, Todd Hannert, and Adam Rudman through their company Spiffy Pictures. The main ...
'', created by ''
Sesame Street ''Sesame Street'' is an American educational children's television series that combines live-action, sketch comedy, animation and puppetry. It is produced by Sesame Workshop (known as the Children's Television Workshop until June 2000) a ...
'' puppeteer
David Rudman David Rudman (born June 1, 1963) is an American puppeteer, puppet builder, writer, director, and producer known for his involvement with the Muppets and ''Sesame Street''. Career David Rudman has been a ''Sesame Street'' Muppet performer since ...
. In 2007, she wrote episodes and performed characters on the
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's children's show, ''
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''. She performed Cowbella in the music videos on the Sprout channel's show, ''
Pajanimals ''Jim Henson's Pajanimals'' (a portmanteau of the words ''pajamas'' and ''animals'') is an American- British children's TV series created by Jeff Muncy and Alex Rockwell. The Pajanimals are characters that were made by Jim Henson's Creature Shop ...
.'' Her residence is in
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. From September 8–10, 2017, she was an additional Muppet performer for a live show at the
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titled ''
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Take the Bowl''. Dinnean was the only Muppet performer from ''Bowl'' not to perform in ''The Muppets Take the O2'' in London, essentially replaced in the cast by
Tyler Bunch Tyler Bunch, also known as H.D. Quinn, is an American puppeteer, puppet designer, director, and actor. Career In addition to his work for the Jim Henson Company, Bunch has created and performed puppets for PBS, Nickelodeon and Disney's Th ...
.


Filmography

* ''
Sesame Street ''Sesame Street'' is an American educational children's television series that combines live-action, sketch comedy, animation and puppetry. It is produced by Sesame Workshop (known as the Children's Television Workshop until June 2000) a ...
'' - Goldilocks, Phoebe, Mama Bear, Little Murray Sparkles, Sherry Netherland (1995-1998), Additional Muppets * ''
The Puzzle Place ''The Puzzle Place'' is an American children's television series produced by KCET in Los Angeles and Lancit Media in New York City. Although production was dated and premiered on two Los Angeles PBS stations, KCET and KLCS, on September 15, 199 ...
'' - Julie Woo, Sizzle * ''
Bear in the Big Blue House ''Bear in the Big Blue House'' is an American children's television series created by Mitchell Kriegman and produced by Jim Henson Television for Disney Channel's Playhouse Disney preschool television block. Debuting on October 20, 1997, it aire ...
'' - Grandma Flutter (1997-1998) * ''
Kermit's Swamp Years ''Kermit's Swamp Years'' is a 2002 American direct-to-video comedy film directed by David Gumpel. It is the second direct-to-video feature film in ''The Muppets'' franchise. The film follows a young Kermit the Frog and his best friends, Goggles ...
'' - Vicki, Additional Muppets * ''
Jack's Big Music Show ''Jack's Big Music Show'' is an American musical children's television series produced for the Noggin channel. It was created and executive produced by David Rudman, Todd Hannert, and Adam Rudman through their company Spiffy Pictures. The main ...
'' - Mary * ''
Sid the Science Kid ''Sid the Science Kid'' (also known as ''Jim Henson's Sid the Science Kid'') is an American computer-animated children’s television series on PBS Kids. It aired from September 1, 2008 to March 25, 2013, with a total of 66 half-hour episodes pro ...
'' - Gabriela Cordova * ''
The Country Bears ''The Country Bears'' is a 2002 American musical road comedy film directed by Peter Hastings, produced by Walt Disney Pictures, and based on the Disney theme park attraction ''Country Bear Jamboree''. The film stars Christopher Walken, Daryl Mi ...
'' - Beary Barrington (face puppeteer) * ''
The Muppets (TV series) ''The Muppets'' (stylized as ''the muppets.'') is an American sitcom that originally aired on ABC from September 22, 2015 to March 1, 2016. Co-created by Bill Prady and Bob Kushell, the series was produced by ABC Studios and The Muppets Studio ...
'' - Alynda * '' 123 Count with Me'' - Sherry Netherland * '' Kids for Character'' - Julie Woo * ''
The Happytime Murders ''The Happytime Murders'' is a 2018 American adult puppet crime comedy film directed by Brian Henson and written by Todd Berger from a story by Berger and Dee Austin Robertson. The film stars Melissa McCarthy, Bill Barretta, Joel McHale, Maya R ...
'' - Sheila * ''
Pajanimals ''Jim Henson's Pajanimals'' (a portmanteau of the words ''pajamas'' and ''animals'') is an American- British children's TV series created by Jeff Muncy and Alex Rockwell. The Pajanimals are characters that were made by Jim Henson's Creature Shop ...
'' - Cowbella * '' Muppet Babies Play Date'' - Summer Penguin (puppeteer only) * '' The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance'' - Gelflings Brea, Maudra Fara, and Bobb'N (puppeteer) * '' The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance'' - The Ornamentalist (skekEkt) (puppeteer and voice)


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dinnean-Vernon, Alice Living people American puppeteers American television writers 1969 births Sesame Street Muppeteers Muppet performers