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Fran Brill

Birth Place: Chester, PA, USA

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STAGE CREDITS

[Off-Off-Broadway]
Equity Library Theatre Revival, 1970
Performer

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1969
Performer


Movies

Being There
[ 1979 ] Sally Hayes
Old Enough
[ 1984 ] Mrs. Sloan
Midnight Run
[ 1988 ] Dana Marduk
What About Bob?
[ 1991 ] Lily
City Hall
[ 1996 ] Angie
Doug's 1st Movie
[ 1999 ] Mrs. Perigrew
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
[ 1999 ] Zoe, Pestie, Prairie Dawn
The Producers
[ 2005 ] puppeteer
Sesame Street: Preschool is Cool, ABCs with Elmo
[ 2010 ] Zoe
Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers
[ 2012 ] Zoe
Sesame Street: Elmo's World - All About Animals
[ 2014 ] Athena the Owl
Elmo's World: Elmo Wonders
[ 2016 ] Zoe

TV Shows

Dog City
Colleen Barker, Terri Springer
Doug
Loretta LaQuigley, Miss Elaine Perigrew
Elmo's World
Zoe, Bow, Camera
How to Survive a Marriage
Fran Bachman
Law & Order
Maureen Donovan, Mrs. Stark, Mrs. Leah Bartlett

Awards and Nominations

Drama Desk Awards - 1981 - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play

Fran BrillKnuckle

Drama Desk Awards - 1976 - Outstanding Actress - Play

Fran Brill, What Every Woman Knows

Videos

News


26 Theater Tweets From This Week That Celebrate the Best of Theater

We're rounding up 26 tweets from the week of 3/8/2021 to 3/12/2021 from Broadway stars and theater fans!
SESAME STREET Returns for Historic 50th Season This November

Sesame Street got its start at the height of the civil rights movement and the war on poverty, in answer to a simple but powerful question: could television help prepare less advantaged children for school? In 1969, the show's founders tapped researchers, entertainers, and other visionaries to create a “street” like no other, where colorful monsters, humans, and even grouches lived side by side. Today, Sesame Workshop – the nonprofit organization behind the iconic show, which has grown to reach kids and families in more than 150 countries and 70 languages – is proud to announce the start of Sesame Street's landmark 50th season.
Focus Features in Talks to Acquire Sesame Street Documentary STREET GANG

Focus Features is in negotiations to acquire rights to 'Street Gang,' Marilyn Agrelo's documentary exploring the 'Sesame Street' phenomenon, according to Variety.
Center For Puppetry Arts To Host A Star-Studded Event For Women's History Month

Puppet enthusiasts are invited to celebrate Women's History Month at the Center for Puppetry Arts! On Saturday, March 3, the Center will host The Women of the Muppets, a special lecture and discussion with four of the women who made groundbreaking contributions to the work of The Jim Henson Company.
Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Christine Pedi and Stephanie Umoh to Star in JERRY'S GIRLS at York Theatre Company

Light the Candles! Get the Ice Out! Blow the Bugle! The York Theatre Company, dedicated to the development of new musicals and preserving musical gems from the past, has announced Tony Award-nominee Stephanie D'Abruzzo (Avenue Q), Christine Pedi (NEWSical the Musical), and Stephanie Umoh (Ragtime) will lead the parade of the special Summer 2017 Musicals in Mufti presentation of the hit Broadway revue Jerry's Girls.
Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Christine Pedi and Stephanie Umoh to Star in JERRY'S GIRLS at York Theatre Company

Light the Candles! Get the Ice Out! Blow the Bugle! The York Theatre Company, dedicated to the development of new musicals and preserving musical gems from the past, has announced Tony Award-nominee Stephanie D'Abruzzo (Avenue Q), Christine Pedi (NEWSical the Musical), and Stephanie Umoh (Ragtime) will lead the parade of the special Summer 2017 Musicals in Mufti presentation of the hit Broadway revue Jerry's Girls.
Center for Puppetry Arts Announces 2017-18 Programming and Performance Season

Center for Puppetry Arts is pleased to announce a 2017-2018 season unlike any other in the organization's history! With the Worlds of Puppetry Museum open for more than a year, the Center will begin to expand its program offerings from performances, workshops and films, to special exhibits and spectacular events as well.
Paula Vogel's HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE Set for Cleveland Play House This March

Cleveland Play House shifts gears from playful (Ken Ludwig's Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery) to profound with the Pulitzer Prize-winning play How I Learned to Drive. Written by Paula Vogel - one of the preeminent figures in American theater today - How I Learned to Drive traverses taboo territory with humor, heart, and empathy.
Paula Vogel's HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE Set for Cleveland Play House This March

Cleveland Play House shifts gears from playful (Ken Ludwig's Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery) to profound with the Pulitzer Prize-winning play How I Learned to Drive. Written by Paula Vogel - one of the preeminent figures in American theater today - How I Learned to Drive traverses taboo territory with humor, heart, and empathy.
Moving Image Celebrates JIM HENSON: THE BIOGRAPHY with Panel Discussion, Rare Clips, Reception Tonight

Museum of the Moving Image and The Jim Henson Legacy will celebrate the publication of Jim Henson: The Biography (2013, Ballantine Books), by Brian Jay Jones, with a special event featuring a reception, screenings of rare clips, a panel discussion, and book signing tonight, October 1
STAGE TUBE: National Museum of American History Receives Jim Henson Puppets for Birthday

The National Museum of American History received a new donation of more than 20 Jim Henson puppets and props on the anniversary of his birthday—Sept. 24, 1936—from the Henson family. Miss Piggy and the Swedish Chef from The Muppet Show, Bert and Elmo from Sesame Street, and Red Fraggle and Traveling Matt from Fraggle Rock are among the new additions. They will join the museum's current Jim Henson Collection, which includes Oscar the Grouch, Kermit the Frog and the cast of Sam and Friends.
Moving Image to Celebrate JIM HENSON: THE BIOGRAPHY with Panel Discussion, Rare Clips, Reception, 10/1

Museum of the Moving Image and The Jim Henson Legacy will celebrate the publication of Jim Henson: The Biography (2013, Ballantine Books), by Brian Jay Jones, with a special event featuring a reception, screenings of rare clips, a panel discussion, and book signing on Tuesday, October 1. Jones's eagerly awaited biography, written with the cooperation of Jim Henson's family, covers the full arc of Henson's all-too-brief life, exploring the creation of the Muppets, Henson's contributions to Sesame Street and Saturday Night Live, his nearly ten-year campaign to bring The Muppet Show to television, and such non-Muppet projects as the richly imagined movies The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth.
Museum of the Moving Image Hosts Jerry Nelson Tribute Today, 10/27

Jim Henson's key collaborator and one of the original Muppet performers, Jerry Nelson's life and work will be celebrated today, October 27, 2012, at 2:00 p.m. in cooperation with The Jim Henson Legacy and Museum of the Moving Image. Mr. Nelson passed away on August 23, 2012 at his home in Truro, Massachusetts.
Museum of the Moving Image Announces Jerry Nelson Tribute, 10/27

Jim Henson's key collaborator and one of the original Muppet performers, Jerry Nelson's life and work will be celebrated on Saturday, October 27, 2012, at 2:00 p.m. in cooperation with The Jim Henson Legacy and Museum of the Moving Image. Mr. Nelson passed away on August 23, 2012 at his home in Truro, Massachusetts.
Moving Image Extends Popular Exhibition Jim Henson's Fantastic World

Carl Goodman, Executive Director of Museum of the Moving Image, today announced a seven-week extension for Jim Henson's Fantastic World, the Smithsonian traveling exhibition that explores the creative process of the world-renowned puppeteer, filmmaker, and television pioneer.
JIM HENSON’S FANTASTIC WORLD Exhibition to Close 3/4

Jim Henson's Fantastic World will be on view at Museum of the Moving Image for only one more week-closing on Sunday, March 4. The final weekend of the show, Saturday and Sunday, March 3 and 4, 2012, features several special programs to mark the close of the successful national tour of this Smithsonian traveling exhibition, organized in partnership with The Jim Henson Legacy. On these two days, the Museum will give away a free limited-edition commemorative bookmark to ALL visitors (while supplies last).
JIM HENSON’S FANTASTIC WORLD Exhibition to Close 3/4

Jim Henson's Fantastic World will be on view at Museum of the Moving Image for only one more week-closing on Sunday, March 4. The final weekend of the show, Saturday and Sunday, March 3 and 4, 2012, features several special programs to mark the close of the successful national tour of this Smithsonian traveling exhibition, organized in partnership with The Jim Henson Legacy. On these two days, the Museum will give away a free limited-edition commemorative bookmark to ALL visitors (while supplies last).
Moving Image Extends Popular Exhibition Jim Henson's Fantastic World

Carl Goodman, Executive Director of Museum of the Moving Image, today announced a seven-week extension for Jim Henson's Fantastic World, the Smithsonian traveling exhibition that explores the creative process of the world-renowned puppeteer, filmmaker, and television pioneer.
Appearances from Frank Oz, Brian Henson, et al. Accompany Museum of Moving Image's Jim Henson Exhibition

A very rare personal appearance by Frank Oz, conversations with Brian Henson and illustrator Brian Froud, 25th anniversary screenings of Labyrinth, a preview of the new movie The Muppets, and rare showings of Jim Henson's experimental television works, are among the highlights of the next three months of programs to be presented by Museum of the Moving Image in conjunction with the exhibition Jim Henson's Fantastic World.
Museum of The Moving Image Presents Jim Henson: Friends and Family 9/18

Museum of the Moving Image will present 'Jim Henson: Friends and Family,' a special program with discussion and rare archival material.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Fran Brill been in?

Fran Brill has appeared on Broadway in 1 shows.

How many West End shows has Fran Brill been in?

Fran Brill has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Fran Brill been nominated for?

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Knuckle and Outstanding Actress - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for What Every Woman Knows.

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