Maddock in 2024 with Junior Gorg (whose parents she helped refurbish for Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock)
Amanda Maddock is a puppeteer and puppet builder who, with and without credit, was an additional puppeteer on Sesame Street between 2006 and 2009, in addition to her work as a builder for the series. She performed Mary, owner of the little lamb, in season 37 and served as a puppeteer on Elmo's Christmas Countdown, Bear in the Big Blue House, and the 2015 series The Muppets.
From 2004 to 2008, Maddock built puppets at Puppet Heap, Paul Andrejco's puppet workshop in New Jersey, which services the Muppet puppets.[1] During her time there, she served as a builder and wrangler for the Muppets.
Maddock has worked with the Jim Henson Company since 2008, serving as a puppet builder and wrangler for Sesame Street and Henson's No You Shut Up!, The Dark Crystal Age of Resistance, Puppet Up, The Happytime Murders (also puppeteering), and Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock.
In addition to her Muppet performing and puppet building, she also puppeteered on the Henson Company's The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell, Earth to Ned, and Five Nights at Freddy's.
Maddock appeared in Terry Lee's puppet version of Dylan Thomas' Under Milkwood, performed at The O'Neill Puppetry Conference in June 2006, with Muppeteer Ryan Dillon. Her other puppetry credits include The Book of Pooh (puppeteering Kessie, voiced by Stephanie D'Abruzzo, and Owl), Lazytown (Trixie), Between the Lions, and Crank Yankers.
Muppeteer Credits[]
- Bear in the Big Blue House: Lily
- Sesame Street: Mary
- Elmo's Christmas Countdown
- The Muppets (uncredited)