Louise Gold

 Louise Gold  ( b . August 19 th 1956 ) is an actress & Muppeteer  who has done extensive stage work in Britain ( especially in musical 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 1977 during season 2 of The Muppet Show. Sooner or later, she became a performer  on  SESAME STREET . Her most well known characters on the show was 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 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 n g : " I guess peo ple think we sound good together ! "

In the Muppet Show Fan Club newsletter, the 5 ' 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, not my tal ent ! "

As 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 musical theater ) include Tanya in Mamma Mia, Mrs. Doasyouwouldbedoneby in  The Water babies , Baron ess Bomburst in  Chitty Chitty Bang Bang  , Miss Andrew i n Mary Poppins , & Mrs. Sowerberry / Mrs. Bedwin in ''[http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Oliver! Oliver ! ]''.

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

Gold has not Muppeteer ed in a major Muppet production in recent years, although in August of 2010 , she led the Jim Henson  ' s Camden walk. In the February 2013 issue of 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 , Beakie ( episode 3 0 7 : Alice Cooper ) , Zelda Rose , Lou , Fish Singer , Mildred Huxtetter ( episode 204 : Rich Little & episode 305 : Pearl Bailey )
 * The Great Muppet Caper : Lou and 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 , Louisey , Mrs . Frazzle , Renata Scottie , Diva , Super Nanny , The Grand Royal Square Lover , " Anyone ' s Nose " singer , Charmin' , Bob Lackey , the Princess with the Pea , Bonnie Rabbit ,
 * The Secret Life of Toys : Hortense, Raisin , Daffodil
 * The Animal Show : Bunnie Bear ( after season 1 ), Tizzy ( after sea son 1 ) , Rhonda Rat , Trudy the Chimpanzee , Natasha the Tarantula , Doreen the 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 the Baboon , Virginia the Red Fox , Vic the Monitor Lizard , Stella t he Stoat , Kiki the Rattlesnake , Hortense the Hornbill , Gilda the Gorilla
 * Muppet Treasure Island : Tourist Rat
 * Alice in Wonderland : Guinea Pigs, Flowers
 * Animal Farm : Mabel the chicken ( voice )
 * Mopatop ' s Shop : Meesey Mouse, Princess Lulabelle , Phoebe the Fortune Teller , Shula the Shark
 * That Puppet Game Show
 * Muppets Most Wanted : Annie Sue

Trivia

 * Louise Gold is left - hand ed, & Annie Sue , is an example of 1 o f the few Right - handed Muppet character s . Louise always puppeteer ed Annie Sue ' s head with her left hand , & used her right for Annie Sue ' s right hand ( any pictures which show otherwise would have been flipped ) . There was however 1 scene in episode 302 when Muppet w as puppeteer ed Right - handed , namely for the number " Carbon Paper " . The reason for this was that her rather in experienced regular puppeteer wasn ' t actually puppeteering her in that scene (  Muppeteer  veteran  Frank Oz  was fill ing i n ).