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. She lives in a pink and purple house with a large rose garden in her backyard.

She was the first character in The Wiggles' franchise, debuting on The Wiggles' debut album in her eponymous song. She was created when Murray recognized that children loved dinosaurs.

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 (1993–1994)
* Jacqueline Fallon (1993–1994)
* Sue McAuley (1994)
* Emma Buter (1994–1996)
* Megan Bullivant (1996)
* Leeanne Ashley (1996–2000)
* Corrine O'Rafferty (2001–2002)
* Feonie Wade (2001)
* Caterina Mete (2003–2005)
* Lyn Stuckey (2005–2006)
* Zoe Velez (2006)
* Clare Field (2006-2007)
* Emily McGlinn (2007-2009)
* Samantha Hibburt (2009)
* Kelly Hamilton (2009–2010)
* Monica Ramirez (2011)
* Katty Villafuerte (2011)
* Emma Watkins (2012)
* Tiffany Smith (2012)
* Bláthnaid Conroy Murphy (2012–2013)
* Tasmin Cummins (2013-2014)
* Lucy Wiggan (2014-2015)
* Ashlene Mendolia (2015-2017)
* Chelsey Priadko (2017–2020)
* Paloma Hendry-Hodsdon (2021)
* Stephanie Di Coio (2022-present)

## Voice Talents

* Murray Cook (1993–1996)
* Anthony Field (1993, very briefly)
* Emma Butler (1994–1996)
* Carolyn Ferrie (1996–2001; 2004–2009, full time) (2010–2018, archive recordings)
* Elisha Burke (1998–2001)
* Jacqueline Fallon (2001–2005)
* Anni Hsu (2003–2005, The Taiwanese Wiggles)
* Zoe Velez (2005-2008)
* Jennifer Taipari (2006-2011, including The Latin American Wiggles and The Taiwanese Wiggles 2nd line-up)
* Anna-Lee Robertson (2009)
* Emma Watkins (2010-2012)
* Bláthnaid Conroy Murphy (2011–2012)
* Lacey Chabert (2011-2019, The American Wiggles)
* Carmen Sarahi (2012-present, including The Latin American Wiggles)
* Caterina Mete (2012-2013, 2017, 2021-present)
* Gisela Lladó Cánovas (2013-present, including The Castilian Spanish Wiggles)
* Clare Field (2013–2016)
* Marina Sátti / Μαρίνα Σάττι (2016-present, including The Greek Wiggles)
* Maria Field (2017–present)
* Lilly Bartlam (2019-present, including The American Wiggles)
* Lucia Field (2022-present)
* Evie Ferris (2022-present)
* "Janice Yan" Yán Yì-Gé (2023-present, including The Taiwanese Wiggles 2nd line-up)

## 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 2007-2011.
* She was the first Wiggles character to be created, being introduced in 1991 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.
* She and Captain Feathersword often visit The Wiggles at Wigglehouse in their TV Series.
* The Wiggles wrote many songs about her.
* 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 travel bag.
* The Wiggles Go Bananas! was the only trailer that she narrated.
* Dorothy the Dinosaur does not speak in Taking Off!, Wiggle House, Wiggle Town!, Lullabies with Love, and Halloween Party.
* She and The Professional Wiggles appear in The Three Disguises segment of the Wiggle and Learn.
* As the first Wiggly Friend, Dorothy has the most songs about herself, the most recent being, The Choppy Corker.
* As of 2020, Dorothy is the only Binary Wiggly friend to use female pronouns

## See Also

* Shirley Shawn the Unicorn
* Wags the Dog
* Captain Feathersword
* Henry the Octopus
* Officer Beaples