Heather Henson with her PalisadesJim Henson Action Figure.
Jim and Heather Henson.
Henson as "Prince Kermit" inThe Frog Prince.
Heather Beth Henson (b. December 19, 1970) is the youngest of the five children ofJim andJane Henson. She serves onThe Jim Henson Company,The Jim Henson Legacy, and The Jim Henson Foundation Boards of Directors.
Her on-screen appearances includecameos in theNumber Three Ball Film andThe Muppets Take Manhattan, an uncredited part in theStoryTeller episode "Hans My Hedgehog," the role ofPrince Kermit inThe Frog Prince,[1] as well asFrank Oz's filmLittle Shop of Horrors as the unnamed patient who screams after a dental performance. In terms of puppetry, she was among the performers in the back seat ofBeauregard's taxi in the 1981Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
In theFall 1984 issue ofMuppet Magazine, she appeared asCyndi Lauper in an installment on how to dress up forHalloween.
Henson produces the annual Orlando Puppet Festival. She curates and distributes the Handmade Puppet Dreams film series. She is the creator of "Panther and Crane," a drama about preserving the Florida ecosystem in modern times. Featured are puppets (alligators, migrating cranes and Florida panthers), live dancers, music and lights.
Heather Henson is also a key person in The Puppet Slam Network, an online networking resource where puppet artists can locate places to perform and, correspondingly, where venues can find puppet artists. She is part of Handmade Puppet Dreams, a touring festival of puppet films.
Official Bio[]
Heather Henson strives to use full sensory, non-traditional story telling tools to offer audiences a transformative experience. She has presented her nature spectacle puppet shows to venues such as PS122 NYC, Linx Hall Chicago, Joyce SOHO NYC, HERE Theater NYC, Zeum Museum San Francisco, Perishable Theater Providence and Heritage Square Orlando. In addition, Heather is proud to be serving on the boards of TheEugene O'Neill Theater Center, The Jim Henson Foundation for Puppetry Arts, and the Jim Henson Legacy. In 2000 she formed IBEX Puppetry, an entertainment company dedicated to promoting the fine art of puppetry in all of its various mediums, nurturing work for a myriad of venues including stage, film & gallery. Company projects include: The Orlando Puppet Festival, Monthly Puppet Blasts, Handmade Puppet Dreams, Puppet Slam Network and original environmental theatre spectacles.
IBEX Puppetry is an entertainment company dedicated to promoting the fine art of puppetry in all of its various mediums, nurturing work for a myriad of venues including stage, cinema, and gallery. IBEX projects include: Handmade Puppet Dreams, Orlando Puppet Festival, PuppetSlam.com & Environmental Spectacles.
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- ↑Interview with Heather Henson,The MuppetCast episode 97