Pamela Arciero (born May 8, 1954) is an American puppeteer and voice-over artist. She has performed for ''

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'' and ''

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'', playing Oscar the Grouch's girlfriend Grundgetta in the latter. In addition to performance work, she worked as a director on the

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preschool series '' Oobi'', which featured both writers and performers of ''Sesame Street''.

Career

Pam Arciero earned her Master's in Puppetry from the

University of Connecticut The University of Connecticut (UConn) is a public land-grant research university in Storrs, Connecticut, a village in the town of Mansfield. The primary 4,400-acre (17.8 km2) campus is in Storrs, approximately a half hour's drive from H ...

. Arciero took over the role of Oscar the Grouch's girlfriend, Grundgetta for ''

'' from

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, performing her in ''

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'' and '' Sesame Street: A Is for Asthma'' and continues to perform her to this day. Arciero was a

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for the second season of '' Oobi'' on

. For the third season, she puppeteered various incidental characters. Arciero has performed characters for many other puppet shows, including ''

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'' and ''

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'' on

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, ''

'' on PBS, and ''

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''. She performed in '' Little Shop of Horrors'' at the Orpheum Theater and served as director for several live shows at Sesame Place and El Capitan Theater in Los Angeles. Arciero currently serves as Artistic Director for the

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's National Puppetry Conference since 2002 and continues to participate in puppetry workshops and other events across the country. She appears as herself in the documentaries ''Henson's Place'' and ''The World of Jim Henson'', as well as herself and Grundgetta at Jim Henson's memorial service.

Filmography

* ''

'': Grundgetta, Sally Wilson, Additional Muppets * '' Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird'': Grundgetta * '' Little Muppet Monsters'': Penguin, Additional Muppets * '' Sesame Street Stays Up Late!'': Additional Muppets * '' Sesame Street… 20 Years & Still Counting'': Telly Monster (assistant) * ''

'': Quagmire and Emma * ''

'': Lindi, Allegra's Mom * '' The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss'': Little cats F and N, Lulu's Dog, Zubble-Wump, Snake, Mama Gink * ''Sesame Street 4D'': Additional characters * ''

Play with Me Sesame ''Play with Me Sesame'' is an American children's television series, created by Sesame Workshop and Nickelodeon for their former joint venture Noggin. It is a spin-off of ''Sesame Street'' hosted by Ernie, Bert, Prairie Dawn, and Grover. The ser ...

'': Additional characters * '' Oobi'': Additional characters (also director for season 2) * '' Lomax, the Hound of Music'': Louise * '' Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration'' * ''Learning About Letters'' * ''

The Muppets Take Manhattan ''The Muppets Take Manhattan'' is a 1984 American musical comedy drama film directed by Frank Oz. It is the third theatrical film in ''The Muppets'' franchise. In addition to the Muppet performance, the film features special appearances by Ar ...

'': Grundgetta *

Jim Henson James Maury Henson (September 24, 1936 – May 16, 1990) was an American puppeteer, animator, cartoonist, actor, inventor, and filmmaker who achieved worldwide notice as the creator of The Muppets and '' Fraggle Rock'' (1983–1987) and ...

's memorial service (appearing as herself and Grundgetta) * ''

'': Leona Lion (Season 3 onwards) * ''

Gabby's Dollhouse ''Gabby's Dollhouse'' is an American live-action/animated/interactive preschool series created by Traci Paige Johnson and Jennifer Twomey for Netflix. In the series, which first aired on January 5, 2021, Gabby (voiced by Laila Lockhart Kraner) a ...

'': Marshapan, Paddycake

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Arciero, Pam American puppeteers American voice actresses Living people Sesame Street Muppeteers University of Connecticut alumni 1954 births People from Honolulu