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.

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 (1991–1994)
* Paul Field (1992, fill in for Murray)
* Jacqueline Fallon (1992–1994)
* 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, 2012–2014, 2021-present)
* Lyn Stuckey (2005–2006)
* Zoe Velez (2006)
* Clare Field (2006, 2011–2017)
* Emily McGlinn (2007-2009)
* Samantha Hibburt (2009)
* Rachael Allen (2010–2011)
* Lauren Hannaford (2012)
* Kelly Hamilton (2009–2013)
* Monica Ramirez (2011)
* Katty Villafuerte (2011)
* Emma Watkins (2012)
* Tiffany Smith (2012)
* Bláthnaid Conroy Murphy (2012–2013)
* Tasmin Cummins (2013, 2017, 2020)
* Lucy Wiggan (2014, 2016–2017, 2019–2021)
* Ashlene Mendolia (2015)
* Chelsey Priadko (2017–2019, 2021-present)
* Paloma Hendry-Hodson (2021)
* Stephanie Di Coio (2022-present)

## Voice Talents

* Murray Cook (1991–1996)
* 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)
* Paul Paddick (2001, 2006, 2013–2014, 2016, 2018–present)
* Jacqueline Field (2002–2005)
* Emma Pask (2002–2003, 2010–2011, 2013)
* Anni Hsu (2003–2005, The Taiwanese Wiggles)
* Zoe Velez (2005-2006)
* Jennifer Andrade (2006, 2009-2010, including The Latin American Wiggles and The Taiwanese Wiggles 2nd line-up)
* Anna-Lee Robertson (2009)
* Emma Watkins (2010, 2016, 2021)
* Bláthnaid Conroy Murphy (2011–2013)
* Caterina Mete (2012-2013, 2017, 2021-present)
* Clare Field (2013–2016)
* Maria Field (2017–2021)

## 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.
* 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.
* As the Wiggly Friend, Dorothy has the most songs about herself, the most recent being, The Choppy Corker.

## See Also

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