Louise Gold
Biography
Louise Gold is an English puppeteer, actress, and singer who began in musical theater in the mid-1970s. Raised in London, she began at the Arts Educational Schools at age 11. She joined The Muppet Show in 1977 and spent four seasons there, with Jim Henson training her as a puppeteer; she played Annie Sue Pig and other characters. She later did puppet and voice work for Sesame Street and several Muppet productions, including The Great Muppet Caper (1981), The Dark Crystal (1982), and Muppet Treasure Island (1996). She was a founder and lead puppeteer on the satirical show Spitting Image from 1984 to 1986. On stage she appeared in The Pirates of Penzance (1983), and her musical roles included Mrs Johnstone in Blood Brothers, the lead in Anything Goes as Reno Sweeney, Tanya in Mamma Mia!, Phyllis in Follies, and Mary Poppins's Miss Andrew. She also performed regularly in the Lost Musicals concerts and in her own cabaret act.
70years old
Turns 71 on August 19in 309 days
- Born London
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 15 years1981 to 1996
Every film, newest first
- 1996Muppet Treasure IslandIMDb rating 7.0
- 1983The Pirates of PenzanceIMDb rating 7.1
- 1982The Dark CrystalIMDb rating 7.1
- 1981The Great Muppet CaperIMDb rating 7.1
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Early training
Gold joined The Muppet Show in 1977 during its second season, and Jim Henson personally trained her as a puppeteer.
A first
Gold was the first puppeteer hired for Spitting Image and helped with its pre-pilot, becoming the consultant for hiring and training the rest of the puppeteers.
First role
In 1973, while she was in her final school year, Gold played Fairy Bowbells in the Christmas pantomime Dick Whittington and His Cat at the Malvern Festival Theatre, her professional debut.
Beyond film
On Spitting Image, Gold worked as a lead puppeteer and voice from 1984 to 1986, and she sang as Nancy Reagan on the show's first single, "Da Do Run Ron", a 1984 pastiche of The Crystals' "Da Doo Ron Ron".
Early training
Louise Gold began her training at the Arts Educational Schools when she was 11 years old, and she trained there from that age.
Louise Gold movies on Netflix
Most often with
Jim Henson directed two of these films. Three actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Frank Oz's page
Dave Goelz's page
Steve Whitmire's page
Jerry Nelson's page
Jim Henson's page
Kathryn Mullen's page
Also two films together5 more actors
- Bob PayneThe Dark Crystal (1982) and The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
- Robbie BarnettThe Dark Crystal (1982) and The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
- Brian MeehlThe Dark Crystal (1982) and The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
- Hugh SpightThe Dark Crystal (1982) and The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
- Mike QuinnThe Dark Crystal (1982) and The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.