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[[Image:Performer.louisegold.jpg|thumb|300px|Louise Gold]]
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[[Image:Louise_Gold_JOUST_BTS_copy.jpg|thumb|300px|Louise Gold performs in the jousting scene.]]
 
[[Image:Louise_Gold_JOUST_BTS_copy.jpg|thumb|300px|Louise Gold performs in the jousting scene.]]
[[Image:LouiseAnnie.jpg|thumb|300px|Gold performs Annie Sue for "[[Stayin' Alive]]."]]
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[[Image:LouiseAnnie.jpg|thumb|300px|Gold performs Annie Sue for "[[Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend]]."]]
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[[Image:BBCNews-LouiseGold&HerWhatnot-(2012).jpg|thumb|300px|Gold with her [[The Muppet Whatnot Workshop|Muppet Whatnot likeness]] in 2012.]]
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[[Image:Louise-Funella.png|thumb|300px|Gold with Funella of ''The Furchester Hotel'']]
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[[File:YFMMboBR.jpeg|thumb|300px|Gold with [[Mean Mama]].]]
   
'''Louise Gold''' (b. [[1956]]), trained at the Arts Educational School, is an actress and puppeteer who has done extensive stage work in Britain (especially in musical theater), as well as being a recurring puppeteer in various Muppet productions. She was the only British member of ''[[The Muppet Show]]'' performing team. She joined the Muppet Team in 1977, during the second season of ''The Muppet Show''. Her most well known character on the show was young and aspiring pig [[Annie Sue]].
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'''Louise Gold''' (b. August 19, 1956) is a performer of stage and screen who trained at the Arts Educational School. She has worked extensively in British musical theater, and has been a recurring puppeteer in various Muppet productions since the 1970s. Her most well-known characters are [[Annie Sue]] and [[Funella Furchester]].
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Her first work with the Muppets was on ''[[The Muppet Show]]'', becoming its only British on-screen talent. She began primarily doing voices for characters that would be manipulated by other puppeteers. Her first work was a recording of "[[Chanson D'Amour]]" for [[Episode 204: Rich Little|episode 204]], sung in three-part harmony.<ref>''The Barretta Brothers'' [https://youtu.be/GzNct8z_CxE?t=1155 Episode #43] Feb 14, 2021</ref>
   
 
While on ''The Muppet Show'', she frequently worked as assistant to [[Jim Henson]] when performing characters that would require more than one person. She has also been teamed with [[Jerry Nelson]] often times over the years in various productions, especially for musical numbers. She commented on this, saying: "I guess people think we sound good together!"<ref name="eshane">[http://www.muppetcentral.com/articles/interviews/gold.shtml "Loud, Left-handed and Lovely" by Emma Shane]</ref>
 
While on ''The Muppet Show'', she frequently worked as assistant to [[Jim Henson]] when performing characters that would require more than one person. She has also been teamed with [[Jerry Nelson]] often times over the years in various productions, especially for musical numbers. She commented on this, saying: "I guess people think we sound good together!"<ref name="eshane">[http://www.muppetcentral.com/articles/interviews/gold.shtml "Loud, Left-handed and Lovely" by Emma Shane]</ref>
   
In the [[Muppet Show Fan Club]] newsletter ([http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/File:Fanclub_vol3num1pg3.jpg Volume 3, No 1, 1981]), the 5'9" tall performer described the hiring process: "They were looking for a girl strong enough and tall enough to manipulate the puppets. I think I was chosen for my size, not my talent!"
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In the [[Muppet Show Fan Club]] newsletter ([[:File:Fanclub_vol3num1pg3.jpg|Volume 3, No 1, 1981]]), the 5'9" tall performer described the hiring process: "They were looking for a girl strong enough and tall enough to manipulate the puppets. I think I was chosen for my size, not my talent!"
   
 
As a puppeteer, she went on to become a founding member of the team behind the satirical TV show ''[[Spitting Image]]''.
 
As a puppeteer, she went on to become a founding member of the team behind the satirical TV show ''[[Spitting Image]]''.
   
Her most recent stage credits (as a singer actress in musical theater) include Tanya in ''[[ABBA|Mamma Mia]]'', Mrs Doasyouwouldbedoneby in ''The Waterbabies'', Baroness Bomburst in ''Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'', Miss Andrew in ''[[Mary Poppins]]'', and Mrs. Sowerberry/Mrs. Bedwin in ''[[Oliver!]]''.
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Some of her stage credits (as a singer actress in musical theater) include Tanya in ''[[ABBA|Mamma Mia]]'', Mrs Doasyouwouldbedoneby in ''The Waterbabies'', Baroness Bomburst in ''[[Chitty Chitty Bang Bang]]'', Miss Andrew in ''[[Mary Poppins]]'', and Mrs. Sowerberry/Mrs. Bedwin in ''[[Oliver!]]''.
   
 
As a cabaret performer she has attempted to bring together both strands of her career, particularly in her own cabaret act ''LOUISE GOLD...By Appointment''.
 
As a cabaret performer she has attempted to bring together both strands of her career, particularly in her own cabaret act ''LOUISE GOLD...By Appointment''.
   
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In August of 2010, she led the [[Jim Henson's Camden]] walk. In the February 2013 issue of Empire, [[James Bobin]] confirmed that Louise Gold would perform in ''[[Muppets Most Wanted]]'' and that her character Annie Sue would be in the movie (though her character had no featured lines in the final edit of the film).
Gold has not puppeteered in a major Muppet production in recent years, although in August of 2010, she led the [[Jim Henson's Camden]] walk.
 
   
==Credits==
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==Muppet/Henson Credits==
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''for a complete character gallery, see [[Louise Gold characters]]''
* ''[[The Muppet Show]]'': [[Afghan Hound]], [[African Masks|African Mask]] (Water), [[Annie Sue]], [[Beakie]] ([[Episode 307: Alice Cooper|episode 307]]), [[Zelda Rose]], [[Lou]], [[Patti Saverne]], [[Lottie Lemon and her Singing Wig]]
 
* ''[[The Great Muppet Caper]]'': [[Annie Sue]], [[Lou]]
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* ''[[The Muppet Show]]'': [[Annie Sue]] and [[Louise Gold characters|others...]]
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* ''[[The Great Muppet Caper]]'': Additional Muppet Performer
 
* ''[[The Muppets Go to the Movies]]'': Popcorn Girl
 
* ''[[The Muppets Go to the Movies]]'': Popcorn Girl
 
* ''[[The Dark Crystal]]'': [[SkekAyuk|Gourmand Skeksis]] (puppetry only)
 
* ''[[The Dark Crystal]]'': [[SkekAyuk|Gourmand Skeksis]] (puppetry only)
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* ''[[The Ghost of Faffner Hall]]'': [[Fughetta Faffner]]
 
* ''[[The Ghost of Faffner Hall]]'': [[Fughetta Faffner]]
 
* ''[[The Muppet Christmas Carol]]'': [[Mrs. Dilber]], Cockney Woman
 
* ''[[The Muppet Christmas Carol]]'': [[Mrs. Dilber]], Cockney Woman
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* ''[[Sesame Street]]'' (Seasons [[Season 23 (1991-1992)|23]], [[Season 24 (1992-1993)|24]], [[Season 25 (1993-1994)|25]], and [[Season 27 (1995-1996)|27]]): ''see [[Louise Gold characters#Sesame Street]]''
* ''[[Sesame Street]]'': [[Ethel Mermaid]], [[Louisey]], [[Mrs. Frazzle]], [[Renata Scottie]], [[Prunella]], [[Diva]], [[Super Nanny]], [[Sally Messy Yuckyael]], [[Anyone's Nose singer]], [[Charmin']], the Princess with the Pea, [[The Grand Royal Square Lover]], [[Bob Lackey]], [[Darlene]], [[Bonnie Rabbit]]
 
 
* ''[[The Secret Life of Toys]]'': [[Hortense]], [[Raisin]], [[Daffodil]]
 
* ''[[The Secret Life of Toys]]'': [[Hortense]], [[Raisin]], [[Daffodil]]
* ''[[The Animal Show]]'': [[Bunnie Bear]] (after the first season), [[Tizzy]] (after the first season), [[Rhonda Rat|Rhonda Rat, Rodent Reporter]], [[Trudy the Chimpanzee]], [[Natasha the Tarantula]], [[Doreen the Camel]], [[Phoenicia the Hippopotamus]], [[Monica the Musk Ox]], [[Alicia the Volcano Rabbit]], [[Mavis the Frog]], [[Virginia the Red Fox]], many other guest animals
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* ''[[The Animal Show]]'': [[Bunnie Bear]], [[Tizzy]], [[Rhonda Rat|Rhonda Rat]], and [[Louise Gold characters#The Animal Show|others...]]
* ''[[Muppet Treasure Island]]'': Tourist Rat
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* ''[[Muppet Treasure Island]]'': Additional Muppet Performer
 
* ''[[Alice in Wonderland (film)|Alice in Wonderland]]'': Guinea Pigs, Flowers
 
* ''[[Alice in Wonderland (film)|Alice in Wonderland]]'': Guinea Pigs, Flowers
 
* ''[[Animal Farm]]'': Mabel the chicken (voice only)
 
* ''[[Animal Farm]]'': Mabel the chicken (voice only)
 
* ''[[Mopatop's Shop]]'': [[Meesey Mouse]], [[Princess Lulabelle]], Phoebe the Fortune Teller, Shula the Shark
 
* ''[[Mopatop's Shop]]'': [[Meesey Mouse]], [[Princess Lulabelle]], Phoebe the Fortune Teller, Shula the Shark
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* ''[[Muppets Most Wanted]]'': [[Annie Sue]], [[Kasey the Kangaroo|Kangaroo]]
* ''[[A Green and Red Christmas]]''
 
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* ''[[That Puppet Game Show]] ''
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* ''[[The Furchester Hotel]]'': [[Funella Furchester]], [[The Countess]], and [[Louise Gold characters#The Furchester Hotel|others...]]
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* ''[[The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance]]''
   
==See Also==
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==See also==
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* [[Louise Gold characters]]
*[[Miscellaneous Cameos]]
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* [[Miscellaneous cameos]]
   
 
==Sources==
 
==Sources==
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==External links==
 
==External links==
* [http://www.qsulis.demon.co.uk/Website_Louise_Gold/Start.htm Fan page with extensive info.]
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* [http://www.qsulis.org.uk/Website_Louise_Gold/Site_Guide.htm Fan page with extensive info]
 
* [http://www.muppetcentral.com/articles/interviews/gold.shtml Emma Shane's Interview with Gold]
 
* [http://www.muppetcentral.com/articles/interviews/gold.shtml Emma Shane's Interview with Gold]
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* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16748916 BBC News - Louise Gold: Meet the British 'Muppeteer'] (2012-01-26) video
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Latest revision as of 04:07, 25 March 2024

Performer
Louise Gold JOUST BTS copy

Louise Gold performs in the jousting scene.

LouiseAnnie

Gold performs Annie Sue for "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend."

BBCNews-LouiseGold&HerWhatnot-(2012)

Gold with her Muppet Whatnot likeness in 2012.

Louise-Funella

Gold with Funella of The Furchester Hotel

YFMMboBR

Gold with Mean Mama.

Louise Gold (b. August 19, 1956) is a performer of stage and screen who trained at the Arts Educational School. She has worked extensively in British musical theater, and has been a recurring puppeteer in various Muppet productions since the 1970s. Her most well-known characters are Annie Sue and Funella Furchester.

Her first work with the Muppets was on The Muppet Show, becoming its only British on-screen talent. She began primarily doing voices for characters that would be manipulated by other puppeteers. Her first work was a recording of "Chanson D'Amour" for episode 204, sung in three-part harmony.[1]

While on The Muppet Show, she frequently worked as assistant to Jim Henson when performing characters that would require more than one person. She has also been teamed with Jerry Nelson often times over the years in various productions, especially for musical numbers. She commented on this, saying: "I guess people think we sound good together!"[2]

In the Muppet Show Fan Club newsletter (Volume 3, No 1, 1981), the 5'9" tall performer described the hiring process: "They were looking for a girl strong enough and tall enough to manipulate the puppets. I think I was chosen for my size, not my talent!"

As a puppeteer, she went on to become a founding member of the team behind the satirical TV show Spitting Image.

Some of her stage credits (as a singer actress in musical theater) include Tanya in Mamma Mia, Mrs Doasyouwouldbedoneby in The Waterbabies, Baroness Bomburst in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Miss Andrew in Mary Poppins, and Mrs. Sowerberry/Mrs. Bedwin in Oliver!.

As a cabaret performer she has attempted to bring together both strands of her career, particularly in her own cabaret act LOUISE GOLD...By Appointment.

In August of 2010, she led the Jim Henson's Camden walk. In the February 2013 issue of Empire, James Bobin confirmed that Louise Gold would perform in Muppets Most Wanted and that her character Annie Sue would be in the movie (though her character had no featured lines in the final edit of the film).

Muppet/Henson Credits

for a complete character gallery, see Louise Gold characters

See also

Sources

External links