- Fran Brill
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name = Fran Brill
birthdate =September 30 ,1946 (age 61)
birthplace =Chester ,Pennsylvania Frances Joan Brill (born
September 30 ,1946 ), is an Americanactor ,voice actress andpuppeteer , best known for her roles on "Sesame Street ".Brill was born in
Chester ,Pennsylvania , the daughter of Linette and Joseph M. Brill, who was a doctor. [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/49/Fran-Brill.html Fran Brill Biography (1946-) ] ] She is a graduate ofBoston University's Fine Art School .From 1974-1975, Brill played Fran Bachman on
NBC 'sdaytime drama "How to Survive a Marriage ". Her character struggled with suddenwidowhood , and Brill received over a thousand letters ofcondolence . Brill was also featured inepisode s of "The Guiding Light " ,"All My Children ", "The Edge of Night ", "Hyde in Hollywood ", "Lip Service " and "Kate and Allie ". She has also appeared in thefilm s "What About Bob? ", "Midnight Run ", "City Hall " and "Being There ."Her theatrical roles include leads at the
Roundabout theater ,Manhattan Theater Club ,Playwrights Horizons and manyregion al theaters including theLong Wharf ,Yale Rep. ,Arena Stage , theMark Taper Forum and theActors Theatre of Louisville . She has guest-starred onnighttime drama s such as "Third Watch ", "Against the Law", "Law & Order ", and "".On "Sesame Street", for which she has won an
Emmy Award , she has created and puppeteered the Muppets called Zoe,Little Bird , andPrairie Dawn , among others. Playing Zoe, Brill appeared on theTV-series "The West Wing " as well as manyhome videos including "Zoe's Dance Moves ". With theMuppets she also did "Saturday Night Live ", "The Muppet Show ", "The Jim Henson Hour ", "Dog City ", and "The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland ".She has also been seen and heard in hundreds of
commercials (most notably she did thevoice-over for theBeautymist Pantyhose commercial starringJoe Namath )and thecartoon series "Doug " and "Sheep in the City ".References
External links
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* [http://franbrill.com/ Official Website]
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