Tanya Haden

Tanya Haden (b. 1971) is an artist, cellist, and singer, who performs as a background puppeteer in The Muppets. She is the co-creator of puppet play Imaginary Bear.

A cellist, she is daughter of jazz bassist Charlie Haden. In 2006, she married Jack Black, and they have two children; the two met at a private high school. She was the voice of the smitten bunny in Black's film Kung Fu Panda. She has an MFA in experimental animation, from California Institute of the Arts. In 2001, she was assistant animator for the short Lint People.