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{{Short description|American actress, singer}}
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| birth_place = [[Walnut Creek, California]], U.S.
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| years_active = 1996–present
| years_active = 1996–present
| known_for = [[Abby Cadabby|Abigail "Abby" Cadabby]] from ''[[Sesame Street]]''<br/ >Ginger from ''[[Johnny and the Sprites]]''
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'''Leslie Carrara-Rudolph''' (born December 9, 1962), sometimes credited as '''Leslie Carrara''' or the misspelling '''Leslie Carrera-Rudolph''', is an American [[actor|actress]], [[voice acting|voice actress]], [[singing|singer]], [[performing arts|performer]], [[puppeteer]], [[public speaking|speaker]] and [[artist]].
'''Leslie Carrara-Rudolph'''<!-- do not add a date of birth without citing a published reliable source to verify it. -->, sometimes credited as '''Leslie Carrara,''' is an American [[actor|actress]] and [[puppeteer]]. She is best known as a [[Muppet]] performer on ''[[Sesame Street]]'' originating the character [[Abby Cadabby]], for which she has received seven [[Emmy Award]] nominations.


==Career==
==Career==
Carrara-Rudolph began performing with the Muppets in 1996 on the ABC series ''[[Muppets Tonight]]'', on which she performed Spamela Hamderson and Darci.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-03 |title=Stars of 'Sesame Street' to visit central Illinois with puppets, music and comedy for all ages |url=https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2023-08-03/stars-of-sesame-street-to-visit-central-illinois-with-puppets-music-and-comedy-for-all-ages |access-date=2024-08-08 |website=WGLT |language=en}}</ref> Since 1996, Carrara-Rudolph has been a performer on ''[[Sesame Street]]''. She originated the role of [[Abby Cadabby]] in 2006 and has performed various additional characters.<ref>{{Cite web |last=mford@pantagraph.com |first=Mary Ann Ford |date=2007-01-14 |title=Normal native's wife voice of Abby Cadabby |url=https://pantagraph.com/news/normal-natives-wife-voice-of-abby-cadabby/article_36746ff9-1944-5acf-a8bd-090a68e13ff1.html |access-date=2024-08-08 |website=pantagraph.com |language=en}}</ref> Since 2009, she has received five Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series.<ref>{{Citation |title=Daytime Emmy 2012 Coverage: Leslie Carrara aka Abby Cadabby |date=26 June 2012 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxjdMROkkcA |access-date=2021-07-30 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211219/bxjdMROkkcA |archive-date=2021-12-19 |url-status=live |language=en}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name=":0" />
Rudolph is known for performing the fairy [[Abby Cadabby|Abigail "Abby" Cadabby]] on the [[PBS Kids]] show ''[[Sesame Street]]'', for which she was nominated for a 2009 Emmy Award for best performer in a children's series. She is also known for her puppeteer role as Ginger on [[Playhouse Disney]]'s ''[[Johnny and the Sprites]]''. She performed the muppet Jesse for Sesame Street's military outreach project ''Touch, Listen, and Connect'', which starred [[Katie Couric]]. Carrara-Rudolph plays various characters on Sesame Street throughout the season. She got her start on ABC's ''[[Muppets Tonight]]'' as Spamela Hamderson. Other puppeteering credits include Edi the Zebra on the Learning Channel's ''[[Animal Jam (TV series)|Animal Jam]]'' and the evil blonde vampire puppet in the movie ''[[Forgetting Sarah Marshall]]''. Carrara-Rudolph is one of the founding members of the Henson improv group [[Puppet Up!]], which was later renamed Stuffed and Unstrung. She was part of the improv cast for its debut at the Aspen Comedy Festival. She toured with them to the Australian comedy festival and was a cast member for the off-Broadway show at the Union Square Theater. She also played the main role of Blue, the female blue puppy in Nick Jr.'s ''[[Blue's Room]]''.


In 2004, Carrara-Rudolph puppeteered Blue during the first season of the [[Nick Jr.]] series ''[[Blue's Room]]''. From 2005 to 2008, Carrara-Rudolph performed Ginger in the [[Playhouse Disney]] series ''[[Johnny and the Sprites]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Group |first=Susan Young {{!}} Bay Area News |last2=MediaNews |date=2007-01-14 |title=Puppeteer spices ‘Sprites’ with Ginger |url=https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2007/01/14/puppeteer-spices-sprites-with-ginger/ |access-date=2024-08-08 |website=East Bay Times |language=en-US}}</ref> She is one of the founding members of [[The Jim Henson Company]] improv group ''[[Puppet Up!]].''
Her original character Lolly Lardpop has a musical Comedy CD out called ''Sunkinsass''. Carrara-Rudolph portrayed the human kiddie-show star Miss Poppy in the satirical play ''Pigeon-Holed'', written by ''Sesame'' writer Annie Evans and Sesame puppeteer regulars. She does regular voice-over work, including characters in [[Zatch Bell]], [[Ratchet & Clank]], and [[The Simpsons]]. She has a BA degree from San Francisco State University in her major "Child Development Through the Arts." When she is not performing, she illustrates children's books and paints.


In addition the puppetry, Carrara-Rudolph has provided voiceover for various animated series and video games. From 2010 to 2015, Carrara-Rudolph voiced Peg Puppy in the [[Nickelodeon]] animated series ''[[T.U.F.F. Puppy]]''. From 2016 to 2018, she voiced Bubbles on ''[[Splash and Bubbles]]''. In 2022, she reprised her role as Abby in the ''Sesame Street'' animated series ''[[Mecha Builders]]''.
Carrara-Rudolph performs an original, candy-obsessed character, Lolly, in several clubs and events in New York and Los Angeles, and works in children's outreach programs.{{Citation needed|date=July 2009}} Carrara-Rudolph released a Lolly children's CD called ''Spunkinsass''.{{When|date=July 2009}}


In 2023, Carrara-Rudolph performed Penny Waxman in the [[Disney+]] series ''[[The Muppets Mayhem]]''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2023-03-13 |title=Leslie Carrara-Rudolph (Abby Cadabby) |url=https://sesameworkshop.org/about-us/press-room/leslie-carrara-rudolph-abby-cadabby/ |access-date=2024-08-08 |website=Sesame Workshop |language=en-US}}</ref>
Carrara-Rudolph has written and produced several one-woman shows. Her latest musical, ''Entertaining a Thought'', which was developed at the 2009 Ojai Play Write Conference, recently received a Jim Henson Foundation Grant and a 2009–2010 UNIMA Citation of Excellence in the Art of Puppetry. She just finished a run of her newest interactive show, ''Wake Up Your Weird'', at the Center for Puppetry Arts in Atlanta. The show she created for the Disney company, ''The Wahoo Wagon'', ran for six months at the El Capitan Theater in Hollywood and featured all of her original characters.


== Personal life ==
Some of Carrara-Rudolph's voice-over credits include the voice of Peg Puppy for Nickelodeon's cartoon series ''[[T.U.F.F. Puppy]]'', and background voices for ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and for ''[[The Electric Company]]'', for which she voices Wolfman, Bat, and Mummy. She joined the cast of the podcast series ''[[The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd]]'' in the season three premiere and has guest starred several times since.
Carrara-Rudolph is married to Paul Rudolph, a music composer for ''Sesame Street''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sayasane |first=Elizabeth |last2=Guillen |first2=Elise |date=2019-04-22 |title=Alumnus finds dream career on Sesame Street |url=https://dailyillini.com/life_and_culture/2019/04/22/alumnus-finds-dream-career-on-sesame-street/ |access-date=2024-08-08 |website=The Daily Illini}}</ref>


==Filmography==
She plays the character Bubbles in ''[[Splash and Bubbles]]''.


=== Film ===
She was an additional puppeteer in ''[[Julie's Greenroom]]''.
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Production
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1999
|''[[The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland]]''
|Additional Muppets
|Performer
|-
| rowspan="2" |2008
|''[[Forgetting Sarah Marshall]]''
|Dracula Bride
|Puppeteer
|-
|''[[Abby in Wonderland]]''
|Abby Cadabby
|Performer; direct-to-DVD film
|-
|2011
|''[[The Muppets]]''
|Additional Muppets
|Performer
|}


=== Television ===
She will play Popis and Doña Florinda in the English dub of the 70's [[Mexico|Mexican]] sitcom ''[[El Chavo del Ocho]]''.
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Production
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1996–1998
|''[[The Muppets Take Manhattan|Muppets Tonight]]''
|Spamela Hamderson, Darci, Shirley, Dorothy Bovine, Belle the Bubble Mom, Additional Muppets
| rowspan="3" |Performer
|-
|1996–present
|''[[Sesame Street]]''
|[[Abby Cadabby]], Lotta Chatter, Rosa, Sleeping Beauty, Virginia Virginia, Tango, Additional Muppets
|-
|1997–1998
|''[[The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss]]''
|Little Cat A, Morton the Elephant Bird, Princess Tizz, Additional Muppets
|-
|2000–2003
|''[[Poochini's Yard]]''
|Wendy White
|Voice
|-
|2003
|''[[Animal Jam (TV series)|Animal Jam]]''
|Edi the Zebra
|Performer
|-
|2004
|''[[All Grown Up!]]''
|Myron
|Voice
|-
|2004–2005
|''[[Blue's Room]]''
|Blue
|Puppeteer (season 1)
|-
|2005–2008
|''[[Johnny and the Sprites]]''
|Ginger
| rowspan="2" |Performer
|-
|2008–2009
|''[[Panwapa]]''
|Koko the Penguin, Sheep Kid #2
|-
|2008
|''[[A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa]]''
|Additional Muppets
|Performer; television special
|-
|2009–2011
|''[[The Electric Company]]''
|Werewolf, Bat, Mummy
| rowspan="4" |Voice
|-
|2010–2015
|''[[T.U.F.F. Puppy]]''
|[[T.U.F.F. Puppy#Citizens of Petropolis|Peg Puppy]]
|-
|2015–2024
|''[[Nature Cat]]''
|Gracie the Toad, Sadie Dog, Rat, Additional voices
|-
|2016–2018
|''[[Splash and Bubbles]]''
|Bubbles, Flo
|-
|2020
|''[[The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo]]''
|Abby Cadabby
| rowspan="2" |Performer
|-
|2021–present
|''[[Donkey Hodie (TV series)|Donkey Hodie]]''
|Dodie Hodie
|-
|2022–2023
|''[[Mecha Builders]]''
|Abby Cadabby
|Voice
|-
|2023
|''[[The Muppets Mayhem]]''
|Penny Waxman
|Performer
|}


==Filmography==
=== Video games ===
{| class="wikitable"
* ''[[Muppets Tonight]]'' - Spamela Hamderson, Darci, Shirley, Dorothy Bovine, Belle the Bubble Mom, Additional Muppets
!Year
* ''[[The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss]]'' - Little Cat A, Morton the Elephant Bird, Princess Tizz, Additional Muppets
!Production
* ''[[Animal Jam (TV series)]]'' - Edi the Zebra
!Role
* ''[[Sesame Street]]'' - [[Abby Cadabby]], Lotta Chatter, Rosa, Sleeping Beauty, Virginia Virginia, Additional Muppets
!Notes
|-
|2004
|''[[Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal]]''
|Sasha Phyronix
| rowspan="5" |Voice
|-
|2005
|''[[Ratchet: Deadlocked]]''
|Commander Sasha, Tyrranhoid Bride, Slugha
|-
|2011
|''[[Sesame Street: Ready, Set, Grover!]]''
| rowspan="3" |Abby Cadabby
|-
| rowspan="2" |2012
|''[[Sesame Street: Elmo's Musical Monsterpiece]]''
|-
|''[[Kinect Sesame Street TV]]''
|}


==Awards and nominations==
== External links ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Work
! Result
! Refs
|-
|2009
| rowspan="5" |[[Daytime Emmy Awards]]
| rowspan="5" |Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series
| rowspan="5" |''[[Sesame Street]]''
|{{nom}}
|-
|2011
|{{nom}}
|
|-
|2012
|{{nom}}
|
|-
|2014
|{{nom}}
|
|-
|2015
|{{nom}}
|
|-
| 2023
| rowspan=2| [[Children's and Family Emmy Awards]]
| rowspan=2| [[Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Outstanding Puppeteer Performance|Outstanding Puppeteer Performance]]
| rowspan=2| ''[[Sesame Street]]''
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Children's & Family Emmy Awards: Disney Dominates Nominations|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/childrens-family-emmy-awards-nominations-2023-1235635652/|access-date=November 7, 2023 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|first=Tyler|last=Coates|date=2 November 2023 }}</ref>
|-
|2025
|{{pending}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schneider |first=Michael |title=Children's & Family Emmys 2024 Nominations: 'Percy Jackson,' 'Sesame Street,' 'Spiderwick Chronicles' Lead; Ceremony Moves to March |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/childrens-family-emmys-2023-nominations-full-list-2-1236246611/ |date=December 12, 2024 |access-date=December 12, 2024 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.lesliecarrara-rudolph.com/ Official Website]
*[http://www.lesliecarrara-rudolph.com/ Official Website]
*{{IMDb name|139999|Leslie Carrara-Rudolph}}
*{{IMDb name|139999|Leslie Carrara-Rudolph}}



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{{succession box
{{succession box
| before = [[Jennifer Barnhart]]
| before = [[Fran Brill]]
| title = [[List of Sesame Street Muppets#Goldilocks (Sesame Street)|Performer of Goldilocks]]
| title = [[List of Sesame Street Muppets#Goldilocks (Sesame Street)|Performer of Goldilocks]]
| years = (2012-present)
| years = (2012–present)
| after = None}}
| after = None
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| before = None
| before = None
| title = [[Abby Cadabby]]
| title = [[Abby Cadabby]]
| years = August 14, 2006 - present
| years = (2006–present)
| after = None}}
| after = None
}}
{{succession box
| before = [[Kevin Clash]]
| title = [[List of Sesame Street Muppets#Natasha|Performer of Baby Natasha]]
| years = (2014–present)
| after = None
}}
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[[Category:American women singers]]
[[Category:Muppet performers]]
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[[Category:American puppeteers]]
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[[Category:American voice actresses]]
[[Category:American voice actresses]]
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Latest revision as of 22:56, 13 December 2024

Leslie Carrara-Rudolph
Other names
  • Leslie Carrara
  • Leslie Rudolph
Occupations
  • Actress
  • puppeteer
Years active1996–present
Known forSesame Street

Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, sometimes credited as Leslie Carrara, is an American actress and puppeteer. She is best known as a Muppet performer on Sesame Street originating the character Abby Cadabby, for which she has received seven Emmy Award nominations.

Career

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Carrara-Rudolph began performing with the Muppets in 1996 on the ABC series Muppets Tonight, on which she performed Spamela Hamderson and Darci.[1] Since 1996, Carrara-Rudolph has been a performer on Sesame Street. She originated the role of Abby Cadabby in 2006 and has performed various additional characters.[2] Since 2009, she has received five Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series.[3][4]

In 2004, Carrara-Rudolph puppeteered Blue during the first season of the Nick Jr. series Blue's Room. From 2005 to 2008, Carrara-Rudolph performed Ginger in the Playhouse Disney series Johnny and the Sprites.[5] She is one of the founding members of The Jim Henson Company improv group Puppet Up!.

In addition the puppetry, Carrara-Rudolph has provided voiceover for various animated series and video games. From 2010 to 2015, Carrara-Rudolph voiced Peg Puppy in the Nickelodeon animated series T.U.F.F. Puppy. From 2016 to 2018, she voiced Bubbles on Splash and Bubbles. In 2022, she reprised her role as Abby in the Sesame Street animated series Mecha Builders.

In 2023, Carrara-Rudolph performed Penny Waxman in the Disney+ series The Muppets Mayhem.[4]

Personal life

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Carrara-Rudolph is married to Paul Rudolph, a music composer for Sesame Street.[6]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Production Role Notes
1999 The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland Additional Muppets Performer
2008 Forgetting Sarah Marshall Dracula Bride Puppeteer
Abby in Wonderland Abby Cadabby Performer; direct-to-DVD film
2011 The Muppets Additional Muppets Performer

Television

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Year Production Role Notes
1996–1998 Muppets Tonight Spamela Hamderson, Darci, Shirley, Dorothy Bovine, Belle the Bubble Mom, Additional Muppets Performer
1996–present Sesame Street Abby Cadabby, Lotta Chatter, Rosa, Sleeping Beauty, Virginia Virginia, Tango, Additional Muppets
1997–1998 The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss Little Cat A, Morton the Elephant Bird, Princess Tizz, Additional Muppets
2000–2003 Poochini's Yard Wendy White Voice
2003 Animal Jam Edi the Zebra Performer
2004 All Grown Up! Myron Voice
2004–2005 Blue's Room Blue Puppeteer (season 1)
2005–2008 Johnny and the Sprites Ginger Performer
2008–2009 Panwapa Koko the Penguin, Sheep Kid #2
2008 A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa Additional Muppets Performer; television special
2009–2011 The Electric Company Werewolf, Bat, Mummy Voice
2010–2015 T.U.F.F. Puppy Peg Puppy
2015–2024 Nature Cat Gracie the Toad, Sadie Dog, Rat, Additional voices
2016–2018 Splash and Bubbles Bubbles, Flo
2020 The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo Abby Cadabby Performer
2021–present Donkey Hodie Dodie Hodie
2022–2023 Mecha Builders Abby Cadabby Voice
2023 The Muppets Mayhem Penny Waxman Performer

Video games

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Year Production Role Notes
2004 Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal Sasha Phyronix Voice
2005 Ratchet: Deadlocked Commander Sasha, Tyrranhoid Bride, Slugha
2011 Sesame Street: Ready, Set, Grover! Abby Cadabby
2012 Sesame Street: Elmo's Musical Monsterpiece
Kinect Sesame Street TV

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result Refs
2009 Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series Sesame Street Nominated
2011 Nominated
2012 Nominated
2014 Nominated
2015 Nominated
2023 Children's and Family Emmy Awards Outstanding Puppeteer Performance Sesame Street Nominated [7]
2025 Pending [8]

References

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  1. ^ "Stars of 'Sesame Street' to visit central Illinois with puppets, music and comedy for all ages". WGLT. 2023-08-03. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
  2. ^ mford@pantagraph.com, Mary Ann Ford (2007-01-14). "Normal native's wife voice of Abby Cadabby". pantagraph.com. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
  3. ^ Daytime Emmy 2012 Coverage: Leslie Carrara aka Abby Cadabby, 26 June 2012, archived from the original on 2021-12-19, retrieved 2021-07-30
  4. ^ a b "Leslie Carrara-Rudolph (Abby Cadabby)". Sesame Workshop. 2023-03-13. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
  5. ^ Group, Susan Young | Bay Area News; MediaNews (2007-01-14). "Puppeteer spices 'Sprites' with Ginger". East Bay Times. Retrieved 2024-08-08. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  6. ^ Sayasane, Elizabeth; Guillen, Elise (2019-04-22). "Alumnus finds dream career on Sesame Street". The Daily Illini. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
  7. ^ Coates, Tyler (2 November 2023). "Children's & Family Emmy Awards: Disney Dominates Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  8. ^ Schneider, Michael (December 12, 2024). "Children's & Family Emmys 2024 Nominations: 'Percy Jackson,' 'Sesame Street,' 'Spiderwick Chronicles' Lead; Ceremony Moves to March". Variety. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
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Preceded by Performer of Goldilocks
(2012–present) 		Succeeded by
None
Preceded by
None
 Abby Cadabby
(2006–present) 		Succeeded by
None
Preceded by Performer of Baby Natasha
(2014–present) 		Succeeded by
None
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