A listing of all Muppet characters who have been puppeteered and voiced by performers of a different gender (occasions in which an actor of another gender only supplied the puppetry are not included).
Anthony Asbury
Terry Angus
Heather Asch
- Hansel (2006)
Jennifer Barnhart
Bill Barretta
Rickey Boyd
Fran Brill
- Billy Monster (in "Three Monsters" sketch)
- Henry Pig
- Howie
- Little Bird (save for an episode in which Little Bird is referred to as "she" throughout)
- Little Jerry (in a sketch where Grover and the Monotones demonstrate the word "Walk")
- Vertigo
Tyler Bunch
- Janice (The Muppets' Wizard of Oz)
- Super Chicken (2008)
Leslie Carrara-Rudolph
Kevin Clash
- Agnes Stonewick
- Baby Natasha
- Clementine
- Composta Heap
- Cookie Monster's Mommy ("The First Time Me Eat Cookie")
- Essie Silverman
- Felicity (in the song "The People in Your Neighborhood")
- Female Grapdelite
- Luba Merquick
- Miss Blechman
- Sooey Oinker (Dance Along!)
- Sophie (in the song "Readers of the Open Range")
Stephanie D'Abruzzo
Ryan Dillon
- Cinderella (in a Word of the Day segment with Pau Gasol)
- Henrietta
Alice Dinnean
- Little Murray Sparkles
Michael Earl
Andreas Förster
Fred Garbo
Dave Goelz
- Betina Cratchit
- Geri and the Atrics drummer
- Green Fragglette
- Margaret the Stork
- Mildred Huxtetter (The Muppet Show episode 115)
- The Sheik of Araby's Wife
- Zippity Zap's Mom
Louise Gold
- Alphonso D'Abruzzo (The Muppet Show episode 424)
- Bob Lackey
Tim Gosley
Bruce Edward Hall
Andy Heath
Brian Henson
Jim Henson
- Amanda
- Granny Fanny Nesselrode (Season 1 and "Here is Your Life" Oak Tree)
- Grandmother Happy
- "I Feel Pretty" singer in episode 109
- Little Girl Sue
- Mary Louise (The Muppet Show episode 121)
- Roberta
- Suzy
- The Two-Headed Monster's Mother
- Various girl dancers
- Woman in a sketch about "surprise" with The Amazing Mumford
- One of the Witches (from Sesame Street segment where three witches cooperate)
Brian Herring
Richard Hunt
- Afghan Hound (The Muppet Show episode 220)
- Betty and Melissa Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwiches
- Catgut (The Muppet Show episode 116, episode 405)
- The Countess (in Transylvania Love Call) (audio version)
- Gertha
- Gladys the Cow
- Gladys, the cafeteria lady
- Hermine
- Janice
- Little Red Riding Hood (1972)
- Madame Schwartzhead
- Mean Mama
- Mildred Huxtetter (in The Muppets Valentine Show and The Muppet Show episode 109)
- Miss Piggy (first season only)
- Mother Quiet
- Mrs. Bolinski (Episode 1621)
- Plumber (in the song The People in Your Neighborhood)
- Purple Fragglette
- Rodeo Rosie
- Shirley (The Muppet Show episode 218)
- Storyteller Fraggle (Episode 108: The Terrible Tunnel)
- Telephone Operator
- Winny
- One of the Witches (from Sesame Street sketch where witches cooperate)
- The Young Woman Who Lives in a Hat
- Yvette and Danielle French Toast
Eric Jacobson
Jerry Juhl
- Sue (from Billy and Sue)
- Taminella Grinderfall
Julian Kleibeler
- Female Pig (from The Three Little Pigs)
Peter Linz
John Lovelady
Noel MacNeal
- Granny Snuffle (Episode 3006 & Episode 3743)
- Gretel (2005-2006)
- Madame Chairbird
- Mommy Snuffleupagus
Joey Mazzarino
Rob Mills
Brian Muehl
- Clementine
- The Countess (in Transylvania Love Call) (TV version)
- Countess Dahling von Dahling
- Grundgetta
- Melissa Loud
- Pearl
- Samantha the Eel
Kathryn Mullen
- Crosscut Doozer
- Elmo (in "Near Far Monsters")
- Junior Kangaroo
- Max (in "The Guest")
- Morton the Elephant Bird
Jerry Nelson
- Betty and Melissa Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwiches
- Camilla the Chicken
- Clarissa
- Cookie Monster's Sister
- Emily Bear
- Female Koozebanian Creature
- Female Teacher (in the song The People in Your Neighborhood)
- Geri (of Geri and the Atrics)
- Geri and the Atrics tambourine player
- Granny the Gouger
- Herriet Monster
- Little Bo Peep (1970s)
- Little Miss Muffet (1972)
- Mama Fiama
- Marjory the Trash Heap
- Mary Rhymie
- The Miller's Daughter
- Miss Mousey
- Miss Piggy (Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass)
- Natalie
- Pharmacist (in the song The People in Your Neighborhood)
- The Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
- Rapunzel
- Rodeo Rosie
- Shirley (The Muppet Show episode 220)
- One of The Stepsisters
- Tina Twiddlebug
- Various Dancers in "At the Dance"
- Vidal Spittoon
- One of the Witches (from Sesame Street sketch where witches cooperate)
- Yvette and Danielle French Toast
Carmen Osbahr
Frank Oz
- Beautiful Day Monster (Lulu in Lulu's Back in Town) (First: Episode 0018)
- Betty Lou
- Geri and the Atrics piano player
- Grover's Mommy
- Helen Happy
- Little Girl Anything Muppet from "Consider Yourself" (First: Episode 0001)
- Little Miss Muffet (1971)
- Lucy Jones
- Mean Mama
- Mildred Huxtetter
- Miss Piggy
- Mrs. Rooney
- The Old Woman Who Lives in a Shoe
- Princess Penelope
- Rocky's Mother
- Rosemary
- Sally Screamer
- The Smallest Person in the Kingdom (From "The King's Problem")
- Snow White (1971)
- The Snowths
- One of The Stepsisters
- Susie
- Tessie Twiddlebug
- Wicked Witch (from a Sesame Street News Flash segment)
Bob Payne
Nigel Plaskitt
Karen Prell
Martin P. Robinson
- Esme, Oscar's Grouch cow
- Irvine
- Mrs. Grouch
David Rudman
- Athena
- Audrey Pigeon, one of The Pigeon Sisters
- Ernestine
- Fanny the Firefighter
- Flo Bear
- Granny Snuffle (Episode 2598)
- Herry's Granny
- Herry's Mother (Monster Hits!)
- Janice
- Stepmother in "Numberella"
- Tessie Twiddlebug
- Thumbelina (The Fairytale Newlywed Game)
Iris Schleuss
Caroll Spinney
- Adrienne from "A, You're Adorable" (First: Episode 0023)
- Granny Bird
- Granny Fanny Nesselrode (in at least one "Answer Lady" sketch)
- Mother Anything Muppet from "Consider Yourself" (First: Episode 0001)
- Penelope Pepperpot
Benita Steinmann
John Tartaglia
- Backup singer in "Good Things Come to Those Who Wait"
- Phoebe (2002)
Matt Vogel
Steve Whitmire
- Belinda Cratchit
- Foo-Foo
- Geri and the Atrics tuba player
- Giant Man-Eating Chicken
- Laundress
- Miss Weatherington
- Nigel's Mom
- Sharon Groan
Mak Wilson
Victor Yerrid
Start a Discussion Discussions about Cross-gender performances
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animation voice actors in cross-gender performances
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I'm not sure animation has come up in this context. We usually leave it out of lists because it's easier to achieve things like...
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Thing is that would also apply to Frank Welker taking over as Skeeter (and...
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Request to change title of "Characters performed by their opposite gender"
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I changed the first sentence to reflect the rename, so it now uses "another gender" rather than "the opposite gender". ...
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