Stephanie D'Abruzzo

 STEPHANIE   D ' A BRUZZO  ( b . December 7 t h, 1 9 7 1 ) has bee n a  SESAME STREET  Muppeteer  since 1 99 3. In that time she has performed a myriad of back ground character s, & recorded vocal s f or a number o f song s , including " Sing " & " Brot her s & Sis ter s " ( with John Tartaglia ). Her major character s of note have include d Elizabeth, a loud b ut cheerful little girl ; Lulu , a curious monster ( whom D ' A bruzzo help e d t o develop ) ; & most recent ly in Season 34 , Baby Bear ' s little sister , Curly Bear. She also voiced the  GROUCH  named  SLAM  a member of  OSCAR THE GROUCH  ' s alternate  GROUCH  band. She also provided the voice of  GRIZZY  in  The Adventure s of  Elmo  in  GROUCH  land , &  The Adventure s of  Elmo  i n  GROUCH  l an d : Sing & Play  , along with the voice of  OSCAR  ' s sister  BUNNY  o n  SESAME STREET .

 D ' ABRUZZO  1 st made contact with the Muppets through  DAVID RUDMAN .  RUDMAN  informed  D ' ABRUZZO  that the  Jim Henson  Company was having a huge casting call for fem ale per fo r mer s. She went to New York to audition ed, made all the cut s , but was only place in a talent pool that would n ' t necessarily guarantee her future work. A few month s later, she went back to participate in a month - long work shop in New Yo rk & slowly started becoming a Muppet Performer  o n  SESAME STREET . Her 1 st day of perform ing was November 3 r d, 1 99 3 in Episode 3 1 6 2 , w here she play ed Monster# 3.

Despite her extensive work with the Muppets,  D ' ABRUZZO  1 st gained greater recognition as an original cast member of the puppet musical Avenue Q where she originated the characters of Kate Monster & Lucy the Slut. Her performance garnered her a 200 4 Tony nomination, a Theatre World Award , a special Outer Critics Circle Award ( for Outstanding Ensemble & Puppet Artistry ) , as well as a 2003 Drama Desk nomination for the show ' s Off - Broadway run. In December 2005, D ' Abruzzo ended her run with the project after more than 2. 5 y ear s to pursue role s in  I   Love   You   Be cause , & worked with Bobby Lopez again on the studio album for the Walt Disney World stage show  Finding   Nemo :   the Musical  ( as Sheldon & Deb ). Her previous stage credit s include  Skitch   Henderson ' s   New   Faces   of  2004 at Carnegie Hall, Carnival &  C hess .

 D ' ABRUZZO  ’ s T V credit s outside of her work as a Muppeteer  include an appearance on the musical episode of Scrub s & as a commentator on I Love the 7 0 s : Volume 2.

Muppeteer Credit s

 *  SESAME STREET  :  BUNNY THE GROUCH  (  OSCAR THE GROUCH  ' s sis t e r ), Bed , Bongo , Curl y Bear , Googel , Grand mama Bear , Lulu , Elizabeth , Super Grover ’ s Mommy , Rapunzel , Carrie Under  WORM  (  Muppetry  only ) , Diva D ' Abruzzo , Kate Pierson Muppet , Madlenka , Mariela , Mary Mary Quite Contrary , Mrs . Turow , Mimsy , Pipe Or g an , " house of twig s " Pig ( 4 1 4 5 ) , Vanna Banana , Liz Lemon , Sharpay ( v oice ) ,  Slam  , The Super Foods cheese , Shoe , Jacket , Tumbleweed , Elmo ' s grandmother , Prairie Dawn ( 2 0 1 5 - pre sent ) , Muncha Lisa
 * The Wubbulous World o f Dr . Seuss : Admiral Abigail Breeze, Annie D e Loo , Back up Sing e r , Bunny , The Cheese , Civil Ser v ant# 4 , Daisy - Head Mayzie , Dolores Nooly , Elise , Eskimo Kid , Fiona Phish , Goofy Gargaloof ,  Green  - Tufted Sneel , Happy Announcer , Heather Tidbiddle , Iguana From Xanadu , Jane Kangaroo , Lady f rom " Up Wit h Folk s " , Little C at B , Lu lu , Ma Blozzit , Mand y , Max ( t he Grinch ' s dog ) , Megan Mullally ( character ) , M om Jalloo , Morton ' s Yellow Friend , M r s . Dorf man , Nola Nicola Raphael la Miraldo , Pam - I - Am , Poodle That Dood le s , Sally Spingel Spungel Sporn , Sarah Hall - Small , Space Creature , Sue Snue ,  Tallullah  , The Travel Poohbah
 *  SESAME   STREET  Jam : A Musical Cele bration : Oinker Sister ( un credit ed Muppeteer  only in the big final number )
 *  The Adventure s of  Elmo  in  GROUCH  l an d  :  GRIZZY ,  Pestie 
 *  The Adventure s of  Elmo  in  GROUCH  land : Sing &amp; P lay  :  GRIZZY ,  Pestie 
 * Bear in the Big Blue House : Juner Tutter
 * Telling the Truth : Additional Muppeteer
 *  Elmo  palooza : Additional Muppeteer  &  Muppeteer ing  Amphibian Band for the " Caribbean Amphibian " number.
 * Cinder  Elmo  : Queen / Mouse
 *  SESAME   STREET  Goes to the Doctor : Additional Muppeteer
 *  Elmo  ' s Magic Cook book : Jean the Genie
 * Elmo ' s World : Happy Holidays : Lavender Caroler
 *  Bert  &  Ernie  ' s Word Play : Flo, The Frosty Four
 * K i d s ' Favorite Country Song s : Monica the Harmonica, Mousey
 * Dinosaurs : The Fairy Information Operator
 * Maste r Card commercial
 * Carnival : Additional Muppeteer
 * A Muppet s Christ mas : Letters to San ta
 * Fami lies Stand Together : Flea Market Lady Monster
 * When Fami lies Grieve : Aunt Jill

Voiceover Acting

 *  Bert  &  Ernie  ’ s Great Adventure s : Heidi
 *  Sheep   in   the   Big   City  : Lady Rich ing ton, Swank y , Lisa Rental

Non - Henson  Credit s

 * Scoob y - Doo ! Adventures : The Mystery Map - Velma Dinkley & Shirley.

Cameo s

 * See Miscellaneous Cameo s

External l ink s

 * STEPHANIE D ' ABRUZZO o n I M D b
 * Official Web site