Fran Brill
Sep 30, 1946 (78 years old) in 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
Law & Order
Sondra More
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Ilene Maxwell
The West Wing
Zoe
Sesame Street
Zoe/Prairie Dawn (voice)
The Cosby Show
Pink Frackle / Patina / Tomato (voice)
Third Watch
Mrs. Simpson
Reading Rainbow
Herself - Narrator (voice)
Doug
Emily Kristal (voice)
Credits
-
Getting Ready to Read FutureJim Hensons Muppets★ NR -
Prairie Dawn★ 5.5 -
Jim Henson Idea Man 2024Self★ 7.7 -
Prairie Dawn (voice) / Zoe (voice)★ NR -
Self★ 7.4 -
Herself★ NR -
Self★ 9.2 -
Herself★ 8.2 -
Self★ 7.4 -
Zoe★ NR -
Self★ 7.2 -
★ 10 -
Mae★ 7 -
★ 2
-
Zoe (voice) (archive footage)★ 6 -
Zoe as Mousey the Hatter Helper (voice)★ NR -
Zoe★ 4 -
Prairie Dawn / Zoe (voice)★ 6.1 -
Additional Muppet Performer (voice) (archive footage)★ 6.2 -
Prairie Dawn (voice)★ 7.1 -
Zoe (voice)★ 10 -
Zoe (voice)★ NR -
Lavender Anything Muppet Girl (voice)★ NR -
Zoe★ 0.5 -
Prairie Dawn / Zoe★ NR -
Zoe★ NR -
Cereal (voice)★ 10 -
Prairie Dawn / Zoe / Frosty Four Singer (voice)★ 8.5 -
Zoe / Mary (voice)★ 4 -
Ilene Maxwell★ 7.6 -
Zoe (voice)★ 4 -
Little Girl★ 6.5 -
Zoe (voice)★ 6.4 -
Third Watch 1999Mrs. Simpson★ 7.9 -
The West Wing 1999Zoe★ 8.3 -
Doug's 1st Movie 1999Mrs. Perigrew (voice)★ 5.5 -
Zoe / Prairie Dawn (voice)★ 5 -
CinderElmo 1999Zoe (voice)★ 6 -
Zoe / Prairie Dawn / Roxie Marie (voice)★ 5.8 -
Zoe (voice)★ 6 -
Betty Lou / Zoe (voice)★ 5.7 -
Zoe (voice)★ 6 -
Zoe (voice)★ 5.9 -
City Hall 1996Angie★ 5.9 -
Zoe (voice)★ 6 -
Zoe (voice)★ NR -
Zoe★ NR -
Self (archive footage)★ 7.3 -
Prairie Dawn / Zoe★ 7 -
Clam / Frog (voice) (archive footage)★ NR -
Prarie Dawn/Zoe (voice)★ 7.5 -
Prarie Dawn / Zoe (voice)★ NR -
Prairie Dawn★ 7.3 -
Prarie Dawn (voice)★ 6 -
-
Dog City 1992Colleen (voice)★ 6 -
Doug 1991Emily Kristal (voice)★ 7.2 -
Hyde in Hollywood 1991Betty Armstrong★ 1 -
Bluejay / Sparrow (voice)★ 7.5 -
What About Bob? 1991Lily Marvin★ 6.9 -
Little Bird / Chicken (voice)★ NR -
Law & Order 1990Sondra More★ 7.4 -
★ 10 -
Louise★ NR -
Dog City: The Movie 1989Colleen Barker (voice)★ 8 -
The Jim Henson Hour 1989★ 8.9 -
Lip Service 1988Debbie★ 5 -
Midnight Run 1988Dana Mardukas, Jonathan's Wife★ 7.2 -
The No Show 1987Chicken Licken★ 10 -
My Little Pony 1986★ 6.2 -
The Cosby Show 1984Pink Frackle / Patina / Tomato (voice)★ 7 -
Old Enough 1984Mrs. Sloan★ 6.4 -
Additional Muppet Performer / News Reporter (voice)★ 6.6 -
Reading Rainbow 1983Herself - Narrator (voice)★ 8.4 -
Oh, Boy! Babies! 1982Kay★ NR -
Look Back in Anger 1980Helena Charles★ 4.7 -
Amber Waves 1980Suze Winter★ 8.5 -
Being There 1979Sally Hayes★ 7.6 -
Muppet Picker Upper 1975Janice (voice)★ NR -
Janice★ NR -
Janice★ NR
-
Snerf (voice)★ 6.3 -
Sesame Street 1969Zoe/Prairie Dawn (voice)★ 7.1 -
Sesame Unpaved 1969★ NR