Alice Catherine Dinnean (born May 23, 1969) is an American

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, voice actress and creative writer who works at

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. Dinnean has performed on many children's television shows such as '' The Puzzle Place'', ''

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 ...

'', ''

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'', '' Cousin Skeeter'', '' Jim Henson's Pajanimals'', ''

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'' and '' Jack's Big Music Show''. 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, ''

''. 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,

. On the show, she performed as a demon puppet in '' As You Were'' and a living mummy hand in ''

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''. After the series ended in 2003, Dinnean performed the puppet-like character of Angel in the episode '' Smile Time'' along with

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. Dinnean (as Alice Dinnean-Vernon) performed Mary on the Emmy-winning children's series, '' Jack's Big Music Show'', created by ''

'' puppeteer David Rudman. In 2007, she wrote episodes and performed characters on the

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's children's show, '' Bunnytown''. She performed Cowbella in the music videos on the Sprout channel's show, '' Pajanimals.'' Her residence is in Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles, California. 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.

Filmography

* ''

'' - Goldilocks, Phoebe, Mama Bear, Little Murray Sparkles, Sherry Netherland (1995-1998), Additional Muppets * '' The Puzzle Place'' - Julie Woo, Sizzle * ''

'' - Grandma Flutter (1997-1998) * '' Kermit's Swamp Years'' - Vicki, Additional Muppets * '' Jack's Big Music Show'' - Mary * ''

'' - Gabriela Cordova * ''

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'' - 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 Kid, Kids, KIDS, and K.I.D.S. may refer to: Common meanings * Colloquial term for a child or other young person ** Also for a parent's offspring regardless of age * Engage in joking * Young goats * The goat meat of young goats * Kidskin, leath ...

'' - Julie Woo * '' The Happytime Murders'' - Sheila * '' Pajanimals'' - 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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