Alice Dinnean

Alice Dinnean (b. May 23, 1969) is a puppeteer who has performed in many Muppet productions including Sesame Street and Bear in the Big Blue House. She's sometimes credited as Alice Dinnean-Vernon.

Her interest in puppetry began when she received a pig puppet as a prize for winning a local essay contest in Oakland, California. Years later, after a prestigious internship at the Center for Puppetry Arts in Atlanta, Georgia, she auditioned for The Jim Henson Company. Dinnean-Vernon also studied art and creative writing.

She has also puppeteered for several non-Muppet television shows and films, including Men in Black II, Jack's Big Music Show,, Bunnytown, The Country Bears, Crank Yankers, Team America: World Police, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. Most recently, Dinnean has served as an additional puppeteer for the Sesame Street Live! tour throughout 2020, and in Fraggle Rock: The Movie, playing Cotterpin Doozer and assisting Karen Prell in operating her character, Red Fraggle.

Credits

 * Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: Joey and Davey Monkey (finale)
 * Sesame Street: Phoebe, Little Murray Sparkles, Goldilocks, Sherry Netherland, Mama Bear, The Silly Sorceress, Underlings, Jan Brady, Bicycle, Sissy, Lurlene, Orange Juice, Loretta, Twister Sister, Royal Smart Person, Delly Monster, The Letter P (First: Episode 3558)
 * Yes, I Can
 * Muppets Tonight: Additional Muppets
 * Aliens in the Family: Snizzy
 * Learning to Share
 * Elmocize
 * Telling the Truth
 * A is for Asthma: Dani's Grandma, Additional Muppets
 * Elmopalooza
 * Sesame English: Izzy
 * Big Bag: Sofie
 * Muppets from Space: Additional Muppets
 * Bear in the Big Blue House: Grandma Flutter
 * It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie: Additional Muppets
 * Kermit's Swamp Years: Vicki
 * The Muppets' Wizard of Oz: Camilla
 * Happy, Healthy, Ready for School: Ready Betty
 * The West Wing
 * Happy Healthy Monsters: Sissy
 * The Country Bears: Beary Barrington
 * Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade (2004)
 * The Muppets: Afghan Hound and Wanda
 * Good Luck Charlie
 * The Muppets Kitchen with Cat Cora: Yolanda Rat
 * Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge
 * The Muppets: Alynda
 * The Muppets Take the Bowl (assistant for Kermit the Frog in "Happy Feet")
 * Sesame Street Live!: Barber Customer in "People in Your Neighborhood", Additional Muppets
 * Little Shop of Horrors: Additional Puppeteer
 * Fraggle Rock: The Movie: Cotterpin Doozer, Fragglette, Balsam the Minstrel (puppeteer), Red Fraggle performing assistant, additional Fraggles

Non-Muppet credits

 * Bunnytown: Additional Puppets, Writer
 * Jack's Big Music Show: Mary
 * The Book of Pooh: Additional puppets
 * The Puzzle Place: Julie Woo, Sizzle
 * Crank Yankers
 * Cousin Skeeter
 * Scooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery Map: Daphne Blake, Dr. Escobar
 * Buffy the Vampire Slayer
 * Angel
 * Community