Karen Prell (born in Florida) is best known as the performer of Red Fraggle in Fraggle Rock. Prell grew up in Seattle, Washington. She also performed some characters in other Jim Henson films, and has enjoyed a significant second career as a computer animator for such studios as Pixar and DNA. In Sesame Street, she performed Deena Monster, which was a background character in the classic Sesame Street. Her website includes notes about working with Jim Henson and pictures of her custom puppets.Prell married fellow mupeteer Mike Quinn. They lived for a decade in England before moving to California to work for Pixar. She was an animator for Geri’s Game and also worked on animation of A Bug's Life.Prell currently works as an animator with Valve Corporation.
Formerly married to Mike Quinn. They met while working on Labyrinth.
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When she's not being a puppeteer, Karen Prell is also a voice actress for various English Dubbing jobs on various foreign animated series and feature films.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Math Bites
2014
TV Series
Math Puppet
Ben Folds Five: Do It Anyway
2012
Video short
Red Fraggle (voice)
The Muppets
2011
Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
Late Night Buffet with Augie and Del
2006
TV Movie
Spank (voice)
Sesame Street
1980-1996
TV Series
Grandma Bird / Big Kid / Deena / ...
Animal Show
1994
TV Series
Ollie the Tapir / Tizzy the Bee / Hetty the Hedgehog / ...
The Great Bong
1993
TV Series
Little Bong (voice)
The Muppet Christmas Carol
1992
Daughter Mouse / Ghost of Christmas Past (performer) / Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
The Ghost of Faffner Hall
1989
TV Series
Mimi
A Muppet Family Christmas
1987
TV Movie
Red Fraggle
Maureen the Mink (voice)
Fraggle Rock
1983-1987
TV Series
Red Fraggle / Wingnut Doozer / Fluffinella / ...
Labyrinth
1986
The Worm / The Junk Lady / Firey 2
The Tale of the Bunny Picnic
1986
TV Movie
Great Grandmother / Babble / Baby Bunny (voice)
Dreamchild
1985
Dormouse
The Muppets Take Manhattan
1984
Yolanda the Rat / Frank the Dog / Helpful Woman in Park (voice)
The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show
1982
TV Movie
Various Muppets
The Muppet Show
1980-1981
TV Series
Additional Muppets / Rockin' Robin / Frogs / ...
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Muppet Christmas Carol
1992
performer: "Scrooge", "It Feels Like Christmas", "Finale - When Love Is Found / It Feels Like Christmas"
Fraggle Rock
TV Series 1 episode, 1983 performer - 48 episodes, 1983 - 1987
Labyrinth
1986
performer: "Chilly Down"
Animation Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Portal 2
2011
Video Game animator
Left 4 Dead
2008
Video Game animator
Son of the Mask
2005
animator
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
2003
animator
For the Birds
2000
Short animator
Toy Story 2
1999
animator
A Bug's Life
1998
animator
Geri's Game
1997
Short animator
Visual Effects
Title
Year
Status
Character
Enchanted
2007
character animator: Tippett Studio
The Ant Bully
2006
character animator
The Stepford Wives
2004
animator: Tippett Studio
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
2003
character animator: Tippett Studio
Art Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Son of the Mask
2005
animator
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
2003
animator
Toy Story 2
1999
additional storyboard artist
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
A Muppet Family Christmas
1987
TV Movie puppeteer
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Romeo & Juliet: Sealed with a Kiss
2005
special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Labyrinth 25th Anniversary Q&A
2016
Video documentary short
Portal 2
2011
Video Game
Himself - Commentary (voice, uncredited)
Left 4 Dead 2
2009
Video Game
Herself - Commentary (voice, uncredited)
Down at Fraggle Rock... Behind the Scenes
1987
TV Special documentary
Red Fraggle / Herself
Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets
1983
TV Special
Additional Muppet Performer
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
It's Not Easy Being Green
1994
Video short
Red Raggle (uncredited)
Great Performances
1994
TV Series
Herself / Muppet Performer
Sing Yourself Silly!
1990
Video short
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1986
TV Movie
Red Fraggle (uncredited)
Muppet Video: Muppet Treasures
1985
Video
Additional Muppet Performer
The Making of 'The Muppets Take Manhattan'
1984
TV Movie documentary
Yolanda - Rat
Henson's Place
1984
TV Movie documentary
Muppet Performer (uncredited)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1981
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program
The Muppet Show (1976)
Known for movies
Labyrinth (1986) as The Worm / The Junk Lady / Firey 2
Fraggle Rock (1983-1987) as Red Fraggle / Wingnut Doozer / Fluffinella / Modem Doozer / Wingnut Fraggle / Baby Tree Creature / Balsam the Minstrel / Gorg's Killer Souffle / Judge Gaval Fraggle / Marly Fraggle / The Beast
The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) as Daughter Mouse / Ghost of Christmas Past (performer) / Additional Muppet Performer
$1 Million
