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: A Very Grouchy Halloween: L.A. Muppet Performer
- Sesame Street Live!: Barber Customer in "People in Your Neighborhood", Additional Muppets
- Little Shop of Horrors: Audrey II Principal 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