Laura Manns is an illustrator, puppet builder, and fabricator. She earned a BFA in Illustration from the Rhode Island School of Design.
Manns started working with the Muppets at Puppet Heap in 2009, and since 2013 regularly freelances at the Jim Henson Company working on Sesame Street, and other projects for television, theater, and feature film. She was a credited designer on Disney's 2011 film The Muppets and for Sesame Street since season 44. She also did fabrication for Julie's Greenroom and Puppet Up!
Manns has also done freelance Muppet repairs for Jim Henson's Creature Shop, restoring such characters as Bubba the Walrus.
Muppet/Henson credits[]
- The Muppets (2011): Designer/builder
- Sesame Street: Puppets, costumes, and props (credited seasons 44-47, 49-present)
- The Happytime Murders: New York puppet fabricator
- The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo
- The Power of We
- Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock: Puppet builder
- Tall Poppy: Puppets and costumes
- Elmo's Mindfulness Spectacular
- Cookie Monster's Bake Sale
- Oscar's Handmade Halloween
- Elmo and Tango Holiday Helpers
- Cookie Monster's Bake Sale: Back to School
- Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock Live: Builder/designer