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| Known for | Sesame 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.
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]
Carrara-Rudolph is married to Paul Rudolph, a music composer for Sesame Street. [6]
| Year | Production | Role | Notes |
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| 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 |
| Year | Production | Role | Notes |
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| 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 |
| Year | Production | Role | Notes |
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| 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 | ||
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| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Refs |
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| 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] |
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