Leslie Carrara, sometimes credited as Leslie Carrara-Rudolph or the misspelling Leslie Carrera-Rudolph, is an American actress, performer, puppeteer, speaker, singer and artist.
She is probably best known as a Muppet performer on Sesame Street, most notably playing Abby Cadabby. She is also known for her original characters, including Lolly Lardpop. She is also a voice actress, creates artwork and performs in cabaret.
Rudolph is known for performing the fairy Abby Cadabby on the PBS/HBO series Sesame Street,[1] for which she was nominated for a 2009 Emmy Award[2] for best performer in a children's series. She is also known for her puppeteer role as Ginger on the Disney Channel preschool series Johnny and the Sprites. She performed the Muppet, Jesse for Sesame Street's military outreach project Touch, Listen, and Connect, which starred Katie Couric. Rudolph plays various Muppet characters, besides Abby, on Sesame Street and has voiced animated characters and played live-action characters on the show. She got her start on ABC's Muppets Tonight as Spamela Hamderson and Darci. Other puppeteering credits include Edi the Zebra on Jim Henson's Animal Jam and the evil, blonde-haired vampire puppet in the movie Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Rudolph is one of the founding members of the Henson improv group Puppet Up!, which was later retitled as Stuffed and Unstrung. She was part of the improv cast for its debut at the Aspen Comedy Festival. She toured with them to the comedy festival in Australia and was a cast member for the off-Broadway show at the Union Square Theater. She also played the main role of Blue, the female blue puppy in Nick Jr.'s Blue's Room.
Her original character Lolly Lardpop has a musical comedy CD out called Sunkinsass. Rudolph portrayed the human children's show star Miss Poppy in the satirical play Pigeon-Holed, written by Sesame Street writer Annie Evans and Sesame Street puppeteer regulars. She does regular voiceover work, including characters in The Simpsons, Ratchet & Clank, and the English dub of the anime Zatch Bell. She has a BA degree from San Francisco State University in her major "Child Development Through the Arts". When she is not performing, she illustrates children's books and paints.
Rudolph performs an original, candy-obsessed character, Lolly, in several clubs and events in New York and Los Angeles, and works in children's outreach programs.[citation needed] Carrara-Rudolph released a Lolly children's CD called Spunkinsass.[when?]
Rudolph has written and produced several one-woman shows. Her latest musical, Entertaining a Thought, which was developed at the 2009 Ojai Play Write Conference, recently received a Jim Henson Foundation Grant and a 2009–2010 UNIMA Citation of Excellence in the Art of Puppetry. She just finished a run of her newest interactive show, Wake Up Your Weird, at the Center for Puppetry Arts in Atlanta. The show she created for the Disney company, The Wahoo Wagon, ran for six months at the El Capitan Theater in Hollywood and featured all of her original characters.
Some of Rudolph's voiceover credits include the voice of Peg Puppy for Nickelodeon's animated series T.U.F.F. Puppy, and additional voices for The Simpsons and for The Electric Company (2009 TV series), for which she voices Wolfman, Bat, and Mummy. She joined the cast of the podcast series The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd in the season 3 premiere and has guest-starred several times since.
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Leslie Carrara sometimes credited as Leslie Carrara Rudolph or the misspelling Leslie Carrera Rudolph is an American actress performer puppeteer speaker singer and artist Leslie Carrara RudolphOther namesLeslie CarraraLeslie Carrera RudolphLeslie RudolphLeslie Carrara RudolphOccupationsActressperformerpuppeteersingerspeakerartistYears active1996 presentKnown forAbby Cadabby from Sesame StreetGinger from Johnny and the SpritesShe is probably best known as a Muppet performer on Sesame Street most notably playing Abby Cadabby She is also known for her original characters including Lolly Lardpop She is also a voice actress creates artwork and performs in cabaret Contents 1 Career 2 Filmography 3 References 4 External linksCareer EditRudolph is known for performing the fairy Abby Cadabby on the PBS HBO series Sesame Street 1 for which she was nominated for a 2009 Emmy Award 2 for best performer in a children s series She is also known for her puppeteer role as Ginger on the Disney Channel preschool series Johnny and the Sprites She performed the Muppet Jesse for Sesame Street s military outreach project Touch Listen and Connect which starred Katie Couric Rudolph plays various Muppet characters besides Abby on Sesame Street and has voiced animated characters and played live action characters on the show She got her start on ABC s Muppets Tonight as Spamela Hamderson and Darci Other puppeteering credits include Edi the Zebra on Jim Henson s Animal Jam and the evil blonde haired vampire puppet in the movie Forgetting Sarah Marshall Rudolph is one of the founding members of the Henson improv group Puppet Up which was later retitled as Stuffed and Unstrung She was part of the improv cast for its debut at the Aspen Comedy Festival She toured with them to the comedy festival in Australia and was a cast member for the off Broadway show at the Union Square Theater She also played the main role of Blue the female blue puppy in Nick Jr s Blue s Room Her original character Lolly Lardpop has a musical comedy CD out called Sunkinsass Rudolph portrayed the human children s show star Miss Poppy in the satirical play Pigeon Holed written by Sesame Street writer Annie Evans and Sesame Street puppeteer regulars She does regular voiceover work including characters in The Simpsons Ratchet amp Clank and the English dub of the anime Zatch Bell She has a BA degree from San Francisco State University in her major Child Development Through the Arts When she is not performing she illustrates children s books and paints Rudolph performs an original candy obsessed character Lolly in several clubs and events in New York and Los Angeles and works in children s outreach programs citation needed Carrara Rudolph released a Lolly children s CD called Spunkinsass when Rudolph has written and produced several one woman shows Her latest musical Entertaining a Thought which was developed at the 2009 Ojai Play Write Conference recently received a Jim Henson Foundation Grant and a 2009 2010 UNIMA Citation of Excellence in the Art of Puppetry She just finished a run of her newest interactive show Wake Up Your Weird at the Center for Puppetry Arts in Atlanta The show she created for the Disney company The Wahoo Wagon ran for six months at the El Capitan Theater in Hollywood and featured all of her original characters Some of Rudolph s voiceover credits include the voice of Peg Puppy for Nickelodeon s animated series T U F F Puppy and additional voices for The Simpsons and for The Electric Company 2009 TV series for which she voices Wolfman Bat and Mummy She joined the cast of the podcast series The Radio Adventures of Dr Floyd in the season 3 premiere and has guest starred several times since She plays the character Bubbles in Splash and Bubbles She was an additional puppeteer in Julie s Greenroom Filmography EditMuppets Tonight Spamela Hamderson Darci Shirley Dorothy Bovine Belle the Bubble Mom Additional Muppets The Wubbulous World of Dr Seuss Little Cat A Morton the Elephant Bird Princess Tizz Additional Muppets Animal Jam Edi the Zebra Blue s Room Blue Johnny and the Sprites Ginger Sesame Street Abby Cadabby Lotta Chatter Rosa Sleeping Beauty Virginia Virginia Mrs Grouch episode 4237 Tango Additional Muppets T U F F Puppy Peg Puppy voice Frances Mom voice Rugrats All Grown Up Myron voice Poochini s Yard Wendy White voice Splash and Bubbles Bubbles Flo Ratchet amp Clank Up Your Arsenal Sasha Phyronix Donkey Hodie Dodie HodieReferences Edit Leslie Carrara Rudolph visual voices guide Behind The Voice Actors Retrieved 2021 07 30 Daytime Emmy 2012 Coverage Leslie Carrara aka Abby Cadabby archived from the original on 2021 12 19 retrieved 2021 07 30External links EditOfficial Website Leslie Carrara Rudolph at IMDb Preceded byFran Brill Performer of Goldilocks 2012 present Succeeded byNonePreceded byNone Abby CadabbyAugust 14 2006 present Succeeded byNonePreceded byKevin Clash Performer of Baby Natasha 2014 present Succeeded byNone Retrieved from https 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