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Fran Brill

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Fran Brill was born on 30 September 1946 in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA. She is an actress, known for Sesame Street (1969), What About Bob? (1991) and Midnight Run (1988). She has been married to Robert Kelly since 17 June 1988. She was previously married to Clinton Edward Ramsden Jr.
BornSeptember 30, 1946
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    Known for

    Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, David Rudman, Matt Vogel, and Ryan Dillon in Sesame Street (1969)
    Sesame Street
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Zoe
    • Prairie Dawn
    • Muppet
    • Muppet Performer
    • Little Bird
    • Betty Lou
    • Polly Darton
    • Nora Nicks
    • Arlene Frantic
    • Roxie Marie
    • Lavender J Friend
    • Det. Olivia Benson
    • Green Cheerleader
    • Jungle Girl
    • Woman
    • Little Bo Peep
    • Little Red Riding Hood
    • Mary
    • Additional Muppet Performer
    • Alice
    • Big Grad Wolf
    • Billy Monster
    • Bird
    • Carol the Baker
    • Girl
    • Head Villager
    • Henry
    • Mother 'Listen to the Bells'
    • Mrs. Crustworthy
    • Rita Rucci
    • Wanda Cousteau
    • Anything Muppets
    • Billy
    • Bug
    • Chicken
    • Coat Shopper
    • Cuckoo Bird
    • Lavender AM Girl
    • Lifeguard
    • Mouse
    • Numberella
    • Plumber
    • Reporter
    • Snow Grouch
    • Vocalist
    • 'Let's Go Driving in a Car' daughter
    • AM Girl in the 6 Cookies Subtraction song
    • Additional Muppets
    • Additional Performers
    • Anne Phibian
    • Baby Monster
    • Big Sister Monster (speaking)
    • Bird #1
    • Cafeteria Member
    • Caroline
    • Casey the Rabbit
    • Cereal
    • Cheerleader
    • Cloud
    • Countess
    • Cuckoo
    • Customer
    • Daughter (Princess)
    • Deborah Starr
    • Debra Starr
    • Fairy Godmother
    • Fairy Nap-Mother
    • Fat Blue Miner
    • Flight Attendant
    • Flower 2
    • Frannie
    • Grandmother
    • Granny Sheep
    • Green Anything Muppet
    • Green Girl
    • Green Hippie (Little Jerry)
    • Grouch
    • Hat Vendor
    • Helena
    • Hot Pink Girl ('Alphabet Conversation')
    • Hot Pink Subject
    • I. C. DeForrest
    • Imogene
    • Jezebel
    • June Moon
    • King's Daughter
    • Lavender 'J Friends' Singer
    • Lavender Girl
    • Lavender Woman
    • Lead Villager
    • Linda
    • Little Monster
    • Mae
    • Martha Sewer
    • Miner
    • Miriam Cheswick
    • Miss Vicki
    • Monotone
    • Monotones Vocalist
    • Mother
    • Mrs. Rosen
    • Mrs. Siegel
    • Nick Normal
    • Norah Nicks
    • Nurse
    • Omagrossa
    • Oscar the Grouch
    • Penguin
    • Picknicker
    • Pig
    • Pipe Organ
    • Plate
    • Polly Watson
    • Postal Worker
    • Princess Cutie
    • Princess Geraldine
    • Queen Quinella
    • Quinn Fabray Muppet
    • Roxie Marie Callahan
    • Rubber Balls
    • SMV VJ
    • SMV Video Jockey
    • Sandy
    • Short and Tall Singer
    • Small Bird
    • Summer Squall
    • Sylvia Little, Betty Lou
    • The Bird Grandmoter
    • The Bird Mother
    • The Countess
    • The Old Woman Who Lives in a Shoe
    • Toucan
    • Transylvanian Woman
    • Twyla Sue
    • Ursula
    • Vertigo
    • Vivian
    Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfuss in What About Bob? (1991)
    What About Bob?
    7.0
    • Lily
    • 1991
    Robert De Niro and Charles Grodin in Midnight Run (1988)
    Midnight Run
    7.5
    • Dana Mardukas
    • 1988
    Being There (1979)
    Being There
    7.9
    • Sally Hayes
    • 1979

    Credits

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    Actress



    • Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, David Rudman, Matt Vogel, and Ryan Dillon in Sesame Street (1969)
      Sesame Street
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Zoe
      • Little Bo Peep
      • Mrs. Crustworthy ...
      • 1970–2021
    • Sesame Street: Awesome Alphabet Collection (2019)
      Sesame Street: Awesome Alphabet Collection
      Video
      • Zoe (voice)
      • 2019
    • Elmo's World: Elmo Wonders (2016)
      Elmo's World: Elmo Wonders
      3.0
      • Zoe
      • 2016
    • Kevin Clash and David Rudman in Sesame Street: Monster Manners (2014)
      Sesame Street: Monster Manners
      Video
      • Prairie Dawn (voice)
      • 2014
    • Kevin Clash, David Rudman, Caroll Spinney, Cookie Monster, Big Bird, and Elmo in Sesame Street: Alphabet Songs (2014)
      Sesame Street: Alphabet Songs
      8.4
      Video
      • Prairie Dawn
      • Zoe
      • 2014
    • Kevin Clash and Elmo in Sesame Street: Elmo's World - All About Animals (2014)
      Sesame Street: Elmo's World - All About Animals
      • Athena the Owl
      • 2014
    • Dan Bittner, Thomas Langston, and Jorge Vega in Wallykazam! (2014)
      Wallykazam!
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Lightening Snail
      • List Text (voice)
      • 2014
    • Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, Carmen Osbahr, Matt Vogel, and Jasmine Romero in Little Children, Big Challenges (2012)
      Little Children, Big Challenges
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Prairie Dawn
      • Zoe
      • Mr. Betancourt (voice)
      • 2013
    • Jimmy Fallon in Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (2009)
      Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Zoe (voice)
      • 2013
    • Fran Brill, Steve Whitmire, Eric Jacobson, and John Tartaglia in Play with Me Sesame (2002)
      Play with Me Sesame
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Prairie Dawn
      • Zoe
      • Additional Muppets ...
      • 2002–2013
    • Sesame Street: Old School, Volume 3
      Video
      • Betty Lou
      • 2012
    • Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers (2012)
      Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers
      4.0
      • Zoe
      • 2012
    • Fran Brill and Kevin Clash in Sesame Street: Silly Storytime (2011)
      Sesame Street: Silly Storytime
      Video
      • Zoe
      • 2011
    • Sesame Street: Bye-Bye, Pacifier! Big Kid Stories with Elmo (2011)
      Sesame Street: Bye-Bye, Pacifier! Big Kid Stories with Elmo
      9.4
      Video
      • Zoe
      • 2011
    • Sesame Street: The Best of Sesame Spoofs Vol. 1 & Vol. 2 (2011)
      Sesame Street: The Best of Sesame Spoofs Vol. 1 & Vol. 2
      8.3
      Video
      • Mariska
      • Nurse
      • Stuckweed (voice) ...
      • 2011

    Additional Crew



    • Matthew Broderick, Uma Thurman, and Nathan Lane in The Producers (2005)
      The Producers
      6.4
      • puppeteer: pigeons
      • 2005

    Soundtrack



    • Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, David Rudman, Matt Vogel, and Ryan Dillon in Sesame Street (1969)
      Sesame Street
      8.1
      TV Series
      • performer: "That's the Way I Read"
      • performer: "Everyone Makes Mistakes"
      • performer: "ABC Hip Hop" ...
      • 1973–2007
    • Frank Oz in Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs (1999)
      Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs
      8.1
      Video
      • performer: "The Most Important Meal of the Day" (uncredited)
      • 1999
    • David Rudman and Caroll Spinney in Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet (1996)
      Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet
      7.6
      Video
      • performer: "Alphabet Blues" (uncredited)
      • 1996
    • Sesame Songs: Sing-Along Earth Songs (1993)
      Sesame Songs: Sing-Along Earth Songs
      8.0
      Video
      • performer: "Keep the Park Clean for the Pigeons" (uncredited)
      • 1993
    • Jim Henson and Kathryn Mullen in Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly! (1990)
      Sesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
      8.0
      Video
      • performer: "Wavin' Goodbye to You with My Heart" (uncredited)
      • 1990
    • Frank Oz, Jim Henson, Dave Goelz, Louise Gold, Richard Hunt, Kathryn Mullen, Jerry Nelson, and Steve Whitmire in The Muppet Show (1976)
      The Muppet Show
      8.4
      TV Series
      • performer: "Maria/Tonight/I Feel Pretty (Medley)"
      • performer: "I'm In Love With A Big Blue Frog"
      • 1976

    Videos9

    Sesame Street: The Best of Elmo
    Clip 1:01
    Sesame Street: The Best of Elmo
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:12
    Official Trailer
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:12
    Official Trailer
    U.S. Version
    Trailer 2:21
    U.S. Version
    Imagine That!
    Trailer 1:40
    Imagine That!
    Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs
    Trailer 1:38
    Sesame Street: Let's Eat! Funny Food Songs
    What's the Name of That Song
    Trailer 1:24
    What's the Name of That Song

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Jim Henson's Muppets
    • Born
      • September 30, 1946
      • Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Spouses
        Robert KellyJune 17, 1988 - present
    • Parents
        Joseph M. Brill
    • Relatives
      • Yvonne Elisabeth Brill(Sibling)
    • Other works
      TV commercial for Pam cooking oil spray (1998)

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The Muppet "Zoe" was originally modeled after Fran herself. The producers of "Sesame Street" wanted to name the character "Franny," but she decided to change the name. Recalling J.D. Salinger's book Franny and Zooey, she suggested "Zoe" as an alternate name, and it stuck.

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