Kathleen Kim

Kathleen Kim (b. December 6The People In Our Neighborhood) is a puppeteer and Muppet performer on Sesame Street who plays Elena (mother of Julia) and Ji-Young.
Kim attended a puppeteer workshop for Sesame Workshop in 2014Kathleen Kim on Instagram (private link) and was hired in 2015 as an assistant puppeteer for Sesame Street starting on season 46. Kim performed the yawning cat seen in the first shot of Episode 4810. She received her first on-screen credit for the series in Season 49.
In addition to performing, Kim is also credited as a consulting producer for the 2021 special See Us Coming Together.
Kim's other puppetry credits include Helpsters (right-handing for Heart)Jake's Happy Nostalgia Show Episode 115: Kathleen Kim (30:28 mark) May 13, 2023, Martin P. Robinson's musical play All Hallow's Eve, the Fred Rogers biopic A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, and on Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens (including as imaginary friend Toeknee in "Nora Meets Brenda.")
==Credits==
* Sesame Street: Muppet Performer (seasons 46 on)
* Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas: Muppet Performer
* Today (October 21, 2019): Sheinelle Jones Anything Muppet
* See Us Coming Together: Ji-Young
KathleenKim.jpg|Kim and Grover in 2015
Kathleen Kim on Sesame set.jpg|Kim on the Sesame Street set with a Muppet cat
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