Leslie Carrara-Rudolph

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**Leslie Carrara-Rudolph** (b. December 9, 1977) is a Muppet performer who has played several characters on *Sesame Street* since season 37, her most notable role being Abby Cadabby. She also performed Prairie Dawn's Mom in *Sesame Beginnings*, and has played a range of characters in the resource videos.As a voice actress, in addition to playing the cartoon version of Abby on *Abby's Flying Fairy School* and later *Abby's Amazing Adventures*, Carrara-Rudolph has been heard in the Henson digital puppetry series *Frances* (as Mother Badger) and in the 2009 revival of *The Electric Company* (as all the characters in the recurring animated "Haunted House" segment). Other voice-overs include anime series such as *Zatch Bell!* and *Howl's Moving Castle*, the animated series *T.U.F.F Puppy* (recurring as Peg Puppy) and *Poochini* (as Wendy White), and the podcast series *The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd* (as Mrs. Floyd and Martha Washington). Video game credits include Commander Sasha in *Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal* and *Ratchet: Deadlocked*, *Zoo Vet*, and various citizens in the first two *Saints Row* games.

Her husband, Bruce Lanoil, served as music coordinator on *The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss*, which is where they met.

## Muppet/Henson Credits

* *The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss* : Little Cat A (2002–present), Morton the Elephant Bird (2002–present), Princess Tizz
* *Sesame Beginnings*: Prairie Dawn's Mom (Delta)
* *Sesame Street*: Abby Cadabby, Rosa, Lotta Chatter, Virginia Virginia, Sleeping Beauty, Alice Burns (Pre-School Musical), Icelandic Girl AM (episode 4109), Iris (live action), "Dinner Theatre" daughter, "Super K" daughter, Penelope Penguin, Tango
* *Learning is Everywhere*
* *Elmo's Christmas Countdown*
* *A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa*
* *Forgetting Sarah Marshall*: Evil Succubus in the Dracula musical
* *Talk, Listen, Connect: Changes*: Rosa
* *3, 2, 1 Let's Go*
* *Dinosaurs!*
* *Being Green*
* *Bedtime with Elmo*
* *Elmo and Abby's Birthday Fun!*
* *When Families Grieve*: Jesse
* *Food for Thought*: Bread
* *Math Is Everywhere*
* *Growing Hope Against Hunger*: Lily
* *For Me, For You, For Later*: Salesperson
* *Elmo's Travel Songs and Games*
* *The Muppets*
* D23 Expo 2011, performer in "I've Grown Accustomed to Your Face" (as female character)
* *Elmo's Alphabet Challenge*
* *Healthy Teeth, Healthy Me*
* *Little Children, Big Challenges: Divorce*
* *Kinect Sesame Street TV*
* *Little Children, Big Challenges*: Melissa
* *Little Children, Big Challenges: Incarceration*
* *Words Are Here, There, and Everywhere*
* *The Cookie Thief*
* *Count on Elmo*
* *Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas*: Becky ("Smudge")
* *Julie's Greenroom*
* *The Magical Wand Chase*
* *Trick or Treat on Sesame Street*
* *When You Wish Upon a Pickle*
* *Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration*
* *Elmo's Playdate*
* *The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo*

## Animation voices

* *Abby's Flying Fairy School*: Abby Cadabby, Spot, Peck (occasionally)
* *Healthy Teeth, Healthy Me*: Bobby, Spot
* *Elmo the Musical*: Velvet, Moby Pink, Nettie the Yeti, Big Tomato

## External links

* Official Website

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* IMDb
* ToughPigs.com interview, part 1, part 2
* The Muppet Mindset interview, part 1, part 2, part 3,