Carolyn Ferrie

**Carolyn Ferrie** is a South Australian actress and opera singer who has performed the voice of Dorothy the Dinosaur on numerous Wiggles albums, videos, and television series.

Outside of working with the Wiggles, Ferrie is known for regularly performing in musical theatre, and has appeared in the original casts of major Australian productions such as *Phantom of the Opera, The Secret Garden and Sound of Music,* and has also appeared in other productions of shows such as *Fiddler on the Roof, CATS, Sydney Stories,* and *Tell Me On A Sunday.* She has also appeared in television series such as *Here’s Humphrey* and the soap opera *Neighbours* (as Cassandra Boyle)

## Career with The Wiggles

In 1996, Ferrie was working with Wiggles creator/founding member Anthony Field, who was producing a production of *Haste to the Wedding*. Shortly before the filming of *The Wiggles Movie*, Ferrie was asked to try out for the voice of Dorothy due to the character playing a big part in the film, eventually landing the role after working on several iterations of the character's famous laugh. Her first performance as the character was heard in the 1997 concert video *Wiggledance!,* with her last performances as Dorothy being on the *Dorothy the Dinosaur Meets Santa Claus* album and its accompanying video, although pre-recorded audio of her in the role was still used in live concerts and other Wiggles media until 2018.

In addition to voicing Dorothy, Ferrie also portrayed several guest characters in the Wiggles' first television series and played Queen Isabella in the spinoff series *The Kingdom Of Paramithi.*

## Character Roles

* Dorothy the Dinosaur (Voice: 1996-2001, 2004-2009; 2010-2018, archived recordings)
* Magic Club Clerk (*The Wiggles Movie*)
* Baby Dorothy\* (*The Wiggles Movie*, *The Wiggles (TV Series 2)*)
* Various characters in *The Wiggles (TV Series 1)*:
	+ Host of the *Kaz the Cat* segment
	+ Little Fish\* in Episodes 1 and 8
	+ Ms Fin\* in Episode 1
	+ Starfish\* in Episode 2
	+ Nancye\* in Episode 3
	+ Geraldine\* in Episode 4
	+ Lilly Lavender
	+ Ms. Fez
	+ Madame Bouffant
	+ The Woman on the Radio\*
	+ Penny Fleetfoot
	+ The Doctor\*
	+ Michael the Sea Snail\*
* Queen Isabella (*The Kingdom Of Paramithi*)

\*Was not credited for the role.

## Album Credits

*For a full list of songs written and arranged by Ferrie, see Carolyn Ferrie Songs*

* *The Wiggles Movie Soundtrack* - Vocals, Backing Vocals
* *It's a Wiggly Wiggly World!* - Vocals\*
* *Yule Be Wiggling* - Vocals
* *Hoop-Dee-Doo it's a Wiggly Party* - Vocals
* *It's Time to Wake Up Jeff!* - Vocals
* *Dorothy the Dinosaur* - Vocals
* *Getting Strong! -* Vocals
* *Pop Go The Wiggles!* - Vocals, Song Arrangements
* *Dorothy the Dinosaur's Memory Book* - Vocals
* *You Make Me Feel Like Dancing -* Character Vocals for Dorothy the Dinosaur, Co-Writer of "The Fairy Dance"
* *Sing a Song of Wiggles -* Vocals*,* Character Vocals for Dorothy the Dinosaur, Song Arrangements
* *The Kingdom Of Paramithi -* Vocals
* *Dorothy the Dinosaur Meets Santa Claus* - Character Vocals for Dorothy the Dinosaur
* *The Wiggles' Big Birthday!* - Character Vocals for Dorothy the Dinosaur (archived recordings)
* *Celebration!* - Character Vocals for Dorothy the Dinosaur (archived recordings)

\*Was only credited for vocals in the North American release of the album.

## Trivia

* Ferrie was the first performer who has worked with The Wiggles to also later star in a production of *CATS*, the other two being Sarah Bowden and current red wiggle Simon Pryce.