Dorothy the Dinosaur

This article is about the **Wiggly Mascot**. For the song, see here.

**Dorothy the Dinosaur** is one of the Wiggly Friends. She is a "rosasaur" (a dinosaur who eats roses), coloured green with bright yellow spots. She is seen wearing a white, floppy hat with a red rose in it, as well as white gloves. Dorothy loves singing, dancing, eating roses, and making rosy tea, and she lives in a pink and purple house with a large rose garden in her backyard.

The way Dorothy works is that the performer inside can see through the pupils of Dorothy. Plus, on top of her hat, there's a vent so the performer can have some breathing space.

## Costume Actors

* Murray Cook (1993–1996)
* Paul Field (1994)
* Jacqueline Fallon (1994–1996)
* Sue McAuley (1996)
* Emma Buter (1996–1998)
* Megan Bullivant (1998)
* Leeanne Ashley (1998–2002)
* Corrine O'Rafferty (2003–2004)
* Feonie Wade (2003)
* Caterina Mete (2005–2007, 2014–2015)
* Lyn Stuckey (2007–2008)
* Zoe Velez (2008)
* Clare Field (2008, 2013–2019)
* Emily McGlinn (2009-2011)
* Samantha Hibburt (2011)
* Rachael Allen (2012–2013)
* Lauren Hannaford (2014)
* Kelly Hamilton (2011–2015)
* Monica Ramirez (2013)
* Katty Villafuerte (2013)
* Emma Watkins (2014)
* Tiffany Smith (2014)
* Bláthnaid Conroy Murphy (2014–2015)
* Tasmin Cummins (2015, 2019)
* Lucy Wiggan (2016, 2017–2019)
* Ashlene Mendolia (2017)
* Chelsey Priadko (2019–present)

## Voice Talents

* **Murray Cook** (1993–1998)
* Anthony Field (1995, very briefly)
* **Emma Butler** (1996–1998)
* **Carolyn Ferrie** (1998–2003; 2007–2011, full time) (2012–2019, part-time)
* Elisha Burke (2000-2003)
* Charli Robinson (2002)
* Paul Paddick (2003, 2008, 2015–2016, 2018, 2020–present)
* **Jacqueline Field** (2004–2007)
* **Emma Pask** (2004–2005, 2012–2013)
* Anni Hsu (2005–2007, The Taiwanese Wiggles)
* Zoe Velez (2008)
* Anna-Lee Robertson (2011)
* Jennifer Andrade (2011-2012)
* Emma Watkins (2011, 2018)
* **Bláthnaid Conroy Murphy** (2013–2015) (singing voice for 2013 only)
* Caterina Mete (2015, 2019)
* **Clare Field** (2015–2019)
* **Maria Field** (2019–present)

## Costume Models

* Dorothy the Dinosaur Through the Years
* Dorothy's Alternate Clothes and Dresses

## Trivia

* Dorothy is one of the most popular Wiggles characters, to the extent where she was given her own live tours and even her own TV series from 2009-2013.
* She was the first Wiggles character to be created, being introduced in 1993 and first appearing in her self-titled song.
* Murray Cook was inspired to create her because many of the kids he was teaching in his preschool class were interested in dinosaurs.
* The Wiggles wrote many songs about her.
* The song Dorothy's Birthday Party reveals the date of her birthday as November 3.
* In An Irish Dinosaur Tale, it is revealed that she was born in Ireland, making her the second character in the franchise confirmed to have a non-Australian family background (after Jeff) and the first (and to date only) international Wiggly Friend.
* According to Yummy Yummy, her favourite colour is pink.
* As seen in her bedroom in many scenes and promo pictures of her TV series and others, she loves to sleep with teddy bears.
* Dorothy's signature dance move is akin to an Egyptian walk.
* She wears large and medium ballet slippers.
* In the song Trains Rolling Down the Track, Lachy uses her hand bag.
* In Spanish she is voiced by Laura Cecilia Carbajal.
* The Wiggles Go Bananas! was the only trailer that she narrated.
* Dorothy the Dinosaur does not speak in Wiggle House and Wiggle Town!.
* She and The Professional Wiggles appear in The Three Disguises segment of the Wiggle and Learn (TV Series).

## See Also

* Wags the Dog
* Captain Feathersword
* Henry the Octopus
* Officer Beaples