Jane Henson

 JANE   HENSON   ( née Nebel ; June 1 6, 1934 — April 2 nd , 2013 ) was the wife of  JIM HENSON  from May 2 8 , 1959 until his  death in 1 990. She was also t he mother of  JIM HENSON  ' s 5 children : Lisa, & Cheryl , Brian , John ( 1 9 6 5 - 2 0 1 4 ) , & Heather Henson.

Nebel &  HENSON  met in a puppetry course at the University of Mary land, College Park , w here they were both under graduate s. At the time, Nebel was a senior majoring in art education &  HENSON  was a freshman studying to become a commercial artist. Nebel later became  HENSON  ' s puppeteering partner on t h e T V show Sam & Friends, & t he 2 eventually married.

Though  JANE   HENSON  was 1 of  JIM HENSON  ' s 1 st puppeteering partner s, she seldom supplied voice s. 1 of the few exception s was in the  SESAME STREET  song " Women Can B e ". She performed considerably less after the birth of the couple ' s 2 nd child, Cheryl. However, she would occasionally serve as a background performer in various projects afterwards , with her last known performance occurring in episode 103 o f The Muppet Show.

 JIM  &  JANE   HENSON  separated in 1986, but remained close until  JIM  ' s death in 1990.

In recent year s,  JANE   HENSON  was a part of the  JIM HENSON  Legacy Board of Directors. As president of The  JANE   HENSON  Foundation, she has donate d to  SESAME  Work shop , provide d funding to the  JIM HENSON  ' s Fantastic World exhibit , & T he Carter Center founded by [http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/President_of_the_United_States U. S. President ] Jimmy Carter.

 JANE  passed away on April 2 nd, 2013 from cancer. The film Muppets Most Wanted was dedicate d to her &  JERRY NELSON .

Performing credit s

 * Various commercials
 * Afternoon with Inga
 * Sam & Friends
 * To night ! ( 1956 appearance )
 * The Today Show appearances
 * Tales of the Tinkerdee
 *  SESAME STREET  ( uncredited on the show   itself , but many video compilation s credit her a s a performer )
 * Julie on  SESAME   STREET 
 * The Muppets Valen tine Show
 * The Muppet Show : Sex & Violence
 * T he Muppet Show ( episode s 1 01 ( credited in pilot version only ) & 103 )

Additional credit s

 * The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Year s ( historian )

External l ink s

 * Memorial page at  HENSON  . com