Louise Gold

 Louise   Gold  ( b . August 1 9 t h 1 9 5 6  ) i s an actress &  Muppeteer  who has done extensive stage work in  Britain  ( especially in music al theatre ), as well as being a recurring  Muppeteer  in various  Muppet  productions. She was the only British  member of  The Muppet Show   perform ing team. She joined the Muppet   Team  in  1 9 77  during season 2| 2  of  T he Muppet Show . Sooner or late r, she became a performer  on  SESAME STREET . Her most well known character s  on the  show  w a s young & aspiring  pig   Annie Sue .

While on  The Muppet Show , she frequently worked as assistant to Jim Henson  when  perform ing   character s  that need e d more than 1| 1  per son. Gold has also been teamed w /  Jerry Nelson  often times over the years in various productions, especially for musical numbers. She commented on this, say i ng : " I guess peo ple think we sound g oo d together ! "

In t he Muppet Show   Fan Club  new s letter , t he 5| 5  ' 9| 9  " tall performer described the hiring process : " They were looking for a gi rl strong enough & tall enough to manipulate the puppet s. I think I was chose n for my size, n o t my tal ent ! "

A s a puppeteer, she went on to become a founding member of the team behind the satirical T V show  Spitting Image .

Her most recent stage credits ( as a singer actress in music al theater ) include Tanya in  Mamma Mia , Mrs. Do as you would be done by in  The   Water babies , Baron ess Bom burst in  Chitty   Chitty   Bang   B an g  , Miss Andrew i n  Mary Poppin s  , & Mrs. Sower berry / Mrs. Bed win i n  Oliver ! .

As a cabaret puppeteer, she has attempted to bring together both strands of her career , particularly in her own cabaret act '' LOUISE GOLD. . . B y   Appointment ''.

Gold has not Muppeteer  ed in a major  Muppet  production in recent year s, although in August of  2 0 1 0  , she led the  Jim Henson  ’ s  Camden  walk. In the February 2 0 1 3  issue o f Empire,  James Bobin  confirmed that Louise Gold will  perform  in  Muppets Most Wanted  & that her  character   Annie Sue  will be in the  movie.

Muppeteer Credits

 *  T he Muppet Show  : Afghan Hound ,  Africa n Mask  (  Water  ) ,  Annie Sue  ,  Beak ie  (  episode 3 0 7 : Alice Cooper  ) ,  Zelda Rose  ,  Lou  ,  Fish Singer  ,  Mildred Huxtetter  (  episode 2 0 4 : Rich Little  &  episode 3 0 5 : Pearl Bailey  )
 *  T h e Great Muppet Caper  : Lou  &  Annie Sue
 *  The Muppets Go to the Movies  : Popcorn Girl
 *  The Dark Crystal  : SkekAyuk  (  Muppetry  only )
 *  The Tale of the Bunny Picnic  : Mother
 *  The Ghost of Faffner Hall  : Fughetta Faffner
 *  T h e Muppet Christ mas Carol  : Mrs . Dilber , Cockney Woman
 *  SESAME STREET  :  Prunella ,  Sally Messy Yuckyael  , Maria  ,  Ethel Mermaid  ,  Louise y  ,  Mr s . Frazzle  ,  Renata Scottie  ,  Diva  ,  Super Nanny  ,  T he Grand Royal Square Lover  , "  Anyone ' s Nose  "  singer  ,  C harm in '  ,  Bob Lack ey  , the Princess with t he Pea ,  Bonnie Rabbit  ,
 *  The Secret Life o f Toys  : Hortense ,  Raisin  ,  Daffodil
 *  The Animal Show  : Bunnie Bear  ( after season 1| 1  ), Tizzy ( after sea s on 1| 1  ) ,  Rhonda Rat  ,  Trudy the Chimpanzee  ,  Natasha t he Tarantula  ,  Doreen t he Camel  ,  Phoenicia the Hippopotamus  ,  Winnie the Wasp  ,  Monica the Musk Ox  ,  Lulu the Potto  ,  Alicia the Volcano Rabbit  ,  Alicia t he Snail  ,  Mavis the Frog  ,  Julie the Flamingo  ,  Alana t he Baboon  ,  Virginia the Red Fox  ,  Vic the Monitor Lizard  ,  Stella t he Stoat  ,  Kiki the Rattlesnake  ,  Hortense the Hornbill  ,  Gilda the Gorilla
 *  Muppet Treasure Is la n d  : Tourist Rat
 *  Alice in Wonderland  : Guinea Pigs, Flowers
 *  Animal F arm  : Mabel the chicken ( voi ce )
 *  Mopatop ' s Shop  : Meesey Mouse ,  Princess Lulabelle  , Phoebe the Fortune Teller , Shula the Shark
 *  That Puppet Game Show 
 *  Muppets Most Wanted  :  Annie Sue 
 *  The Furchester Hotel  :  Funella Furchester 

Trivia

 * Louise Gold is left - h and e d, & Annie Sue  , is an example of 1| 1  o f the few Right - handed  Muppet   character s  . Louise always puppeteer e d  Annie Sue  ' s head with her left hand , & used her right for  Annie Sue  ' s right hand ( any pictures which show other wise would have been flipped ) . There was however 1| 1  scene in  episode 3 0 2  when  Annie  w as puppeteer ed Right - handed , name l y f or t h e number "  Carbon Paper  " . The reason for this was that her rather in experienced regular puppeteer wasn ' t actually puppeteering  her  in t hat scene (  Muppeteer  veteran  Frank Oz  was fill ing in ).

External l ink s

 * Louise Gold on IMDb
 * Fan page wit h extensive info.
 * Emma Shane ' s Interview with Gold
 * BB C New s - Louise Gold : Meet the British ' Muppet eer ' ( 2 0 1 2  -  0 1  -  2 6  ) video