Leslie Carrara-Rudolph

Leslie Carrara-Rudolph
Other names	Leslie Carrara Leslie Rudolph
Occupations	Actress puppeteer
Years active	1996–present
Known for	Sesame Street

Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, sometimes credited as Leslie Carrara, is an American actress and puppeteer. She is best known as a Muppet performer on Sesame Street, originating the character Abby Cadabby.

Carrara-Rudolph began performing with the Muppets in 1996 on the ABC series Muppets Tonight, on which she performed Spamela Hamderson and Darci.^[1] Since 1996, Carrara-Rudolph has been a performer on Sesame Street. She originated the role of Abby Cadabby in 2006 and has performed various additional characters.^[2] Since 2009, she has received five Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series.^[3][4]

In 2004, Carrara-Rudolph puppeteered Blue during the first season of the Nick Jr. series Blue's Room. From 2005 to 2008, Carrara-Rudolph performed Ginger in the Playhouse Disney series Johnny and the Sprites.^[5] She is one of the founding members of The Jim Henson Company improv group Puppet Up!.

In addition the puppetry, Carrara-Rudolph has provided voiceover for various animated series and video games. From 2010 to 2015, Carrara-Rudolph voiced Peg Puppy in the Nickelodeon animated series T.U.F.F. Puppy. From 2016 to 2018, she voiced Bubbles on Splash and Bubbles. In 2022, she reprised her role as Abby in the Sesame Street animated series Mecha Builders.

In 2023, Carrara-Rudolph performed Penny Waxman in the Disney+ series The Muppets Mayhem.^[4]

Carrara-Rudolph is married to Paul Rudolph, a music composer for Sesame Street.^[6]

• Official Website
• Leslie Carrara-Rudolph at IMDb